Yegor Sharangovich broke a third-period tie with 4:28 remaining to lead the Calgary Flames to a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday at Scotiabank Saddledome.
Following a scoreless opening period, Carolina struck first at 6:09 of the second when Jesperi Kotkaniemi collected his second goal of the season on a wrist shot set up by Nicolas Deslauriers and Eric Robinson. Calgary answered late in the period with two goals in just over a minute. Matvei Gridin notched his first goal of the season at 18:30 on a wrist shot assisted by Matt Coronato. Morgan Frost followed at 19:39, tipping in a feed from Zayne Parekh and Joel Farabee to give the Flames a 2-1 lead.
The Hurricanes pulled level just 17 seconds later. Jalen Chatfield scored his first goal of the season on a wrist shot at 19:56 of the second period, with assists from Jaccob Slavin and Sebastian Aho, to send the teams into the intermission tied 2-2. Sharangovich snapped the deadlock at 15:32 of the third period, scoring his second goal of the year off passes from Frost and Jake Middleton.
Devin Cooley turned aside 34 of 36 shots to earn the victory for Calgary. Brandon Bussi made 31 saves on 34 shots in the loss for Carolina. The Flames went 1-for-4 on the power play, while the Hurricanes failed to convert on either of their two power-play opportunities.
With the win, Calgary moved to 2-6-0 on the season and took the opening meeting in the regular-season series between the clubs. Carolina dropped to 7-2-1 following the defeat.
The Hurricanes continue on the road to visit the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, October 20. The Flames remain at home to host the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, October 22.
