Flames end Coyotes nine-game points streak with comeback win

The Calgary Flames, who netted five unanswered goals after falling behind 3-1, beat the Arizona Coyotes 6-3 with Jakob Pelletier and Walker Duehr scoring 25 seconds apart in the third period at Mullett Arena on Wednesday night.

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— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) February 23, 2023

Mikael Backlund netted his third in as many games and 13th of the season with 3:19 left in Flames’ third power-play tally of the night.

Milan Lucic, Elias Lindholm and Tyler Toffoli also scored for Calgary, who opened a three-game swing as they are chasing the top eight in the Western Conference playoff race.

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The Flames outshot the Coyotes 52-14 and Arizona goalie Karel Vejmelka made 45 saves. Calgary dominated play surrendering a season-low 14 shots.

Nick Schmaltz, Clayton Keller and Matias Maccelli scored goals for the Coyotes, who saw their nine-game points streak (5-0-4) come to an end.

It had been the longest such streak running in the NHL and only six have been longer in the NHL this season.

Calgary’s Chris Tanev, who broke in with Vancouver in 2011, played in his 700th NHL game. He ranks fourth among undrafted players in career games with Toronto Maple Leafs’s Mark Giordano (1,081) leading that list.

The Flames visit the Western Conference leaders Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night while the Coyotes host the Nashville Predators on Sunday.