Backlund scores short-handed goal in 3rd period as Flames beat Panthers 3-1

— Mikael Backlund scored a tiebreaking short-handed goal early in the third period, Jacob Markstrom stopped 34 shots, and the Calgary Flames beat the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Monday night.
Dec 19, 2023, 07:42 am - AP
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Flames1023
1st PeriodFLACGY
8:45Martin Pospisil (4)
Assists: Nazem Kadri (15), Dennis Gilbert (5)
01
19:29Sam Reinhart (18) (Power Play)
Assists: Matthew Tkachuk (17), Aleksander Barkov (19)
11
2nd Period
No Goals Scored
3rd PeriodFLACGY
3:31Mikael Backlund (7) (Shorthanded)
Assists: Noah Hanifin (12)
12
18:27Blake Coleman (10) (Shorthanded)
Unassisted
13

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • MacKenzie Weegar Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
  • MacKenzie Weegar hit Matthew Tkachuk
  • Takeaway by Jonathan Huberdeau
  • Andrew Mangiapane Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
  • Elias Lindholm Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
  • Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Elias Lindholm Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
  • Andrew Mangiapane Interference - Goalkeeper against Anthony Stolarz
  • Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Chris Tanev
  • Brandon Montour shot blocked by Elias Lindholm
  • Takeaway by Yegor Sharangovich
  • Giveaway by Nazem Kadri
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Andersson
  • Giveaway by Blake Coleman
  • Mikael Backlund Tip-In Wide Left
  • Giveaway by A.J. Greer
  • Brandon Montour shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
  • Giveaway by Nazem Kadri
  • Martin Pospisil hit Oliver Ekman-Larsson
  • Oliver Ekman-Larsson shot blocked by Dennis Gilbert
  • Martin Pospisil Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Nazem Kadri (15), Dennis Gilbert (5)
  • Brandon Montour shot blocked by Chris Tanev
  • Takeaway by Noah Hanifin
  • Yegor Sharangovich Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Mikael Backlund
  • Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Matthew Tkachuk
  • MacKenzie Weegar Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
  • Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
  • Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Nazem Kadri hit Steven Lorentz
  • Takeaway by MacKenzie Weegar
  • Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Eetu Luostarinen
  • Giveaway by Blake Coleman
  • MacKenzie Weegar hit Carter Verhaeghe
  • Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
  • Noah Hanifin hit Evan Rodrigues
  • Nazem Kadri Snap Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
  • Rasmus Andersson Slap Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
  • Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Elias Lindholm Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Nazem Kadri Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Rasmus Andersson Interference against Sam Bennett
  • Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Jonathan Huberdeau Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
  • Giveaway by Andrew Mangiapane
  • Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Dennis Gilbert
  • Brandon Montour shot blocked by Dennis Gilbert
  • Brandon Montour shot blocked by MacKenzie Weegar
  • Takeaway by Blake Coleman
  • Chris Tanev hit Sam Reinhart
  • Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Elias Lindholm
  • Andrew Mangiapane Deflected Wide Left
  • Andrew Mangiapane Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
  • Dmitry Kulikov shot blocked by MacKenzie Weegar
  • MacKenzie Weegar hit Eetu Luostarinen
  • Giveaway by A.J. Greer
  • Steven Lorentz shot blocked by Chris Tanev
  • Brandon Montour shot blocked by Chris Tanev
  • Takeaway by Noah Hanifin
  • Giveaway by Adam Ruzicka
  • Takeaway by MacKenzie Weegar
  • Giveaway by Dennis Gilbert
  • Jonathan Huberdeau hit Aleksander Barkov
  • Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Giveaway by Nazem Kadri
  • Rasmus Andersson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Blake Coleman hit Aaron Ekblad
  • Giveaway by Noah Hanifin
  • Sam Reinhart shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
  • Aaron Ekblad shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
  • Matthew Tkachuk shot blocked by Dennis Gilbert
  • Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Steven Lorentz
  • Rasmus Andersson Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
  • Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
  • Matthew Tkachuk shot blocked by MacKenzie Weegar
  • Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by MacKenzie Weegar
  • Takeaway by A.J. Greer
  • A.J. Greer hit Dmitry Kulikov
  • Giveaway by Dillon Dube
  • Giveaway by Martin Pospisil
  • Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Chris Tanev
  • Jonathan Huberdeau Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
  • Noah Hanifin Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
  • Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
  • Martin Pospisil Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
  • Noah Hanifin Slap Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
  • Martin Pospisil Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
  • Oliver Ekman-Larsson shot blocked by Chris Tanev
  • Blake Coleman hit Niko Mikkola
  • Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Blake Coleman hit Niko Mikkola
  • Giveaway by MacKenzie Weegar
  • MacKenzie Weegar Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
  • Noah Hanifin Snap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Martin Pospisil hit Oliver Ekman-Larsson
  • Nick DeSimone Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Steven Lorentz
  • Nick DeSimone Interference against Ryan Lomberg
  • Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Takeaway by Noah Hanifin
  • Mikael Backlund Goal (7) Backhand, assists: Noah Hanifin (12)
  • Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Chris Tanev
  • Matthew Tkachuk shot blocked by MacKenzie Weegar
  • Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
  • Martin Pospisil Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Nazem Kadri Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
  • Martin Pospisil hit Kevin Stenlund
  • Steven Lorentz shot blocked by Mikael Backlund
  • Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Blake Coleman hit Oliver Ekman-Larsson
  • Martin Pospisil hit Niko Mikkola
  • Mikael Backlund Slap Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
  • Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Rasmus Andersson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Noah Hanifin Slap Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
  • Jonathan Huberdeau Wrap-around saved by Anthony Stolarz
  • Blake Coleman Holding against Sam Bennett
  • Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Chris Tanev
  • Mikael Backlund Wrist Shot saved by Anthony Stolarz
  • Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Takeaway by Mikael Backlund
  • Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
  • Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
  • Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
  • Martin Pospisil Deflected saved by Anthony Stolarz
  • Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
  • Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
  • Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Jonathan Huberdeau hit Matthew Tkachuk
  • Blake Coleman Poke Wide Right
  • Elias Lindholm hit Eetu Luostarinen
  • Takeaway by Rasmus Andersson
  • Dmitry Kulikov shot blocked by Chris Tanev
  • Mikael Backlund Delaying Game - Puck over glass
  • Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
  • Sam Reinhart shot blocked by Chris Tanev
  • Takeaway by Blake Coleman
  • Blake Coleman Goal (10) , assists: none
  • Matthew Tkachuk shot blocked by Elias Lindholm
  • Jonathan Huberdeau shot blocked by Brandon Montour
  • On-Ice Official
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
  • Carter Verhaeghe Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Giveaway by Aleksander Barkov
  • Giveaway by Oliver Ekman-Larsson
  • Icing
  • Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
  • Brandon Montour Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
  • Niko Mikkola High-sticking against Yegor Sharangovich
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
  • Aaron Ekblad hit Connor Zary
  • Aleksander Barkov Snap Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • William Lockwood hit Rasmus Andersson
  • Aaron Ekblad hit Elias Lindholm
  • Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Off-side
  • Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
  • Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Mikael Backlund shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad
  • Puck in Netting
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Eetu Luostarinen hit Dennis Gilbert
  • Nick Cousins hit Nick DeSimone
  • Eetu Luostarinen hit Nick DeSimone
  • Gustav Forsling Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sam Bennett Snap Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Giveaway by Ryan Lomberg
  • Takeaway by Evan Rodrigues
  • Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Puck in Netting
  • Nick Cousins Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Eetu Luostarinen Deflected Above Crossbar
  • Puck in Netting
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
  • Carter Verhaeghe Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Matthew Tkachuk hit MacKenzie Weegar
  • Steven Lorentz Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Evan Rodrigues Snap Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nick Cousins Slashing against Connor Zary
  • Sam Bennett Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Matthew Tkachuk Deflected saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Sam Reinhart Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (17), Aleksander Barkov (19)
  • Nick Cousins Backhand saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Sam Bennett Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Gustav Forsling Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Evan Rodrigues hit Andrew Mangiapane
  • Aleksander Barkov hit Nick DeSimone
  • Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Takeaway by Kevin Stenlund
  • Eetu Luostarinen Tip-In saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Oliver Ekman-Larsson Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Jonathan Huberdeau shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
  • Giveaway by Sam Reinhart
  • Kevin Stenlund hit Nazem Kadri
  • Nick Cousins hit MacKenzie Weegar
  • Steven Lorentz Hooking against Nazem Kadri
  • TV Timeout
  • Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Adam Ruzicka
  • Puck in Netting
  • Nazem Kadri shot blocked by Dmitry Kulikov
  • Nazem Kadri shot blocked by Kevin Stenlund
  • Connor Zary shot blocked by Dmitry Kulikov
  • Puck in Netting
  • Giveaway by Evan Rodrigues
  • Oliver Ekman-Larsson hit Dillon Dube
  • Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Dmitry Kulikov Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Icing
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Adam Ruzicka
  • Puck in Netting
  • William Lockwood hit Dennis Gilbert
  • Giveaway by Nick Cousins
  • Kevin Stenlund Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Brandon Montour hit Blake Coleman
  • Icing
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
  • Icing
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
  • Takeaway by Gustav Forsling
  • Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Eetu Luostarinen faceoff won against Adam Ruzicka
  • Takeaway by Nick Cousins
  • Noah Hanifin shot blocked by Brandon Montour
  • Puck in Benches
  • Gustav Forsling Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Steven Lorentz hit Yegor Sharangovich
  • Ryan Lomberg Backhand saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • William Lockwood Wrap-around Wide Left
  • Giveaway by William Lockwood
  • Puck in Netting
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
  • Icing
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Mikael Backlund
  • Takeaway by Dmitry Kulikov
  • Giveaway by Matthew Tkachuk
  • Sam Bennett Hooking against Jonathan Huberdeau
  • MacKenzie Weegar shot blocked by Sam Reinhart
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Takeaway by Ryan Lomberg
  • Sam Bennett Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Evan Rodrigues faceoff won against Mikael Backlund
  • Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Sam Bennett Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Eetu Luostarinen hit Blake Coleman
  • Puck in Netting
  • Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Mikael Backlund
  • Off-side
  • Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
  • Eetu Luostarinen hit Nick DeSimone
  • Brandon Montour hit Connor Zary
  • Dennis Gilbert shot blocked by Nick Cousins
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Aaron Ekblad Slashing against Blake Coleman
  • Gustav Forsling Backhand saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Elias Lindholm shot blocked by Niko Mikkola
  • Aaron Ekblad hit Noah Hanifin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
  • Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Giveaway by Aleksander Barkov
  • Brandon Montour Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Puck in Benches
  • Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Evan Rodrigues faceoff won against Mikael Backlund
  • Sam Bennett Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Puck in Netting
  • Icing
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Icing
  • Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot Short
  • Matthew Tkachuk Deflected saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Timeout - Visitor
  • Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Sam Bennett Backhand saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Eetu Luostarinen Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Eetu Luostarinen Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot Wide Right
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