Vladar makes 22 saves, Flames shut out Devils
Coleman, Huberdeau score 28 seconds apart in 3rd for Calgary, which had lost 4 straight
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CALGARY — Dan Vladar made 22 saves for the Calgary Flames in a 3-0 win against the New Jersey Devils at Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday.
The shutout was Vladar’s third in the NHL and his first since Nov. 21, 2021.
Blake Coleman scored two goals, and Jonathan Huberdeau also scored for the Flames (6-4-1), who ended a four-game losing streak.
Jacob Markstrom made 29 saves for the Devils (7-5-2), who had won two in a row. Markstrom was playing his first game against the Flames since being traded to New Jersey on June 19.
Coleman gave the Flames a 1-0 lead at 14:26 of the third period, redirecting Kevin Bahl’s shot from the left point five-hole on Markstrom.
Bahl was acquired by Calgary along with a first-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft in the Markstrom trade.
Huberdeau scored 28 seconds later to make it 2-0, tapping in a return pass from Anthony Mantha on a 2-on-1.
Coleman scored into an empty net from just above his own goal line with 3:15 remaining for the 3-0 final. The goal came shortly after Vladar made a left pad save on Jesper Bratt.
Vladar kept the game scoreless 55 seconds into the second period when he made a right pad save on Jack Hughes on a partial breakaway. Hughes then had another chance at 9:09, but after making a deke on a breakaway his backhand missed the right post.