CALGARY — The Calgary Flames scored three times in the second period and beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Saturday night at Scotiabank Saddledome, their third win in a row.
Joel Farabee opened the scoring at 17:50 of the first period, his second goal of the season, from Adam Klapka and Kevin Bahl. Farabee finished with a goal and two assists.
Andrew Copp tied it 1-1 at 2:22 of the second period, his second of the season, from J.T. Compher.
Calgary answered with three straight goals before the second intermission. Zayne Parekh scored on the power play at 8:38, his first goal of the season, from Matt Coronato and Farabee. Ryan Strome made it 3-1 at 17:04, his second of the season, from Morgan Frost and Matvei Gridin. Gridin capped the period on the power play with a rocket at 18:30, his second of the season, from Farabee and Coronato.
Devin Cooley stopped 28 of 29 shots for Calgary, a .966 save percentage. John Gibson made 21 saves for Detroit.
Calgary went 2-for-2 on the power play and Detroit finished 0-for-2. Detroit outshot Calgary 29-25.
The win improves Calgary to 4-6-0, five points back of San Jose and Colorado for the last playoff spot in the West. It was a better night in Calgary than it was up the road in Edmonton, where the Oilers fell 7-2 to the Maple Leafs.
Calgary hosts Toronto on Monday night.
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