Seattle Kraken @ Calgary Flames

12-14-6, 5-7-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Kraken SEA	0	2	0	2
Flames CGY	0	1	3	4

Calgary FlamesFlamesCGY

14-17-4, 8-5-2 Home

Backlund scores twice as Flames use 3-goal 3rd period to beat Kraken 4-2

— Mikael Backlund had two goals, and the Calgary Flames scored three times in the third period to beat the Seattle Kraken 4-2 on Thursday night.

Dec 19, 2025, 12:53 am - AP

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Kraken	0	2	0	2
	Flames	0	1	3	4

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period		SEA	CGY
7:52	Chandler Stephenson (8) Assists: Eeli Tolvanen (13), Frederick Gaudreau (4)	1	0
10:20	Mikael Backlund (6) Assists: Rasmus Andersson (16), Joel Hanley (5)	1	1
17:16	Kaapo Kakko (2) (Power Play) Assists: Ryker Evans (5), Jani Nyman (2)	2	1

3rd Period		SEA	CGY
10:04	Nazem Kadri (8) (Power Play) Assists: Rasmus Andersson (17), Morgan Frost (11)	2	2
11:19	Matt Coronato (11) Assists: Rasmus Andersson (18), Jonathan Huberdeau (12)	2	3
19:52	Mikael Backlund (7) (Empty Net) Assists: Nazem Kadri (23), Joel Farabee (9)	2	4

