The hopes of the Ducks qualifying series are officially extinguished by Flames – Orange County Register

Calgary, Alberta – Despite a season of visible progress, the evidence has become official north of the border.

Blake Coleman scored two goals of special teams, Dustin Wolf made 26 stops and the Calgary Flames beat the Ducks, 4-1, Thursday evening, officially eliminating the Ducks of the Course of the Chairs and extending their after-season drought with seven consecutive seasons.

Nazem Kadri and Kevin Rooney also scored and Yegor Sharangovich collected two assists for the Flames (36-27-12, 84 points), who helped their hopes in the playoffs.

Olen Zellweger scored for the Ducks (33-34-8, 74 points) during a night when goalkeeper John Gibson left after the second period due to an injury to the lower body.

“We looked a little tired or something like that, not really in competition as we must be,” Zellweger told NHL.com. “Obviously, because of this, we abandon too much chance.

The Ducks, who finished with 59 points last season, are already 15 points better with seven games to play.

“As much as it is disappointing tonight, I think that from the overview, we took a step in the right direction,” said Captain of the Ducks Radko Gudas at NHL.com. “You can see the guys here who are young and who wanted to improve, they want to improve with each game we play. I thought for us, obviously not a successful year because of the playoffs (missing), but I think it was a step in the right direction for organization and the future will be brilliant if we can keep this group together.”

Flames striker Martin Pospisil collided with Gibson with 24 seconds to play in the second. Pospisil led to the net and was transported by the Radko Gudas des Ducks, which was penalized for detention.

Gibson finished the period, granting three goals on 26 shots. Lukas Dostal stopped eight of the nine shots in the third. There was no update on the status of Gibson after the match.

Kadri took the flames at a quick start, scoring his 31st goal at the top of the season 16 seconds team when he chose to shoot a race of 2 against 1 and whipped a shot from the upper corner.

Zellweger equalized the count at 8:01 am, when he finished a three -way game with Troy Terry and Ryan Strome during a bizarre man rush with a rear tap.

“I decided to go from the weak side, from the stolen door there, and Strome ended up getting open ice and hit the back door,” Zellweger told NHL.com. “It was a great game of these guys.”

Coleman gave Calgary an advance from 2-1 to 10:25 a.m. from the second period by converting a short-term escape that he created when he intercepted a cross pass on his own blue line. It was his first goal in 10 games and his first short-circuit goal of the season.

Rooney gave the Flames an advantage of two goals at 3:19 p.m. from the environment by breaking a drought of 18 games. His high shot of the slit crowned an excellent change in the team’s fourth line.

The goal of Coleman’s game, 77 seconds, the third period, one shot the rush down of the right circle, completed the score. It was his 15th goal of the season.

Calgary, who is 6-2-1 in his last nine games, has moved less than five points from Minnesota for the second point of Joker of the Western Conference. Calgary still has seven games and Minnesota has six.

Wolf improved at 25-16-6 in his recruited season while Calgary beat the Ducks for the third time this season, with one more on the file on Wednesday at the Honda Center.

The defender of the Ducks Jackson Lacombe successfully completed his six -game sequence (three goals, five assists).

The next

The Ducks are in Vancouver on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Originally published: April 3, 2025 at 10:30 p.m.