Flames' Speed Overpowers Ducks in Wild Game

0:00It's April 5th. This is Calgary Flames News Today, your AI-powered team coverage. Anaheim Ducks hosted the Calgary Flames on April 4th, 2026, and it turned into a wild one-ending 5-3 in favor of Calgary. Beckett Seneca gave the Ducks an early one-nothing lead with a slick deak through the crease, but the flames fired back quick. Flames tied it on a breakaway backhand from Joel Fariby, then Ryan Strom buried his 500th career point on another breakaway to make it. 2-1. Fariby set up Gruden for 3-1, and Morton Frost added a 4th on yet another breakaway, exporting Ducks' defense caught up ice. Fans at Honda Center booed for the second straight night as Calgary ported on, but Anaheim sparked live late. Leo Carlson sniped 1 to cut it to 4-2, then Mason McTavish ripped a powerplay goal through the goalie's arm for 4-3. Ducks pushed hard in the third, but Frost cleaned up a rebound to Seal 5-3, missing an empty netter at the end. Hussles stood tall on some point-blank chances, but those breakaways proved too much.

1:03Calgary's speed on the rush flipped the script on a rebuilding duck squad, showing what separation looks like in this league.