Morgan Frost hit Adam Larsson
Matt Coronato Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Jordan Eberle shot blocked by Connor Zary
Connor Zary Wrist Shot Wide Right
MacKenzie Weegar Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Yegor Sharangovich Snap Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Adam Klapka hit Vince Dunn
John Beecher faceoff won against Tye Kartye
Adam Klapka hit Adam Larsson
Eeli Tolvanen shot blocked by Adam Klapka
Yegor Sharangovich Backhand Wide Right
Morgan Frost faceoff won against Chandler Stephenson
Matt Coronato Wrist Shot Wide Left
Connor Zary shot blocked by Morgan Frost
Jordan Eberle shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
Mikael Backlund Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Giveaway by Yan Kuznetsov
Joel Hanley Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Takeaway by Jonathan Huberdeau
Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Matty Beniers
Rasmus Andersson Snap Shot Wide Left
Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Shane Wright
Nazem Kadri Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Giveaway by Joel Hanley
Joel Farabee hit Josh Mahura
John Beecher Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Freddy Gaudreau shot blocked by Matt Coronato
Mikael Backlund Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Shane Wright
MacKenzie Weegar hit Jani Nyman
Nazem Kadri Deflected saved by Joey Daccord
Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Chandler Stephenson
Nazem Kadri Deflected Wide Right
Jonathan Huberdeau shot blocked by Adam Klapka
Yegor Sharangovich Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Rasmus Andersson Slap Shot Wide Right
MacKenzie Weegar Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Morgan Frost Backhand saved by Joey Daccord
Morgan Frost faceoff won against Chandler Stephenson
MacKenzie Weegar Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Blake Coleman Tip-In saved by Joey Daccord
Takeaway by Kevin Bahl
Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Shane Wright
Joel Hanley Slap Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Nazem Kadri Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Morgan Frost Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Kevin Bahl hit Jacob Melanson
Freddy Gaudreau shot blocked by Joel Hanley
Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Jordan Eberle
Yegor Sharangovich Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Yan Kuznetsov hit Freddy Gaudreau
Mikael Backlund Wrist Shot Wide Left
Yegor Sharangovich shot blocked by Blake Coleman
Blake Coleman Slap Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Yegor Sharangovich hit Mason Marchment
Joel Hanley Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Nazem Kadri Wrap-around saved by Joey Daccord
Morgan Frost faceoff won against Shane Wright
Takeaway by Jonathan Huberdeau
Jonathan Huberdeau Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Ben Meyers shot blocked by MacKenzie Weegar
Giveaway by Kevin Bahl
Vince Dunn shot blocked by MacKenzie Weegar
Joel Hanley Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Giveaway by Kevin Bahl
John Beecher Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Morgan Frost faceoff won against Freddy Gaudreau
Yan Kuznetsov Slap Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Shane Wright
Giveaway by Hunter Brzustewicz
Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Shane Wright
Mikael Backlund Goal (6) Deflected, assists: Rasmus Andersson (16), Joel Hanley (5)
Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Ben Meyers
Matt Coronato shot blocked by Morgan Frost
Jonathan Huberdeau Wrist Shot Wide Right
MacKenzie Weegar Slap Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Blake Coleman Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
John Beecher faceoff won against Kaapo Kakko
Giveaway by John Beecher
Giveaway by Nazem Kadri
Takeaway by Joel Farabee
Yegor Sharangovich hit Ryan Lindgren
Kevin Bahl Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Jonathan Huberdeau Interference - Goalkeeper against Joey Daccord
Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Chandler Stephenson
Blake Coleman hit Eeli Tolvanen
Blake Coleman hit Matty Beniers
Rasmus Andersson Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Nazem Kadri Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Joel Farabee Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Hunter Brzustewicz hit Tye Kartye
Eeli Tolvanen shot blocked by Kevin Bahl
Adam Klapka hit Ryan Lindgren
Morgan Frost Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Matty Beniers shot blocked by MacKenzie Weegar
Blake Coleman hit Jordan Eberle
Giveaway by Hunter Brzustewicz
Hunter Brzustewicz shot blocked by Joel Hanley
Adam Klapka hit Ryan Lindgren
Rasmus Andersson Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Chandler Stephenson
Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Freddy Gaudreau
Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Matty Beniers
Matt Coronato faceoff won against Ben Meyers
Hunter Brzustewicz Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Rasmus Andersson Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Yegor Sharangovich faceoff won against Chandler Stephenson
Rasmus Andersson Wrist Shot Wide Right
MacKenzie Weegar Slap Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Ryan Lomberg hit Ryker Evans
Kevin Bahl Slap Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Chandler Stephenson
Yegor Sharangovich Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Chandler Stephenson
Jonathan Huberdeau Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Chandler Stephenson
Yegor Sharangovich Slap Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Nazem Kadri Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Nazem Kadri Goal (8) Slap Shot, assists: Rasmus Andersson (17), Morgan Frost (11)
MacKenzie Weegar Slap Shot saved by Joey Daccord
MacKenzie Weegar hit Matty Beniers
Connor Zary Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Morgan Frost faceoff won against Freddy Gaudreau
Matt Coronato Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Andersson (18), Jonathan Huberdeau (12)
MacKenzie Weegar hit Tye Kartye
Ryker Evans shot blocked by Nazem Kadri
Ryker Evans shot blocked by Blake Coleman
Nazem Kadri hit Tye Kartye
Kevin Bahl hit Mason Marchment
John Beecher faceoff won against Shane Wright
Morgan Frost Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Matty Beniers
Yan Kuznetsov hit Jacob Melanson
Eeli Tolvanen shot blocked by Joel Farabee
Kevin Bahl hit Freddy Gaudreau
