<p><em class="text-lg italic">Welcome to Instant Reaction, where we give you our instant reaction to tonight’s Calgary Flames game and ask our readers to do the same in the comments section below!</em></p>
<p>The Calgary Flames went into Anaheim needing to get two points against the Ducks on Wednesday night to fuel their playoff hopes and dreams. The Flames, with less than five minutes left in the third period, had a two-goal lead against the Ducks.</p>
<p>But the Flames let this game slip away, as they allowed two quick goals to Anaheim to get this game to overtime, and the Ducks beat the Flames by a 4-3 score in extra time.</p>
<h1>The rundown</h1>
<p>The first period was fairly even, in the sense that the Flames had the puck more but both teams were pretty even in meaningful puck possession.</p>
<p>Neither team scored a goal. The period was – aside from a mix-up on a high-sticking penalty call that first gave a double-minor to Nazem Kadri, then upon review wiped out the minor entirely – kinda dul..</p>
<p>First period shots were 13-7 Flames. Via Natural Stat Trick, five-on-five scoring chances were 5-5 (high-danger chances were 4-1 Flames).</p>
<p>In the second period, the Flames were a bit more patient and so they ended up turning puck possession into <em>dangerous chances</em> more often than in the opening 20 minutes.</p>
<p>14:18 into the second period, the Flames finally solved Ville Husso. The Flames chased down an errant puck that drifted into the Anaheim zone, then cycled the puck to the point. MacKenzie Weegar&#8217;s point shot was redirected by Mikael Backlund and wobbled into the Ducks net to give the Flames a 1-0 lead.</p>
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<p>The captain opens the scoring in Anaheim! </p>
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<p>Second period shots were 11-5 Flames. Five-on-five scoring chances were 12-4 Flames (high-danger chances were 7-1 Flames).</p>
<p>The Flames had a pair of third period power plays, which gave them a pair of opportunities to grab hold of the game. They didn&#8217;t generate very much with either man advantage.</p>
<p>A little bit after their second PP of the period expired, the Ducks had the Flames on their heels with their forecheck and the visitors were a bit too casual with the puck in their own end. The Flames turned over the puck, and Trevor Zegras sniped a shot bar-down over Dustin Wolf&#8217;s shoulder to tie the game at 1-1.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Trevor Zegras ties the game for the Ducks </p>
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<p>The Flames battled back, though, and Yegor Sharangovich managed to score. A nice pass gave him a scoring chance right in front of the net, and he managed to drive the net and bury his own rebound to give the Flames a 2-1 edge.</p>
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<p>Yegor Sharangovich gets the lead back for Calgary! </p>
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<p>A little later, a pass from Blake Coleman sent Backlund and Matt Coronato into the Ducks zone. Backlund fired the puck on net and Husso booted out a rebound. Coronato beat out the Ducks defenders to the rebound and beat Husso to give the Flames a 3-1 lead.</p>
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<p>Matt Coronato puts the Flames up by two! That&#39;s his 23rd goal of the season! </p>
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<p>But the Ducks battled back and scored twice in a nine second span to tie the game up. First, Frank Vatrano buried a one-timer feed from Olen Zellweger past Wolf off a nice rush passing play to make it 3-2.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Anaheim cuts the Flames lead in half. </p>
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<p>&mdash; Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) <a href="https://twitter.com/RingOfFireCGY/status/1910189505950487022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Just after that, the Ducks entered the Flames zone after the next face-off and Cutter Gauthier fooled Wolf with a deceptive shot release to beat the Flames&#8217; netminder low and tie the game at 3-3.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cutter Gauthier ties the game for Anaheim </p>
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<p>&mdash; Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) <a href="https://twitter.com/RingOfFireCGY/status/1910189827389313235?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Third period shots were 15-10 Flames. Five-on-five scoring chances were 8-7 Ducks (high-danger chances were 3-0 Flames).</p>
<p>This game went to overtime. And in overtime, Gauthier got a clear look on an odd-man rush (with Backlund caught up ice) and he fired the puck past Wolf to give the Ducks a 4-3 victory.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cutter Gauthier wins it in overtime. Flames lose 4-3.</p>
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<p>&mdash; Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) <a href="https://twitter.com/RingOfFireCGY/status/1910192037389013170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<h1>Why the Flames got a point</h1>
<p>The Flames were generally pretty good in this game. But let&#8217;s pick on a few things: their power play was quite bad – they went 0-for-6 – and they were way too leaky defensively in the third period. The opportunities to grab hold of this game and run away with it presented themselves frequently, but the Flames just couldn&#8217;t do it.</p>
<h1>Red Warrior</h1>
<p>We&#8217;ll give it to the Backlund-Coleman-Coronato trio. They were generally very good, especially at five-on-five.</p>
<h1>Turning point</h1>
<p>Leading 3-1 and with their playoff hopes on the line, the Flames allowed two goals in eight seconds in the third period. That&#8217;s unacceptable for a team with playoff aspirations.</p>
<h1>This and that</h1>
<p>The Sportsnet team returned to action after not broadcasting Monday&#8217;s game due to Greg Millen&#8217;s passing. Fittingly, the Flames broadcast was worked in Millen&#8217;s memory.</p>
<p>Backlund&#8217;s goal was his 212th as a Flame, tying him with Sean Monahan for eighth in franchise history.</p>
<p>Morgan Frost left the game twice after awkward collisions. Once briefly in the second period after colliding with teammate MacKenzie Weegar on the power play, then in third period after colliding with Zellweger near the end boards. He didn&#8217;t return to the game after the second collision.</p>
<h1>Up next</h1>
<p>The Flames (37-27-14) are headed home. They&#8217;ll host the Minnesota Wild on Friday night at the Saddledome.</p>
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<em class="text-lg italic">Welcome to Instant Reaction, where we give you our instant reaction to tonight’s Calgary Flames game and ask our readers to do the same in the comments section below!</em>

The Calgary Flames went into Anaheim needing to get two points against the Ducks on Wednesday night to fuel their playoff hopes and dreams. The Flames, with less than five minutes left in the third period, had a two-goal lead against the Ducks.

