Matt Coronato’s natural hat trick dooms Ducks in Calgary victory
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CALGARY, Canada — Matt Coronato scored a natural hat trick, Dustin Wolf made 30 saves and the Calgary Flames beat the Ducks 4-1 on Thursday night.
Coronato gave Calgary a 2-1 lead with 44 seconds left in the second period on a wrist shot from the high slot. He doubled the lead with 3:50 left, scoring off goalie John Gibson’s turnover, and completed the hat trick with an empty-netter with 2:23 to go.
Frank Vatrano opened the scoring for the Ducks midway through the first period. Adam Klapka tied it 15 second into the second.
Gibson stopped 26 shots.
Mason McTavish scored the tying goal and assisted on the go-ahead goal as the Ducks defeated Seattle.
Takeaways
Ducks: Anaheim was 0 for four on the power play.
Flames: Amid trade speculation, winger Andrei Kuzmenko was scratched from Calgary’s game lineup.
Key moment: Coronato scored off Gibson’s clearing gaffe for the late 3-1 lead.
Key stat: Calgary is 23-3-4 when leading or tied after two periods.
Up next: The Ducks host Montreal on Sunday. The Flames end a three-game homestand Saturday night against Detroit.
