Calgary Flames defenceman Kevin Bahl (7) checks Anaheim Ducks left wing A.J. Greer (18) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)

By The Canadian Press

Pospisil’s third-period goal pushes Flames to first win of the season, 4-2 over Ducks

Oct 13, 2026 | 10:51 PM

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Martin Pospisil scored the tiebreaking goal with 4:22 left, Yegor Sharangovich added an empty-netter with 1:22 remaining, and the Calgary Flames beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 on Tuesday night.

Adam Klapka and Aydar Suniev added goals, and Dustin Wolf stopped 22 of 24 shots as the Flames (1-5) won for the first time this NHL season. Beckett Sennecke and Leo Carlsson scored goals, and Lukas Dostal had 32 saves for the Ducks (4-2).

Pospisil’s decisive goal came after he took a pass from Suniev at the centre circle, skated down the left side, deked Anaheim defenders Tyson Hinds and Tristan Luneau by faking a shot and snapped the puck past Dostal’s short side for a 3-2 lead.

Anaheim gave up the game-tying goal just eight seconds after killing Calgary’s 5-on-3 advantage — with the help of Dostal’s four saves — for two minutes of the second.

As Sennecke (tripping) and Alex Killorn skated out of the penalty box, Flames winger Ryan Strome snuck a cross-ice pass from the outside the left circle to Suniev, who snapped a shot from the inside edge of the right circle past Dostal’s blocker for a 2-all tie at the 8:02 mark.

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The Flames took a 1-0 lead 8:32 into the first when Maksim Tsyplakov intercepted a pass in the Anaheim slot and touched a pass back to Klapka, who beat Dostal.

But the Ducks tallied twice within a 1:56 span of the first for a 2-1 lead. Sennecke stole the puck at his own blue line and beat Wolf glove-side for a breakaway goal with 7:51 left, and Carlsson’s shot from the right circle went over Wolf’s left shoulder for a power-play goal with 5:55 left.

Roger McQueen, Anaheim’s first pick in the 2025 draft, made his NHL debut after being recalled from the AHL San Diego Gulls. The 20-year-old centre did not find the score sheet in 11 1/2 minutes of ice time.

McQueen replaced centre Ryan Poehling, who suffered a medial collateral ligament sprain that will sideline him for six to eight weeks. Ducks forward Cutter Gauthier missed the game because of a lower-body injury and is listed day-to-day.

UP NEXT

Flames: Visit the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday.

Ducks: Host the Boston Bruins on Friday.

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Mike Digiovanna, The Associated Press

by The Canadian Press

Pospisil’s third-period goal pushes Flames to first win of the season, 4-2 over Ducks

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