But the Flames let this game slip away, as they allowed two quick goals to Anaheim to get this game to overtime, and the Ducks beat the Flames by a 4-3 score in extra time.
<h1>The rundown</h1>
The first period was fairly even, in the sense that the Flames had the puck more but both teams were pretty even in meaningful puck possession.

Neither team scored a goal. The period was – aside from a mix-up on a high-sticking penalty call that first gave a double-minor to Nazem Kadri, then upon review wiped out the minor entirely – kinda dul..

First period shots were 13-7 Flames. Via Natural Stat Trick, five-on-five scoring chances were 5-5 (high-danger chances were 4-1 Flames).

In the second period, the Flames were a bit more patient and so they ended up turning puck possession into <em>dangerous chances</em> more often than in the opening 20 minutes.

14:18 into the second period, the Flames finally solved Ville Husso. The Flames chased down an errant puck that drifted into the Anaheim zone, then cycled the puck to the point. MacKenzie Weegar's point shot was redirected by Mikael Backlund and wobbled into the Ducks net to give the Flames a 1-0 lead.

https://twitter.com/RingOfFireCGY/status/1910173447147389042

Second period shots were 11-5 Flames. Five-on-five scoring chances were 12-4 Flames (high-danger chances were 7-1 Flames).

The Flames had a pair of third period power plays, which gave them a pair of opportunities to grab hold of the game. They didn't generate very much with either man advantage.

A little bit after their second PP of the period expired, the Ducks had the Flames on their heels with their forecheck and the visitors were a bit too casual with the puck in their own end. The Flames turned over the puck, and Trevor Zegras sniped a shot bar-down over Dustin Wolf's shoulder to tie the game at 1-1.

https://twitter.com/RingOfFireCGY/status/1910186448395047189

The Flames battled back, though, and Yegor Sharangovich managed to score. A nice pass gave him a scoring chance right in front of the net, and he managed to drive the net and bury his own rebound to give the Flames a 2-1 edge.

https://twitter.com/RingOfFireCGY/status/1910187952459923505

A little later, a pass from Blake Coleman sent Backlund and Matt Coronato into the Ducks zone. Backlund fired the puck on net and Husso booted out a rebound. Coronato beat out the Ducks defenders to the rebound and beat Husso to give the Flames a 3-1 lead.

https://twitter.com/RingOfFireCGY/status/1910189074184597721

But the Ducks battled back and scored twice in a nine second span to tie the game up. First, Frank Vatrano buried a one-timer feed from Olen Zellweger past Wolf off a nice rush passing play to make it 3-2.

https://twitter.com/RingOfFireCGY/status/1910189505950487022

Just after that, the Ducks entered the Flames zone after the next face-off and Cutter Gauthier fooled Wolf with a deceptive shot release to beat the Flames' netminder low and tie the game at 3-3.

https://twitter.com/RingOfFireCGY/status/1910189827389313235

Third period shots were 15-10 Flames. Five-on-five scoring chances were 8-7 Ducks (high-danger chances were 3-0 Flames).

This game went to overtime. And in overtime, Gauthier got a clear look on an odd-man rush (with Backlund caught up ice) and he fired the puck past Wolf to give the Ducks a 4-3 victory.

https://twitter.com/RingOfFireCGY/status/1910192037389013170
<h1>Why the Flames got a point</h1>
The Flames were generally pretty good in this game. But let's pick on a few things: their power play was quite bad – they went 0-for-6 – and they were way too leaky defensively in the third period. The opportunities to grab hold of this game and run away with it presented themselves frequently, but the Flames just couldn't do it.
<h1>Red Warrior</h1>
We'll give it to the Backlund-Coleman-Coronato trio. They were generally very good, especially at five-on-five.
<h1>Turning point</h1>
Leading 3-1 and with their playoff hopes on the line, the Flames allowed two goals in eight seconds in the third period. That's unacceptable for a team with playoff aspirations.
<h1>This and that</h1>
The Sportsnet team returned to action after not broadcasting Monday's game due to Greg Millen's passing. Fittingly, the Flames broadcast was worked in Millen's memory.

Backlund's goal was his 212th as a Flame, tying him with Sean Monahan for eighth in franchise history.

Morgan Frost left the game twice after awkward collisions. Once briefly in the second period after colliding with teammate MacKenzie Weegar on the power play, then in third period after colliding with Zellweger near the end boards. He didn't return to the game after the second collision.
<h1>Up next</h1>
The Flames (37-27-14) are headed home. They'll host the Minnesota Wild on Friday night at the Saddledome.
<h1>This article is brought to you by Platinum Mitsubishi</h1>
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