Matty Beniers ended it quickly in Seattle, striking 55 seconds into overtime to lift the Kraken to a 2-1 comeback win over the Flames on Wednesday at Climate Pledge Arena.
Calgary had spent most of the night in front after Yegor Sharangovich opened the scoring in the first period, with Morgan Frost picking up the assist on a play that also pushed him to 200 career NHL points. Frost’s helper on the goal was the milestone moment, and it came on a sequence that started with him wheeling around the Seattle net before moving the puck to the right point.
From there, defenceman Zach Whitecloud sent the puck toward goal and Sharangovich redirected it in from the edge of the right circle.
Of Frost’s 200 points, 121 have come as assists. Since arriving in Calgary in a multi-player trade with the Flyers in January of 2025, he has produced 65 points - 29 goals and 36 assists - in a Flames sweater.
The Flames also had to survive a tense video-review moment before the first intermission. Two minutes after Sharangovich’s opener, Seattle appeared to have tied the game on a Berkly Catton goal, sending the home crowd into a frenzy. Calgary challenged for off-side, and the review went the Flames’ way, with the Kraken ruled a step ahead of the play as they entered the offensive zone.
That decision preserved Calgary’s 1-0 lead heading into the break.
Dustin Wolf did his part to keep the Flames in it, stopping 27 shots and collecting at least a point in the standings for the third straight start. Wednesday’s game was also Calgary’s first that was not decided in regulation.
The numbers tilted a bit toward Seattle in some areas, but Calgary held its own in the chances battle. The Flames were outshot 29-26, went 0-for-1 on the power play, and killed off all three Kraken opportunities. Seattle controlled the faceoff dot at 61.5 percent, while Calgary finished at 38.5 percent.
At five-on-five, the Flames generated more of the dangerous looks, finishing with a 24-18 edge in scoring chances and a 12-6 advantage in high-danger chances.
Jonathan Castagna won nine of 13 faceoffs, Simon Nemec led Calgary with four shots on goal, and Martin Pospisil paced all skaters with five hits.
The Flames’ lineup featured Joel Farabee, Mikael Backlund and Matt Coronato on the top line, followed by Matvei Gridin, Pospisil and Ryan Strome; Aydar Suniev, Frost and Sharangovich; and William Stromgren, Castagna and Adam Klapka. On defense, Calgary rolled out Kevin Bahl with Simon Nemec, Jake Middleton with Whitecloud, and Yan Kuznetsov with Zayne Parekh, with Wolf starting in goal and Arsenii Sergeev backing up.
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