What Happened
Matvei Gridin scored twice and Devin Cooley made 26 saves as the Calgary Flames defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Monday. Gridin opened the scoring at 10:05 of the first period and added a power-play goal 25 seconds into the second. Mikael Backlund also scored, while Joel Farabee and Martin Pospisil added empty-netters. Easton Cowan and William Nylander scored for Toronto, whose four-game win streak ended. The Flames improved to 5-6-0 and finished a perfect homestand with a fourth straight win; the Maple Leafs are 7-5-2.
Key Details
- Gridin's four goals over the last four games lead the Flames.
- Cooley made his fourth straight start and improved to 4-2-0.
- Sergei Bobrovsky made 30 saves for Toronto and fell to 3-4-2.
- Farabee (goal, assist) and Coronato (two assists) extended point streaks to five games.
- Calgary scored twice in under two minutes midway through the first period to take control.
What It Means
The win gives Calgary a four-game streak and a sweep of its homestand, moving the club to 5-6-0. Gridin, 20, has supplied the Flames' recent offense with four goals in four games. Toronto's four-game run ended despite 30 saves from Bobrovsky.