CALGARY – Mikael Granlund capped off his power-play hat trick with one second left in overtime Thursday to give the Anaheim Ducks a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames.
Granlund has seven goals during a four-game hitting streak that brings him to 19 goals on the season as Anaheim (41-27-4) extended its winning streak to four games.
The Pacific Division-leading Ducks opened the night with a five-point cushion on the Edmonton Oilers and a six-point lead on the Vegas Golden Knights.
Rookie Matvei Gridin and Blake Coleman scored for Calgary (30-34-8), which extended its point streak to five games (4-0-1). Gridin extended his point streak to four games (one goal, three assists).
Ville Husso, who made 23 saves, improved to 9-7-1.
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Devin Cooley, who had 30 stops, went 9-10-4.
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The game got off to an inauspicious start for the Flames. First, Pavel Mintyukov’s turnover in the first minute of the game resulted in a 3-0 breakaway for Calgary, but Gridin, Morgan Frost and Matt Coronato all got past him and didn’t get a shot on goal.
Three minutes later, Yegor Sharangovich appeared to have given Calgary the lead, but Anaheim called for offside and the goal was overturned. It was the fifth goal the Flames had scored from video review during his stand.
Calgary eventually took the lead on Coleman’s goal 1:06 into the second period when he redirected Joel Farabee’s pass inside the post. But Granlund equalized on an unassisted goal two minutes later.
deal
Ducks: Lost two defenders to injury. Radko Gudas (lower body) left the game late in the second period and Mintyukov was hurt when he hit Olli Maata high in the chest in the third period.
Flames: Cooley, who entered the game with a .915 save percentage, second only to Colorado’s Scott Wedgewood (.916), made some big saves in the third period as the Ducks outshot Calgary 15-8. Two of the stops were acrobatic pad saves on dangerous chances by Anaheim leadoff hitter Cutter Gauthier.
Key moment
Trailing 2-1 with less than four minutes remaining in the third period, Anaheim tied it on the power play. John Carlson’s shot was stopped, but Cooley’s shot went straight to Granlund at the side of the net and he turned it in from a sharp angle.
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The Flames are 6-4-1 since the trade deadline when veterans Nazem Kadri and MacKenzie Weegar left.
In continuation
Ducks: Visit the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.
Flames: Host the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.
This report from The Canadian Press was first published on March 26, 2026.
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