Cooley’s talent propels Flames to 3-2 shootout win over Stars – Hockey Writer – Calgary Flames
The Dallas Stars (13-5-4) rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the third period but couldn’t get the job done as the Calgary Flames (7-13-3) won 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday night.
Jason Robertson and Roope Hintz scored for the Stars in regulation, with Robertson scoring in the shootout. Casey DeSmith made 31 saves.
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Matt Coronato and Joel Farabee scored in regulation for the Flames. Morgan Frost and Nazeem Kadri scored in the shootout. Devin Cooley made 28 saves.
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It took just over 31 minutes to break a deadlock on Saturday, with both netkeepers performing well all night. Coronato finally scored his eighth goal of the season on a power play at 11:41. Kadri passed the ball to Coronato below the goal line, and Coronato shoveled the ball past DeSmith before entering the penalty area to give the Flames a 1-0 lead.
Near the end of the second period, Mikko Rantanen was given a two-minute penalty for a slash, but was given a five-minute penalty for hitting Coronato and was found guilty of a game misconduct. It was Rantanen’s second ejection in the past three games.
Farabee extended Calgary’s lead with a power-play goal with 1:50 left in the second period, but Rasmus Andersson’s spot-up shot was blocked.
At 6 minutes and 44 seconds, Robertson’s hot momentum continued. He beat Cooley with a quick shot and scored his 13th goal of the season and his sixth consecutive game.
Hintz tied the game at 16:53 with a wrist shot from the right circle, his fifth of the season.
The Flames killed off a 5-on-3 power play in the final minutes and sealed the victory in a shootout.
The Flames outshot the Stars 33-30 and went 2-for-6 on the power play. The Stars took advantage of their personnel advantage and went 0 for 4 from the field.
Next
The Flames will face the Canucks in Vancouver on Sunday night, while the Stars continue on the road against the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday.
