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Despite the victory, the Flames remain last in the NHL's overall standing.

Noah Laba had the lone goal for New York (3-5-2).

Starting for the ninth time in 10 games, Dustin Wolf made 29 saves for the win, improving to 2-6-1. Igor Shesterkin, who had 25 stops, falls to 2-4-2.

In a showdown between the NHL's two lowest scoring teams — Calgary, last at 1.67 goals per game entering the night — needed just 1:42 to open the scoring with Kadri ripping his second of the season into the top corner.

Kadri then helped set up Bahl at 9:21 as the Flames took an early 2-0 lead, although it was just 10 seconds later that Laba answered back, getting loose down the wing and notching his first NHL goal.

TAKEAWAYS

Rangers: New York entered the night as one of three teams yet to lose on the road in regulation (3-0-1), a stark contrast to their 0-4-1 mark at Madison Square Garden, but they played more like they were at home, unable to generate much offensively, while making some egregious defensive mistakes. On a third period power play, they gave up a short-handed goal to Coleman on a 2-on-1.

Flames: Coach Ryan Huska made waves Sunday morning when he revealed that he was scratching 22-year-old Matt Coronato, one of the Flames' most dangerous scorers. Coronato is in the first season of a new seven-year, US$45.5 deal signed in May. In another shuffle, he moved centre Morgan Frost to the wing with Kadri and Jonathan Huberdeau and that new-look trio combined on the first two goals.

KEY MOMENT

Trailing 2-1 in the second, the Rangers got a glorious chance to tie it when a 3-on-2 led to Brennan Othmann having the puck all alone, 10 feet in front of Wolf. But rather than shoot, he tried to slide a pass to Laba at the side of the net that went astray. On the ensuing rush up ice, Connor Zary dipsy-doodled around Braden Schneider before sending a no-look backhand pass into the slot that was converted by Sharangovich for his first goal of the season.

KEY STAT

The Flames were 28-7-7 last season in games in which they scored first, but this year they had been a stunning 0-5-0 in that scenario until ending that skid Sunday. Similarly, Calgary was 18-3-3 a year ago when leading after the first period, but had been 0-4-0 this season.

UP NEXT

Rangers: Visit the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday.

Flames: Visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday.

This report by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø was first published Oct. 26, 2025.