Kadri scores twice in 3rd, Flames rally past Coyotes

CALGARY -- Nazem Kadri scored twice in the third period to help the Calgary Flames rally for a 6-5 win against the Arizona Coyotes at Scotiabank Saddledome on Sunday.

Kadri also had an assist, and Andrei Kuzmenko had a goal and an assist for the Flames (37-38-5), who have won three of four. Dustin Wolf made 30 saves.

"It's definitely something we don't love to do, kind of go back and forth," Calgary forward Connor Zary said. "It wasn't our best, but to come out in the third and gather ourselves and take control a little bit and find that lead and stick with it was good for us. Good to overcome that adversity. It wasn't our best, but to finish that way is always nice."

Dylan Guenther had two goals, and Clayton Keller had two assists for the Coyotes (35-41-5), who had won back-to-back games. Connor Ingram made 25 saves.

"It seemed to be momentum swings," Coyotes forward Alex Kerfoot said. "There were times where we were playing really well, but you can't give up six and hope to win in this league."

Kadri scored 1:14 into the third on a sharp-angle shot that squeaked through Ingram and in to tie it 5-5.

Kadri scored again to give Calgary a 6-5 lead at 5:43 when he tipped MacKenzie Weegar's point shot by Ingram on the power play.

"Consistently there's not too many nights where he hasn't factored into a game," Flames coach Ryan Huska said. "I'm happy for him. I'm happy for the way he's approached his season this year. He's done a lot of great things for us."

Kerfoot put Arizona up 1-0 at 2:36 of the first period, a snap shot off the rush from inside the left circle that beat Wolf blocker side.

Matias Maccelli pushed it to 2-0 at 3:55 when he put back a rebound off the end boards on Josh Brown's errant point shot.

Kuzmenko trimmed it to 2-1 at 7:22 when he shot into a virtually empty net on a goal-line pass from Kadri. 

Kuzmenko has 16 points (nine goals, seven assists) in his past nine games, and has a team-leading 14 goals since being acquired from the Vancouver Canucks on Jan. 31.

"I think it's just that rejuvenation feeling coming to a new team, trying to prove some doubters," Kadri said. "I think that chip on your shoulder can be motivating for certain players. Just playing with me, I just try to get a read off him. He definitely likes to chat and communicate and draw up some plays. If he continues to do the little things that have got him in these situations, he'll continue to have success."

Matt Coronato tied it 2-2 at 9:42. He intercepted a Maccelli pass inside Calgary's blue line and kept on a 2-on-1 rush, shooting by Ingram's glove.

Guenther put Arizona back up 3-2 at 17:54 with a one-timer from the right face-off dot on a setup from Sean Durzi.

Zary one-timed a pass from below the goal line from Dryden Hunt to tie it 3-3 at 9:07 of the second period.

Guenther gave the Coyotes a 4-3 lead at 15:14 with a one-timer over a sprawling Wolf, and Josh Doan extended the lead to 5-3 at 16:17 with a shot over Wolf's right shoulder.

Yegor Sharangovich cut it to 5-4 at 16:50. He took a cross-ice pass from Mikael Backlund and pulled the puck back across the edge of the crease before sliding a backhand by Ingram's left pad.

"Just too many breakdowns defensively," Kerfoot said. "Little loose with the puck. They're a good team in transition and they make plays off the rush. I can't remember all their goals, but it felt a lot of them were coming off those types of plays."

NOTES: Ingram left the game with 2:40 remaining after taking an errant high stick from Coronato. Karel Vejmelka did not face a shot in relief. ... Sharangovich has 59 points (31 goals, 28 assists) this season, the highest-scoring single-season total by a Belarussian forward in NHL history. Mikhail Grabovski previously held the record with 58 points (29 goals, 29 assists), set with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2010-11. ... Doan has nine points (five goals, four assists) through his first nine NHL games.