nhl Game Recap
Recap - Flames Defeat Philadelphia 4-3
The Flyers came up short Sunday against the Flames, falling 4-3.
The Flames were a -150 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.
Calgary got goals from Blake Coleman, Nazem Kadri, Dennis Gilbert, and Mikael Backlund in the victory. Backlund opened the scoring at 18:21 of the second period.
Jacob Markstrom turned in a 27-save effort for the Flames.
Philadelphia got goals from Egor Zamula, Bobby Brink, and Rasmus Ristolainen in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Samuel Ersson stopped 28 of 31 shots for the Flyers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Calgary scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Philadelphia went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Calgary outshot Philadelphia 32-30 in the game.
Next game, Calgary takes its act on the road to face Minnesota looking for another win. For Philadelphia, they head on the road to face Edmonton.