Flames 5-4 Golden Knights (Apr 15, 2025) Play-by-Play

Vegas Golden Knights

49-22-10, 20-13-7 away

	1	2	3	SO	T
VGK	3	0	1	0	4
CGY	1	0	3	1	5

TIME	VGK	CGY
0:00	Start of 1st Period	0	0
0:00	Nazem Kadri faceoff won against William Karlsson	0	0
0:13	William Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Wolf	0	0
0:15	Goalie Stopped	0	0
0:15	William Karlsson faceoff won against Nazem Kadri	0	0
0:50	Icing	0	0
0:50	Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Mikael Backlund	0	0
1:14	Giveaway by Kaedan Korczak	0	0
1:24	Icing	0	0
1:24	Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Morgan Frost	0	0
1:42	Giveaway by Kaedan Korczak	0	0
1:50	Icing	0	0
1:50	Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Nazem Kadri	0	0
2:14	Brayden Pachal Wrist Shot Wide Left	0	0
2:17	Jonathan Huberdeau Tip-In Short	0	0
2:36	Zach Whitecloud hit Kevin Rooney	0	0
2:38	Joel Farabee hit Ben Hutton	0	0
3:15	Off-side	0	0
3:15	Yegor Sharangovich faceoff won against Brett Howden	0	0
3:24	MacKenzie Weegar shot blocked by Tanner Pearson	0	0
3:31	Martin Pospisil Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov	0	0
3:48	Morgan Frost Tip-In saved by Ilya Samsonov	0	0
3:58	MacKenzie Weegar Slap Shot Wide Right	0	0
4:01	Yegor Sharangovich Wrist Shot Hit Left Post	0	0
4:14	MacKenzie Weegar Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov	0	0
4:17	Goalie Stopped	0	0
4:17	William Karlsson faceoff won against Matt Coronato	0	0
4:25	William Karlsson Wrist Shot Above Crossbar	0	0
4:27	Goalie Stopped	0	0
4:27	Mikael Backlund faceoff won against William Karlsson	0	0
4:37	Giveaway by Zach Whitecloud	0	0
4:38	Blake Coleman shot blocked by William Karlsson	0	0
5:00	Blake Coleman hit Zach Whitecloud	0	0
5:13	Puck in Benches	0	0
5:13	Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Tomas Hertl	0	0
5:17	Giveaway by Joel Hanley	0	0
5:25	Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (34) Wrist Shot, assists: Tomas Hertl (29), Brandon Saad (16)	1	0
5:25	Morgan Frost faceoff won against Nicolas Roy	1	0
5:29	Keegan Kolesar hit Joel Hanley	1	0
5:45	Martin Pospisil Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov	1	0
5:59	Giveaway by Yegor Sharangovich	1	0
6:03	Takeaway by Yegor Sharangovich	1	0
6:06	Yegor Sharangovich Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov	1	0
6:08	Goalie Stopped	1	0
6:08	Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Morgan Frost	1	0
6:40	Giveaway by Brayden Pachal	1	0
6:46	Brayden Pachal hit Keegan Kolesar	1	0
6:54	Martin Pospisil hit Brayden McNabb	1	0
7:09	Giveaway by Joel Farabee	1	0
7:28	Icing	1	0
7:28	Brett Howden faceoff won against Nazem Kadri	1	0
8:03	MacKenzie Weegar shot blocked by Zach Whitecloud	1	0
8:11	Giveaway by Ben Hutton	1	0
8:42	William Karlsson Backhand saved by Dustin Wolf	1	0
9:03	Icing	1	0
9:03	William Karlsson faceoff won against Mikael Backlund	1	0
9:07	Puck in Crowd	1	0
9:07	Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Mikael Backlund	1	0
9:10	Blake Coleman Snap Shot Wide Left	1	0
9:14	Giveaway by Rasmus Andersson	1	0
9:47	Brayden McNabb Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Wolf	1	0
9:49	Goalie Stopped	1	0
9:49	Morgan Frost faceoff won against Brett Howden	1	0
10:05	Tanner Pearson Hooking against Yegor Sharangovich	1	0
10:05	TV Timeout	1	0
10:05	Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Nicolas Roy	1	0
10:11	Morgan Frost Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: MacKenzie Weegar (39), Matt Coronato (21)	1	1
10:11	Morgan Frost faceoff won against Nicolas Roy	1	1
10:17	Puck in Netting	1	1
10:17	Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Morgan Frost	1	1
10:31	Shea Theodore Wrist Shot Wide Right	1	1
