Milan Lucic #17 of the Calgary Flames (R) battles against Drew Doughty #8 of the Los Angeles Kings during an NHL game at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, December 7, 2019. /VCG Photo
Dillon Dube had a goal and an assist for his first career multipoint game, and the Calgary Flames beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 Saturday night for their fourth straight win.
Milan Lucic also had a goal and an assist, and Zac Rinaldo and Sean Monahan also scored to help Calgary earn a point in six straight games (5-0-1) and remain perfect in four games under interim coach Geoff Ward. Cam Talbot, making his first start since Nov. 17, overcame a shaky start and finished with 30 saves to end a four-game losing streak.
Dillon Dube #29 of the Calgary Flames celebrates after a goal against the Los Angeles Kings during an NHL game at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, December 7, 2019. /VCG Photo
Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar each had a goal and an assist for Los Angeles, and Matt Roy also scored as the Kings fell to 0-10-1 in their last 11 on the road. Jack Campbell finished with 26 saves.
With the Flames up 3-2, Dube scored his third goal in nine games this season, neatly burying a rebound of Derek Ryan's shot at 1:29 of the third period.
Roy pulled the Kings back within one with 5 1/2 minutes to go.
Matt Roy #3 of the Los Angeles Kings skates in an NHL game against the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, December 7, 2019. /VCG Photo
Talbot's best stop of the night was a glove save on Roy, looking for his second goal, with just over a minute remaining.
Monahan gave Calgary its first lead of the night at 11:46 of the second to put the Flames up 3-2. While Monahan’s shot was perfectly placed inside the post, it was set up by a great rush up the ice by Johnny Gaudreau. After picking up the puck inside the faceoff circle in his own end, Gaudreau immediately sidestepped Michael Amadio, wove around Kopitar and Tyler Toffoli as he raced through the neutral zone, then went around defenseman Sean Walker, before sending a sneaky pass out to Monahan as he skated behind the net.
Andrew Mangiapane #88 of the Calgary Flames (R) faces off against Anze Kopitar #11 of the Los Angeles Kings at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, December 7, 2019. /VCG Photo
The Kings got off to a 2-0 lead on a pair of first-period power-play goals from Kopitar and Doughty, the goals coming six and 13 seconds into their only two man-advantages of the first period.
Lucic started the Flames' comeback on the power play with his second goal of the season, second in two games and 200th of his career on a slap shot with 1:46 left in the opening period.
The Flames tied it 3:01 into the second on a slick move from Rinaldo, who cut across the top of the crease and buried his first of the season.
Other games on Saturday included (home teams in bold):
Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 Ottawa Senators
Vancouver Canucks 6-5 Buffalo Sabres
Boston Bruins 1-4 Colorado Avalanche
Detroit Red Wings 3-5 Pittsburgh Penguins
Tampa Bay Lightning 7-1 San Jose Sharks
Florida Panthers 4-1 Columbus Blue Jackets
Carolina Hurricanes 6-2 Minnesota Wild
St. Louis Blues 2-5 Toronto Maple Leafs
Nashville Predators 6-4 New Jersey Devils
Dallas Stars 3-1 New York Islanders