Rasmus Andersson notched the game-winner at 15:57 of the third period and added two assists as the Calgary Flames overcame a disastrous start in a 5-3 comeback victory over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday.
Tyler Toffoli with a pair, including an empty netter, Nazem Kadri and Blake Coleman also scored for Calgary . Elias Lindholm had three assists.Kirill Kaprizov extended his goal streak to seven games for the Wild -- tops in the league this season. Mason Shaw and Jon Merrill also scored for Minnesota , which had its four-game winning streak come to an end.
But just 12 seconds later, a Wild turnover behind their net ended up on the stick of Andersson, who cut across the crease and used his backhand to put the puck just inside the goalpost. But the Flames overcame the Wild's fast start to the first period with an even better start to the second. The Wild had three power-play opportunities later in the period but were thwarted by the Flames' penalty kill. Entering play, Minnesota was 8-for-19 with the man advantage over the past six games.To lose a game in which they scored the first goal and led after the first period is a rarity for the Wild.
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