10:37	Shea Theodore Wrist Shot High and Wide Right	1	1
10:45	Brayden McNabb shot blocked by MacKenzie Weegar	1	1
11:22	Takeaway by Reilly Smith	1	1
11:24	Giveaway by Reilly Smith	1	1
11:30	Adam Klapka hit Ben Hutton	1	1
11:35	Nazem Kadri shot blocked by Ben Hutton	1	1
11:40	Adam Klapka hit Ben Hutton	1	1
12:28	Giveaway by Joel Hanley	1	1
12:41	Tanner Pearson hit Joel Farabee	1	1
12:45	Nicolas Hague hit Ryan Lomberg	1	1
12:47	Brett Howden hit Kevin Rooney	1	1
12:56	Brayden Pachal Slap Shot Wide Left	1	1
13:01	Kaedan Korczak hit Jake Bean	1	1
13:22	Kevin Rooney Wrap-around Wide Right	1	1
13:25	Brayden Pachal Slap Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov	1	1
13:30	Goalie Stopped	1	1
13:30	Brett Howden faceoff won against Morgan Frost	1	1
14:33	Nazem Kadri shot blocked by Ben Hutton	1	1
14:41	Ben Hutton hit Adam Klapka	1	1
14:52	Nicolas Roy Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Ivan Barbashev (28), Keegan Kolesar (18)	2	1
14:52	William Karlsson faceoff won against Mikael Backlund	2	1
15:15	MacKenzie Weegar Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov	2	1
15:17	Goalie Stopped	2	1
15:17	Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Matt Coronato	2	1
15:40	Off-side	2	1
15:40	Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Tomas Hertl	2	1
16:22	Giveaway by Shea Theodore	2	1
16:31	Brett Howden Snap Shot saved by Dustin Wolf	2	1
16:32	Goalie Stopped	2	1
16:32	Brett Howden faceoff won against Kevin Rooney	2	1
16:34	Nicolas Hague shot blocked by Joel Farabee	2	1
16:42	Tanner Pearson Tip-In saved by Dustin Wolf	2	1
17:09	Tanner Pearson Tip-In saved by Dustin Wolf	2	1
17:12	Kevin Rooney hit Tanner Pearson	2	1
17:14	Brett Howden hit Kevin Bahl	2	1
17:23	Nicolas Hague hit Joel Farabee	2	1
17:58	Joel Hanley Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov	2	1
18:03	Goalie Stopped	2	1
18:03	Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Nicolas Roy	2	1
18:07	Adam Klapka Wrist Shot Wide Right	2	1
18:09	Goalie Stopped	2	1
18:09	William Karlsson faceoff won against Nazem Kadri	2	1
18:30	Off-side	2	1
18:30	Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Morgan Frost	2	1
18:58	Nicolas Roy Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Wolf	2	1
19:00	Goalie Stopped	2	1
19:00	Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Tomas Hertl	2	1
19:21	Tomas Hertl Backhand saved by Dustin Wolf	2	1
19:22	Matt Coronato hit Tomas Hertl	2	1
19:26	Giveaway by Rasmus Andersson	2	1
19:36	Tomas Hertl Goal (32) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Saad (17), Nicolas Hague (7)	3	1
19:36	Brett Howden faceoff won against Nazem Kadri	3	1
19:55	Off-side	3	1
19:55	Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Brett Howden	3	1
20:00	End of 1st Period	3	1

Brandon Saad lights the lamp for Golden Knights

0:56

Adam Klapka tallies goal vs. Golden Knights

0:42

Mikael Backlund scores on the power play for Calgary Flames

0:45

Regular Season Series

VGK wins 3-1

Flames
0
Golden Knights
5

Game 1

10/28

Flames
0
Golden Knights
3

Game 2

12/29

Golden Knights
3
Flames
2

Game 3

4/5

Golden Knights
4
Flames
5

Game 4

4/15

Scotiabank Saddledome

9:00 PM, April 15, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Calgary, AB

Line: CGY -120

Over/Under: 5.5

Attendance: 19,055

Referees:
Frederick L'Ecuyer
Pierre Lambert

Linesmen:
Ryan Gibbons
Joe Mahon

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	49	22	10	108
Los Angeles	48	24	9	105
Edmonton	47	29	5	99
Calgary	40	27	14	94
Vancouver	38	29	14	90
Anaheim	35	37	9	79
Seattle	35	41	6	76
San Jose	20	49	12	52

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