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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-10-11 · by Donna Spencer The Canadian Press
The Anaheim Ducks won their fourth game of the season with a 4-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday. Ryan Poehling scored the decisive short-handed goal but got injured in the process. Other goals were scored by Jackson Lacombe, Frank Vatrano, and Nikita Nesterenko for the Ducks, while Morgan Frost and Aydar Suniev scored for the Flames. Ville Husso made 27 saves for Anaheim, while Dustin Wolf stopped 24 shots for Calgary, who started a season with five consecutive losses for the first time in franchise history.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-11,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
The Calgary Flames remained winless in the NHL after losing their fifth consecutive game, falling to the Anaheim Ducks by a score of 4-2 on Saturday. Despite tying the game 2-2 and outshooting the Ducks 21-20 heading into the third period, the Flames were unable to capitalize on three power-play opportunities in the final frame. Ryan Poehling scored the decisive short-handed goal for Anaheim after a Calgary turnover late in the third period. The loss left the Flames with no points in their first twelve days of play, marking the team's worst start since they began losing five straight games to open a season. Meanwhile, the Ducks started their season on a strong note, winning three road games in a row for the first time ever, including consecutive victories against Winnipeg and Calgary.
Written for “NHL Game Flames vs Ducks” on 2026-10-11,
grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
The Anaheim Ducks won their first three road games to start a season for the first time with a 4-2 win over the host Calgary Flames on Saturday.
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Ducks → win → Saturday
Ducks centre Ryan Poehling scored the short-handed winner at 5:35 of the third period, but he was injured on the same play when he slid into the goalpost and Flames goalie Dustin Wolf.
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he → score → goalpost
Poehling, who also had an assist, didn’t return to the game.
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who → have → game
Jackson Lacombe, Frank Vatrano and Nikita Nesterenko also scored for Anaheim (4-1-0), which won a second road game in as many nights after a 5-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets.
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which → score → Jets
Anaheim opened the season with a 4-3 road win over the Vegas Golden Knights.
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Anaheim → open → Knights
Ducks goalie Ville Husso stopped 27 shots for the win in his first start of the season.
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Husso → stop → season
Morgan Frost and Aydar Suniev scored for Calgary (0-5-0), which started a season with five straight losses for the first time.
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which → score → time
Matt Coronato had two assists and Dustin Wolf stopped 24 shots in the loss.
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Wolf → have → loss
The game was level at 2-2 heading into the third, as the Flames failed to convert three power-play chances before the midway point of the period.
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Flames → head → period
Poehling scored short-handed on Calgary’s second opportunity.
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Poehling → score → opportunity
Nesterenko scored Anaheim’s fourth goal at 17:03 in a goal-mouth scramble.
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Nesterenko → score → scramble
Suniev whipped a sharp-angled shot off Husso’s skate to tie the game 2-2 at 17:54 of the second period.
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Suniev → whip → period
Vatrano’s tip of a shot through traffic gave the Ducks at 2-1 lead with 45 seconds left in the first period.
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tip → give → period
Lacombe scored seconds into an Anaheim power play when he lifted a rebound over Wolf’s shoulder at 10:02.
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he → score → 10:02
An all-alone Frost drew the Flames even at 15:03 on a feed from Coronato.
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Frost → draw → Coronato
Coronato, who led the Flames in points last season, recorded his first multi-point game this season with two assists.
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who → lead → assists
The Flames have been outscored 27-8 in their first five games of the season.
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Flames → outscore → season
Cutter Gauthier left the game with an upper-body injury in the first period and didn’t return.
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Gauthier → leave → period
Lacombe and captain Mikael Granlund extended their points streak to open a season to five straight games, which tied Kevin Shattenkirk (2021) and Corey Perry (2014) for the franchise record.
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which → extend → record
Calgary’s turnover into the offensive zone turned into Poehling’s short-handed winner early in the third period.
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turnover → turn → period
KEY STAT
The Ducks scored on their first power-play chance of the game in the first period to go 1-for-2, and held the Flames scoreless on their three chances in the third.
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Ducks → score → third
The Ducks and Flames meet again Tuesday in Anaheim.
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Ducks → meet → Anaheim
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 10, 2026.
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report → publish → Press
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