Matt Coronato scored twice and Andrei Kuzmenko scored to guide the Calgary Flames to a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.
With the win, the Flames tied their franchise file for longest win streak to start out a season, a mark established in 1993-94 and matched in 2009-10. Beforehand, the Flames gained at the very least three straight to start a season 5 different instances: 4-0-0 in 2009-10, 4-0-0 in 1993-94, 3-0-0 in 2022-23, 3-0-0 in 1989-90 and 3-0-0 in 1990-91.
Matty was HYPED after his first of the season 🔥 pic.twitter.com/qRRAZtmCUx
— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) October 16, 2024
The Flames drafted Coronato thirteenth general within the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. On the time, he was profiled as an offensive ability participant with good puck-handling and stable pictures. After being drafted, Coronato went to Harvard for 2 seasons. In every season, he scored 36 factors in 24 video games, and he displayed a fast catch-and-release shot that made it troublesome for defenders to get in entrance of him.
Dustin Wolf had 31 saves for the Flames, bettering to 2-0-0 in 2024-25 and 10-7-1 in his profession. He turned the fifth goaltender in Flames franchise historical past to register a double-digit win whole in his profession earlier than celebrating his twenty fourth birthday. The others: Pat Riggin (51), Trevor Kidd (50), Dan Bouchard (34) and Mike Vernon (34).
Blackhawk netminder Petr Mzarek had 23 stops on the evening as his workforce fell to 1-2-1 on the season.
