The Calgary Flames won their third straight game by defeating the Nashville Predators 6-3 on Thursday night at Bridgestone Arena.
This is only the second time in 2023-2024 that the Alberta club has won three games in a row, and also the second time in less than a month.
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In today's match, Rasmus Anderson, Blake Coleman, Connor Zary and Igor Sharangovich all had a goal and an assist. The Flames' other two scorers were Noah Hanifin and Nazem Kadri.
For the Predators, Filip Forsberg, Michael McCarron and Colton Sissons put the puck behind Dan Vladar's back. The latter had to cope with 33 shots.
In front of the losers' goal, Juuse Saros was denied five times in 26 shots and Kevin Lankinen gave up once in 14 shots.
An unexpected production among the “Bolts”
At the Xcel Energy Center, Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Darren Raddysh scored two goals in a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Wild.
In 60 National League games, the rearguard only scored one goal. They were his first and second goals of the season as he played his 40th game in 2023–2024. He scored two goals in less than three minutes in the second period.
The Bolts' other goals were the work of Victor Hedman and Brandon Hagel. Before the winning goal, Andrei Vasilevskiy blocked 22 of the 23 pucks sent his way. Zach Bogosian was the only member of the Wild who found a way to thwart him.