Nazem Kadri paces Calgary Flames to 4-2 win over Los Angeles Kings
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Nazem Kadri provided the spark and the Calgary Flames endured a few blocked-shot bruises en route to a 4-2 doubling of the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
Nazem Kadri provided the spark and the Calgary Flames endured a few blocked-shot bruises en route to a 4-2 doubling of the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
Kadri scored Calgary's first goal, assisted on the second and decked Kings defenceman Mikey Anderson into the boards in front of Calgary's bench to spur the hosts to a 2-1 lead after the first period.
"When Naz is at his best, he drags people into the fight with him," Flames head coach Ryan Huska said.
Martin Pospisil, Blake Coleman and MacKenzie Weegar also scored for the Flames (34-34-5), who halted a five-game losing skid.
Andrei Kuzmenko contributed a pair of assists. Calgary goaltender Jacob Markstrom, who made 16 saves for the win, got help from teammates who blocked a combined 18 shots.
Weegar led the charge in that department with seven blocks. Rasmus Andersson was in pain after taking a Kevin Fiala blast off the inside of his skate boot late in the second period. Andersson finished the game.
"You've got to get dirty and sore sometimes to gut out some victories like this," Weegar said.
