Calgary Flames' Connor Zary, right, celebrates his goal with teammate Blake Coleman during third period NHL hockey action against the Minnesota Wild in Calgary on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Minnesota Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson, left, is scored on by Calgary Flames' Jonathan Huberdeau during second period NHL hockey action in Calgary on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Minnesota Wild's Joel Eriksson Ek, left, pushes Calgary Flames' Nazem Kadri in front of the net during second period NHL hockey action in Calgary on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Minnesota Wild's Kirill Kaprizov, centre, is checked by Calgary Flames' Yan Kuznetsov, left, in front of goalie Dustin Wolf, during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Calgary Flames' Matt Coronato, left, celebrates his goal with teammate Morgan Frost during third period NHL hockey action against the Minnesota Wild in Calgary on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)1 / 5Wild Flames Hockey
Calgary Flames' Connor Zary, right, celebrates his goal with teammate Blake Coleman during third period NHL hockey action against the Minnesota Wild in Calgary on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)1 / 5Wild Flames Hockey
Calgary Flames' Connor Zary, right, celebrates his goal with teammate Blake Coleman during third period NHL hockey action against the Minnesota Wild in Calgary on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)2 / 5Wild Flames Hockey
Minnesota Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson, left, is scored on by Calgary Flames' Jonathan Huberdeau during second period NHL hockey action in Calgary on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)3 / 5Wild Flames Hockey
Minnesota Wild's Joel Eriksson Ek, left, pushes Calgary Flames' Nazem Kadri in front of the net during second period NHL hockey action in Calgary on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)4 / 5Wild Flames Hockey
Minnesota Wild's Kirill Kaprizov, centre, is checked by Calgary Flames' Yan Kuznetsov, left, in front of goalie Dustin Wolf, during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)5 / 5Wild Flames Hockey
Calgary Flames' Matt Coronato, left, celebrates his goal with teammate Morgan Frost during third period NHL hockey action against the Minnesota Wild in Calgary on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)Associated PressFri, December 5, 2025 at 4:56 AM UTC·1 min readCALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Dustin Wolf made 26 saves, Jonathan Huberdeau ended a scoring drought and the Calgary Flames beat the surging Minnesota Wild 4-1 on Thursday night.
The Flames handed the Wild their first regulation loss since Nov. 6. Minnesota was 10-0-2 during the run.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAfter 14 games without a goal, Huberdeau struck first for Calgary in the second period. Matt Coronato, Connor Zary and Rasmus Andersson scored in the third, with Andersson icing it with an empty-netter.
Wolf was back in goal after three straight starts for Devin Cooley, although Wolf played the last period Tuesday night in a 5-1 loss in Nashville.
Yakov Trenin scored for Minnesota, and Filip Gustavsson made 26 saves.
The Flames spent eight minutes short-handed in the first period. Wolf stopped all shots when Minnesota had the advantage and all 11 overall in the opening period.
Up next
Wild: At Vancouver on Saturday night.
Flames: Host Utah on Saturday night.
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