{"id":413473,"date":"2026-01-18T00:25:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T00:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/413473\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T00:25:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T00:25:16","slug":"klapkas-goal-and-assist-help-power-the-flames-to-a-4-2-win-over-the-islanders-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/413473\/","title":{"rendered":"Klapka’s goal and assist help power the Flames to a 4-2 win over the Islanders"},"content":{"rendered":"

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) \u2014 Adam Klapka had a goal and an assist for his first multi-point game of the season as the Calgary Flames beat the New York Islanders 4-2 on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Yegor Sharangovich, Justin Kirkland and Yan Kuznetsov also scored for Calgary, which has won three of its last four. Kevin Bahl had his first multi-point game since Dec. 5, 2023, finishing with two assists. Dustin Wolf had 28 stops and snapped his five-game losing streak.<\/p>\n

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Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Anders Lee scored for New York, which is 2-2-1 with two games left in its seven-game trip, it’s longest of the season. David Rittich made 15 saves in the loss and slipped to 11-6-3.<\/p>\n

Up 2-0 midway through the second period, the Flames doubled their lead when Kirkland and Kuznetsov scored two minutes apart.<\/p>\n

In four games since sliding into Blake Coleman\u2019s spot on a line with Mikael Backlund and Matt Coronato, Sharangovich has five points (two goals, three assists) for the Flames. Coleman (upper body) remains on injured reserve. While Backlund had his three-game point streak (2-3-5) snapped, Connor Zary extended his to a career-high five games.<\/p>\n

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Calgary’s Rasmus Andersson had an assist and became the seventh defenseman in Flames history to record five straight 20-assist seasons. He joins Al MacInnis, Gary Suter, Mark Giordano, TJ Brodie, Derek Morris, and Randy Manery.<\/p>\n

Rittich, who broke into the NHL and played four seasons in Calgary, has yet to defeat his former team. In six games, he fell to 0-4-2. The 33-year-old Czech was playing his 250th NHL game and came in on a roll, going 8-3-3 with a .920 save percentage over his last 14 starts.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Islanders: At Vancouver on Monday in the sixth game of a seven-game trip.<\/p>\n

Flames: Host the New Jersey Devils on Monday.<\/p>\n

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