Hanifin earns 4 assists in a 4-1 win over the Flames

SEATTLE -- Noah Hanifin had four assists for the Calgary Flames in a 4-1 win against the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday.

It was the first four-assist NHL game for Hanifin, who has had three assists in a game three times. He has 32 assists this season, an NHL career high.
"It was a good night. Obviously big points for our team," Hanifin said. "Finishing the road trip off with a win, and I think there are definitely some things we can clean up as a team, especially the D-zone, but [goalie Jacob Markstrom] had a great night for us, made some huge saves."
Tyler Toffoli scored his 20th goal, and Markstrom made 27 saves for the Flames (44-19-9), who swept a four-game road trip. The Flames extended their lead to seven points over the second-place Edmonton Oilers in the Pacific Division after the Oilers lost to the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 in a shootout Saturday.
"We scored the first goal, killed all those penalties," Calgary coach Daryl Sutter said. "Two or three guys had really good games, so we won."

CGY@SEA: Coleman tips a shot for the opening goal

Karson Kuhlman scored, and Philipp Grubauer made 25 saves for the Kraken (23-43-6), who have three goals in their past three games.
"Their goaltender became the difference in the second half of that hockey game, especially on specialty teams," Seattle coach Dave Hakstol said. "We had good looks, like at the end of the second period on those power plays. We had three real good looks and he made saves through traffic. We were there, we're on top of it, other than trying to get a stick on it. Find it, find a tip on the way in, which we had a couple of those as well. Like I said, he was the difference in those situations."
Calgary went ahead 1-0 at 3:55 of the first period on tip-in by Blake Coleman from the left circle after Hanifin took a point shot. It was the first goal for Coleman in 14 games.
"Anytime you sweep a road trip there's a lot of positives," Coleman said. "Most importantly, I think we got out of that rut. I think, for whatever reason, just a lot of home games and it felt a little bit stale. And we weren't playing our best hockey, and sometimes it's just good to get on the road, be around your teammates a little bit. Just kind of have that time together and kind of hunker down as a unit."
Kuhlman tied it 1-1 at 5:00 on a one-timer from one knee in the circle after receiving a pass from Morgan Geekie below the goal line.
The Kraken were 0-for-5 on the power play. The Flames were 1-for-4.
"Our power play was good, especially the latter ones," Hakstol said. "Once we got going and clicking in the second period … we didn't get the finished product. At the end of the day, that's what counts. We need to find the back of the net on one of those, but in terms of execution, getting in the zone, we did a lot of real good things."
Trevor Lewis gave the Flames a 2-1 lead at 19:43 during a delayed penalty call on a tip-in from the crease after Hanifin had circled the puck around the zone and sent a pass from the corner.

CGY@SEA: Lewis directs a pass into the back of net

Michael Stone extended the lead to 3-1 at 8:39 of the second period on a power play, converting a one-timer from the left circle off a cross-ice pass from Hanifin.
"A four-assist night for my boy 'Hani', that's nice," Coleman said. "Hopefully he can keep bringing those on, but you know, in seriousness, if you want to go deep in this game you've got to have depth scoring, you've got to have guys that can win you games and win you series that can step up, because as you get further along in the season, and as games become more important, so do the matchups."
Toffoli scored shorthanded into an empty net at 18:33 for the 4-1 final.
NOTES:Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson reached 40 assists for the first time in the NHL. … The Flames won their fifth straight road game, their third road win streak of at least five games this season. … Toffoli has scored 20 or more goals six times in the NHL. … Calgary will host Seattle on Tuesday. It's the first time the Kraken will have played a home and home NHL series in their history.