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Matt Coronato’s Four-Point Night Leads Flames Past Kraken, 6–2
Coronato scored once and assisted on three goals as Calgary converted both power plays and pulled away during the second period.
Matt Coronato recorded a goal and three assists as the Calgary Flames beat the Seattle Kraken 6–2 Friday at Scotiabank Saddledome, turning a tied game into a commanding lead with three second-period goals.
Joel Farabee added a goal and two assists, while Morgan Frost and Matvei Gridin each finished with a goal and an assist. Dustin Wolf made 20 saves as Calgary improved to 6–7–0. Seattle dropped to 8–5–1.
Frost opened the scoring on a power play at 2:32 of the first period, assisted by Farabee and Coronato. Freddy Gaudreau answered for Seattle at 11:34, leaving the teams level after the opening 20 minutes.
Calgary’s separation came in a span of 4:55 during the second. Aydar Suniev made it 2–1 at 5:45, Gridin scored another power-play goal at 8:43 and Farabee extended the lead to 4–1 at 10:40.
Coronato assisted on both the Gridin and Farabee goals, reaching three assists before the second intermission. The Flames scored on each of their two power-play opportunities, while the Kraken converted once in four chances. Coronato played 13:28 for Calgary.
Mackie Samoskevich provided that Seattle power-play goal at 18:15 of the second, bringing the visitors within 4–2. Calgary answered quickly after the break: Coronato scored 39 seconds into the third, with Zach Whitecloud assisting, to restore a three-goal advantage.
Ryan Strome completed the scoring at 18:14 of the third, with Gridin and Martin Pospisil collecting assists. Six different Flames scored, spreading the finishing around a night in which Coronato was directly involved in four goals.
Philipp Grubauer allowed four goals on 14 shots before Joey Daccord entered. Daccord stopped 11 of 13 shots over the remaining 29:20. Calgary finished with a 27–22 shooting edge and 31 hits to Seattle’s 17, while Wolf protected the lead through a scoreless third period for the Kraken.