Vince Dunn shot blocked by Joel Farabee
Vince Dunn shot blocked by Joel Farabee
Mikael Backlund Goal (7) Backhand, assists: Nazem Kadri (23), Joel Farabee (9)
Eeli Tolvanen hit MacKenzie Weegar
Yan Kuznetsov shot blocked by Adam Larsson
Giveaway by Joey Daccord
Puck in Netting
Ben Meyers faceoff won against Ryan Lomberg
Jacob Melanson Snap Shot saved by Dustin Wolf
Goalie Stopped
Jacob Melanson hit Joel Hanley
Giveaway by Vince Dunn
Jacob Melanson hit Joel Hanley
Adam Larsson Delaying Game - Puck over glass
Chandler Stephenson faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
Icing
Chandler Stephenson faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Matty Beniers hit Blake Coleman
Goalie Stopped
Matty Beniers faceoff won against Mikael Backlund
Giveaway by Matty Beniers
Goalie Stopped
Shane Wright faceoff won against Joel Farabee
Takeaway by Kaapo Kakko
Ben Meyers Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Wolf
Ben Meyers Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Wolf
Goalie Stopped
Chandler Stephenson faceoff won against Morgan Frost
Off-side
Jamie Oleksiak hit Blake Coleman
Ryan Lindgren Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Wolf
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Shane Wright
Jacob Melanson hit Joel Hanley
Tye Kartye Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
Ben Meyers hit John Beecher
Goalie Stopped
Chandler Stephenson faceoff won against Matt Coronato
Ryan Lindgren Wrist Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Mason Marchment
Off-side
Takeaway by Kaapo Kakko
Off-side
Ben Meyers faceoff won against John Beecher
Jacob Melanson hit Joel Hanley
Josh Mahura hit Ryan Lomberg
Josh Mahura Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Wolf
Jacob Melanson hit Joel Hanley
Matty Beniers hit Joel Farabee
Yegor Sharangovich shot blocked by Vince Dunn
Vince Dunn Hooking against Nazem Kadri
Rasmus Andersson shot blocked by Adam Larsson
Matt Coronato shot blocked by Jamie Oleksiak
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Chandler Stephenson faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
Puck in Benches
Nazem Kadri shot blocked by Josh Mahura
Icing
Icing
Ben Meyers faceoff won against Morgan Frost
Giveaway by Tye Kartye
Freddy Gaudreau Snap Shot saved by Dustin Wolf
Puck in Netting
Giveaway by Jani Nyman
Vince Dunn Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Wolf
Goalie Stopped
Matty Beniers faceoff won against Mikael Backlund
Jamie Oleksiak Slap Shot saved by Dustin Wolf
Puck in Crowd
Matty Beniers faceoff won against Mikael Backlund
Rasmus Andersson shot blocked by Jamie Oleksiak
Icing
Kaapo Kakko Snap Shot Hit Left Post
Tye Kartye Tip-In saved by Dustin Wolf
Vince Dunn Snap Shot saved by Dustin Wolf
Adam Larsson hit Yan Kuznetsov
Hunter Brzustewicz shot blocked by Eeli Tolvanen
Icing
Matty Beniers faceoff won against Morgan Frost
Matty Beniers Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Wolf
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Freddy Gaudreau faceoff won against Morgan Frost
Eeli Tolvanen Tip-In saved by Dustin Wolf
Chandler Stephenson Goal (8) Backhand, assists: Eeli Tolvanen (13), Freddy Gaudreau (4)
Vince Dunn Slap Shot saved by Dustin Wolf
Icing
Jani Nyman Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Wolf
Rasmus Andersson shot blocked by Jani Nyman
Icing
Jacob Melanson Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Wolf
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Ryan Lindgren
Takeaway by Jacob Melanson
Tye Kartye hit Hunter Brzustewicz
Jacob Melanson hit Yegor Sharangovich
Jamie Oleksiak hit Morgan Frost
Yan Kuznetsov shot blocked by Jordan Eberle
Vince Dunn Tip-In Wide Right
Giveaway by Vince Dunn
Eeli Tolvanen hit Connor Zary
Josh Mahura Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Wolf
Goalie Stopped
Shane Wright hit Joel Hanley
Tye Kartye hit Yan Kuznetsov
Ryan Lindgren hit Nazem Kadri
Takeaway by Ryan Lindgren
Puck in Benches
Freddy Gaudreau faceoff won against Morgan Frost
Kaapo Kakko Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Ryker Evans (5), Jani Nyman (2)
Tye Kartye Snap Shot saved by Dustin Wolf
Giveaway by Ryan Lindgren
Chandler Stephenson Tripping against Nazem Kadri
Freddy Gaudreau faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
Matt Coronato shot blocked by Eeli Tolvanen
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Vince Dunn Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Wolf
Goalie Stopped
Matty Beniers faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
Icing
Puck in Crowd
Jacob Melanson hit Joel Hanley
Eeli Tolvanen Tripping against Rasmus Andersson
TV Timeout
Takeaway by Jamie Oleksiak
Jamie Oleksiak hit Connor Zary
Puck in Crowd
Matty Beniers faceoff won against Matt Coronato
Ryker Evans High-sticking against Ryan Lomberg
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Ryan Lindgren
Goalie Stopped
Ben Meyers faceoff won against Morgan Frost
Nazem Kadri shot blocked by Josh Mahura
Icing
Matty Beniers faceoff won against Mikael Backlund
Goalie Stopped
Matt Coronato shot blocked by Vince Dunn
Giveaway by Eeli Tolvanen
Shane Wright hit Yegor Sharangovich
Kaapo Kakko Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Wolf
Ben Meyers Backhand Wide Left
Tye Kartye hit MacKenzie Weegar
Off-side
Jamie Oleksiak hit John Beecher
Icing
John Beecher shot blocked by Ryker Evans
Ryan Lindgren Deflected saved by Dustin Wolf
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Jordan Eberle
Takeaway by Jamie Oleksiak
Mikael Backlund shot blocked by Ryan Lindgren
Shane Wright Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Wolf
Icing
Chandler Stephenson faceoff won against Mikael Backlund
Puck in Crowd
Timeout - Visitor
Chandler Stephenson faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
Puck in Netting
Chandler Stephenson faceoff won against Nazem Kadri

KRAKEN

FLAMES

Regular Season Series

CGY leads 1-0

Kraken
2
Flames
4

Game 1

12/18

Kraken
Flames

Game 2

1/5

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Flames
Kraken

Game 3

4/11

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	16	6	10	42
Anaheim	20	12	2	42
Edmonton	17	12	6	40
Los Angeles	15	10	9	39
San Jose	17	15	3	37
Calgary	14	17	4	32
Seattle	12	14	6	30
Vancouver	13	17	3	29

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Stars of the Game

Rasmus AnderssonD - CGY

Nazem KadriC - CGY

Matt CoronatoRW - CGY

Game Information

Backlund scores twice as Flames use 3-goal 3rd period to beat Kraken 4-2

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CGY leads 1-0

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