Calgary Flames at Pittsburgh Penguins
· National Hockey LeagueMatt Coronato's 3rd-period goal lifts Flames over Penguins 2-1
Connor Zary also scored for the Flames, who won for the first time in 2026 and snapped a four-game losing streak. Calgary was limited to one goal in each of its previous three losses.
Devin Cooley stopped 27 shots in his first start since Dec. 20.
Egor Chinakhov scored for the Penguins, who saw a season-high six-game winning streak end. Pittsburgh had won seven of eight before Saturday’s loss. Arturs Silovs made 23 saves.
Thomas Novak thought he scored the tying goal in the third period, but it was ruled that Sidney Crosby interfered with Cooley.
Evgeni Malkin got his 854th assist to pass Bryan Trottier and Anze Kopitar for the 10th most assists in NHL history with one team.
Bryan Rust missed the game with a lower-body injury and is considered day-to-day.
Crosby’s eight-game point streak ended, and Erik Karlsson’s nine-game home point streak was also snapped.
Coronato scored the winning goal when he beat Silovs with a wrist shot 42 seconds into the third period.
Zary opened the scoring for Calgary with a breakaway goal at 2:33 of the first period. He intercepted an errant pass from Ryan Shea at the offensive blueline and beat Silovs between the legs.
Pittsburgh scored its only goal at 9:17 of the second period when Chinakhov finished a give-and-go with Malkin from the right faceoff dot.
Penguins: Visit Boston on Sunday.
Regular Season SeriesCGY leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 2:33 | Connor Zary Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 2nd Period 9:17 | Egor Chinakhov Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (22), Ben Kindel (11) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 0:42 | Matt Coronato Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Andersson (19), Mikael Backlund (17) |
Statistics
CGY |
PIT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Blocked Shots | 17 |
| 17 | Hits | 15 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 1 |
| 25 | Shots | 28 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 24 | Faceoffs Won | 31 |
| 43.6 | Faceoff Win Percent | 56.4 |
| 14 | Giveaways | 15 |
| 5 | Total Penalties | 5 |
| 10 | Penalty Minutes | 10 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kris Letang, D | Day-To-Day | Jan 23 |
| Ryan Graves, D | Injured Reserve | Jan 22 |
| Caleb Jones, D | Injured Reserve | Jan 12 |
| Peyton Kettles, D | Out | Nov 24 |
| Tanner Howe, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 7 |
Calgary Flames Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Cullen Potter, LW | Out | Jan 21 |
| Zayne Parekh, D | Out | Jan 17 |
| Blake Coleman, LW | Injured Reserve | Jan 13 |
| John Beecher, C | Injured Reserve | Jan 6 |
Game Information
PPG Paints Arena
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 18,322 | Capacity:
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 18,322 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Carolina |
5 | 15 | 67 | 31 |
Pittsburgh |
11 | 14 | 61 | 25 |
NY Islanders |
5 | 18 | 59 | 27 |
Philadelphia |
9 | 17 | 55 | 23 |
New Jersey |
2 | 22 | 54 | 26 |
Washington |
6 | 21 | 54 | 24 |
Columbus |
7 | 20 | 53 | 23 |
NY Rangers |
6 | 24 | 48 | 21 |




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