{"id":439957,"date":"2026-02-01T14:51:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T14:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/439957\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T14:51:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T14:51:19","slug":"frost-shines-as-flames-reel-in-sharks-for-3-2-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/439957\/","title":{"rendered":"Frost shines as Flames reel in Sharks for 3-2 win"},"content":{"rendered":"

CALGARY \u2013 In his finest game in a Calgary Flames uniform, Morgan Frost had an impact all over the ice on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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Frost had a goal, an assist, five shots, drew two penalties, and went 14-4 in the faceoff circle in leading Calgary to a 3-2 win over the San Jose Sharks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the best I\u2019ve seen him play since he\u2019s been with us,\u201d said Flames\u2019 coach Ryan Huska. \u201cThe faceoff circle, he had pace to his game, he was setting people up, he\u2019s scoring goals. If you get that version of Morgan Frost every day, I think you\u2019re pretty happy. He was excellent tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Frost\u2019s big game comes one day after the one-year anniversary of the trade in which Calgary acquired Frost and Joel Farabee, who scored the game-winner, in a trade with the Philadelphia Flyers.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a better season for the 26-year-old centre, who struggled to produce after the trade last season, but Saturday showed the impact he can have when he\u2019s skating.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI was moving my feet. It\u2019s something that gets talked to me about every day, pretty much,\u201d said Frost with a wry smile. \u201cI think I did a good job tonight. First period was pretty good, and then just built confidence from there, and, I think, when I\u2019m feeling confident in my game out there, that\u2019s when I can start to be a little more creative and do some of the things that I know I can.\u201d<\/p>\n

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An example of that skill was when he dipsy-doodled around Sharks defenceman Mario Ferraro to give himself a dangerous scoring chance.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat\u2019s something that sometimes I try when I probably shouldn\u2019t,\u201d admitted Frost. \u201cThat was the time where I think they just didn\u2019t have a good gap, and I was flying, and if I\u2019m feeling it like that, I think I maybe have a little bit more leeway to try something like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Frost also earned additional playing time through his prowess in the faceoff circle, including a key defensive zone faceoff win that ultimately led to Joel Farabee\u2019s short-handed game-winner in the third.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou look at the short-handed goal when it was four on four with eight seconds left there, Morgan went out, took that draw and won. If we don\u2019t get that draw, pretty good chance we\u2019re staying in our zone and they\u2019re starting their power play there,\u201d said Huska.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf you get centremen that are that way, they earn more ice time. They\u2019re going to be out for a lot more key situations, which they all want. But I think it gives the team a lot of confidence knowing that if we\u2019re in a situation where we need a key win, we\u2019re going to have a guy that\u2019s going to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was the third game together for the line of Jonathan Huberdeau, Frost and rookie Matvei Gridin, and Gridin\u2019s goal that tied it 2-2 was an example of the dynamic offence the trio is capable of producing.<\/p>\n

As Frost darted toward the net, he zipped a cross-ice pass to Gridin, who one-timed it past Alex Nedeljkovic before the Sharks goaltender could get across.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019ve been talking about trying to get the puck over to the weak side instead of having it stalled too much on one side of the ice,\u201d said Frost. \u201cI just saw him, it\u2019s a smart play to open up and get available there.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s an example of what the low-scoring Flames need to do more of to be more dynamic.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re trying to get our guys to do a better job of using the whole width of the ice and there\u2019s an example of it where it\u2019s a pass that goes from one side of the ice over that halfway point. It\u2019s a one-time shot. There\u2019s no handling it. It\u2019s on and off the stick.\u201d<\/p>\n

Huska also singled out the hockey sense on that play from Gridin, the 28th overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, whose second career NHL goal comes in his 11th game.<\/p>\n

\u201cCertain guys have that instinct, so they know where to go,\u201d said Huska. \u201cIn that situation, Matvei could have went right to the net, but he rolled out to put himself in that shooting position.\u201d<\/p>\n

Combine Gridin\u2019s terrific shot and Frost\u2019s playmaking ability and the club could have some offensive chemistry they desperately need.<\/p>\n

\u201cMorgan likes to distribute. I think that\u2019s probably the number 1 thing. And I think what Matvei has done is helped with the speed of that line,\u201d said the Flames bench boss.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve gotten better every game they played together. Hopefully they can continue that for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 1, 2026.<\/p>\n

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