{"id":235595,"date":"2026-03-25T09:03:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T09:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/235595\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T09:03:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T09:03:19","slug":"flames-edge-kings-in-shootout-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/235595\/","title":{"rendered":"Flames Edge Kings in Shootout Thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Calgary Flames defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 in a shootout on Tuesday night. Yegor Sharangovich scored the game-winning goal in the fourth round of the shootout to give the Flames their fourth straight victory. Olli Maatta and Zayne Parekh scored in regulation for Calgary, while Quinton Byfield tallied both goals for the Kings, who have now lost four games in a row.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

The loss drops the Kings further behind the Nashville Predators in the race for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference. Meanwhile, the Flames continue to surge, having won four straight to move up the standings in the competitive Pacific Division.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

The Flames tied the game at 1-1 in the second period when a trio of trade deadline acquisitions – Ryan Strome, Victor Olofsson, and Olli Maatta – combined on a goal. Byfield’s second goal of the night early in the third period gave the Kings the lead, but Parekh’s power-play tally knotted the score at 2-2. After a scoreless overtime, Sharangovich’s shootout winner sealed the victory for Calgary.<\/p>\n

The game was played on Tuesday, March 25, 2026.Maatta’s goal came at 14:50 of the second period.Byfield’s second goal was scored 17 seconds into the third period.Parekh’s game-tying goal came at 13:02 of the third period.The shootout-winning goal by Sharangovich came in the fourth round.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Yegor Sharangovich<\/p>\n

The Calgary Flames forward scored the game-winning goal in the shootout.<\/p>\n

Quinton Byfield<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles Kings forward scored both of his team’s goals in regulation.<\/p>\n

Olli Maatta<\/p>\n

The Calgary Flames defenseman scored the team’s first goal in the second period.<\/p>\n

Zayne Parekh<\/p>\n

The Calgary Flames forward scored the game-tying goal on the power play in the third period.<\/p>\n

Darcy Kuemper<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles Kings goaltender made 21 saves in the losing effort.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cWe knew this was going to be a tough game against a desperate Kings team, but our guys showed a lot of character to battle back and get the win.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Darryl Sutter, Calgary Flames Head Coach<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s frustrating to come up short again, but we have to keep pushing. The playoff race is tight and we can’t afford to let games slip away.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings Captain<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

The Kings will look to end their four-game skid when they host the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night. The Flames will try to extend their winning streak to five games as they visit the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

This game highlighted the contrasting fortunes of the two teams, with the surging Flames continuing to climb the standings while the struggling Kings fall further behind in the playoff race. The additions Calgary made at the trade deadline are paying dividends, while Los Angeles will need to find a way to get back on track if they hope to secure a postseason berth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a The Calgary Flames defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":181763,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164],"class_list":["post-235595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=235595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235595\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/181763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=235595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=235595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}