National Hockey League
Calgary 6, Detroit 4
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, January 18, 2019
Where: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
Referees: Garrett Rank, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Tim Nowak
Attendance: 19289

Sam Bennett scored twice, including the game winner, in a three-point outing and James Neal had his first multi-point game for the Flames as host Calgary erased four different deficits to beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-4 on Friday night.

The Flames tallied three power-play goals and a short-handed score, and scored four times in the final period.

Goalie Mike Smith made 31 saves in the wild win that has Western Conference-leading Calgary on a 6-0-1 roll.

Anthony Mantha's five-on-three power-play goal with 59 seconds remaining in the first period gave Detroit its first lead, but Bennett started the comeback trend with a power-play goal of his own at 7:58 of the second period.

Detroit's Dylan Larkin scored the first of his two goals at 13:25 of the middle frame, but Sean Monahan replied with his 26th goal of the year 93 seconds later to even the game 2-2. Johnny Gaudreau's assist on the goal extended his point-scoring streak to a career-high 10 games, in which he's netted nine goals and 21 points.

That set up a wild third period. Mike Green put the Wings ahead a third time at 4:16 of the third period, only to see Neal, back after missing a couple of games due to illness, net Calgary's second power-play goal of the game at 7:34.

Larkin buried a rebound chance 61 seconds later for his 20th of the season to again put Detroit ahead, but the Flames are the league's best third-period team and showed it.

Mark Giordano netted a shorthanded goal -- his team's 15th of the season -- at 14:03 to even the score a fourth time, and then Bennett ripped a top-shelf goal for his team's third power-play goal at 16:06. TJ Brodie iced the game with an empty-netter in the final minute to cap his three-point outing.

Calgary also received a boost with defenseman Travis Hamonic back in action after missing two games due to a serious health scare involving his young daughter.

Jimmy Howard stopped 30 shots for the Red Wings, who had a modest two-game winning streak snapped.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Detroit   Calgary
Dylan Larkin 2 Points Sam Bennett 3
Dylan Larkin 2 Goals Sam Bennett 2
Tyler Bertuzzi 2 Assists TJ Brodie 2
Anthony Mantha 1 Power Play Goals Sam Bennett 2
N/A Short Handed Goals Mark Giordano 1
Jimmy Howard .857 Save Percentage Mike Smith .886
Jimmy Howard 30 Saves Mike Smith 31
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Detroit 35 4 1-5 0-3 6 31
Calgary 36 6 3-3 4-5 10 40
Upcoming Games
  • Calgary will play their next game on the road against Edmonton. The Flames have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .684 after a loss.
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Vancouver. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .421 after a win and .333 after a loss.