National Hockey League
Calgary 3, Boston 2
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 22, 2024
Where: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
Referees: Tom Chmielewski, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: Devin Berg, Bevan Mills
Attendance: 17750

Nazem Kadri scored the overtime winner to give the host Calgary Flames a thrilling 3-2 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Bruins on Thursday.

Oliver Kylington and Martin Pospisil also scored for the Flames, who won their second consecutive outing. Goaltender Jacob Markstrom made 31 saves, three in overtime - including a great stop on David Pastrnak seconds before the winner.

Sprung on a three-on-one rush, Kadri wisely elected to shoot, and hit the mark at 3:56 of the extra period for his sixth career overtime winner and 20th goal of the season.

Markstrom, who delivered a plethora of second-period saves to keep his team in the game, collected the 211th victory of his career, moving him ahead of Tommy Salo for second place among Swedish-born goalies. Henrik Lundqvist tops the list at 459.

The Flames won both meetings of the season against Boston.

Charlie Coyle scored both goals for the Bruins, who twice erased a deficit but could not gain a lead. Goalie Linus Ullmark delivered a strong 27-save performance of his own.

Kylington's second goal of the season, and second in as many games, opened the scoring at the 12:55 mark. The slick-skating defenseman joined a rush, was fed a cross-ice pass and snapped a shot from the top of the left circle.

Coyle evened the count with a fortunate goal. Markstrom attempted to clear the puck but did not get enough of it and Coyle was the beneficiary of a golden opportunity to bury with 1:19 remaining in the period.

However, Pospisil restored the Calgary lead when he tapped home a loose puck with 36.2 seconds remaining in the opening frame to net his fifth of the campaign.

Coyle tied the game a second time 2:33 into the third period by depositing a back-handed deke on a breakaway chance for his 20th of the season.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Boston   Calgary
Charlie Coyle 2 Points Nazem Kadri 2
Charlie Coyle 2 Goals Nazem Kadri 1
Anthony Richard 1 Assists Nazem Kadri 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Linus Ullmark .900 Save Percentage Jacob Markstrom .941
Linus Ullmark 27 Saves Jacob Markstrom 32
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Boston 34 2 0-3 1-1 2 29
Calgary 30 3 0-1 3-3 6 26
Upcoming Games
  • Calgary will play their next game on the road against Edmonton. The Flames have a W/L % of .538 after a win and .419 after a loss.
  • Boston will play their next game on the road against Vancouver. The Bruins have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .565 after a loss.