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Flames burn Blues in wild win

Flames burn Blues in wild win

November 14, 2017 | 09:19 PM
Calgary Flames right wing Kris Versteeg (10) celebrates his goal with teammates against the St. Louis Blues during the third period at Scotiabank Saddledome. Calgary Flames won 7-4. PICTURE: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports
Kris Versteeg scored the go-ahead goal with 5:31 left in the third period as the Calgary Flames skated to a wild 7-4 win over the St. Louis Blues on Monday night.Versteeg one-timed a pass from Troy Brouwer past St. Louis goalie Jake Allen to cap off a stretch of four goals — two by each team — in a span of 2:43. Mark Jankowski scored twice and set up one for Calgary. Sam Bennett and Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and an assist each.Micheal Ferland and Michael Frolik (empty-netter) also scored for the Flames, who finished their seven-game homestand with a 5-2 record. Matthew Tkachuk had two assists.Vladimir Tarasenko scored twice for the Blues. Alexander Steen and Jaden Schwartz had a goal and an assist each. Paul Stastny had two assists, and Allen finished with 30 saves.Hurricanes 5, Stars 1Teuvo Teravainen scored three times in the opening 9:44 of the third period for his first career hat trick as Carolina extended its point streak to five straight games by beating Dallas.Carolina, 3-0-2 in its last five, rebounded from a 4-3 overtime loss Saturday night to Chicago in which it surrendered a pair of two-goal leads. Teravainen notched the natural hat trick in his 212th career game.Meanwhile, Dallas saw its six-game winning streak against Carolina snapped and has now been outscored 22-11 in the third period this season.
November 14, 2017 | 09:19 PM