Flames Fall To Ducks In Shootout

Calgary drops 3-2 shootout decision in Anaheim

Published on Mar. 2, 2026

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The Calgary Flames fell to the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 in a shootout on Sunday at Honda Center. Joel Farabee and Yegor Sharangovich scored in regulation for the Flames, but the Ducks prevailed in the shootout with goals from Leo Carlsson and Mason McTavish. Flames goaltender Devin Cooley made 34 saves in the loss.

Why it matters

The Flames were looking to finish their three-game California road trip on a high note, but came up short in the shootout against the Ducks. Despite the loss, the Flames earned a point and showed resilience in battling back to take the lead in the second period.

The details

The Flames opened the scoring in the first period on a deflection goal by Joel Farabee. The Ducks tied it up in the second period, but Yegor Sharangovich put the Flames back in front on the power play. Cutter Gauthier scored again for the Ducks to force overtime, where neither team could find the winner. In the shootout, the Ducks prevailed 2-1 to hand the Flames the loss.

  • The Flames opened the scoring just shy of the midway mark of the first period.
  • The Ducks tied the game at 11:14 of the second period.
  • Yegor Sharangovich put the Flames back in front less than five minutes later in the second period.
  • Cutter Gauthier scored the game-tying goal for the Ducks in the second period.
  • The game went to a shootout after overtime ended without a winner.

The players

Joel Farabee

The Flames winger scored the opening goal of the game on a deflection in the first period.

Yegor Sharangovich

The Flames forward scored the go-ahead goal on the power play in the second period.

Devin Cooley

The Flames goaltender made 34 saves in the game, including several key stops in overtime to force the shootout.

Cutter Gauthier

The Ducks forward scored twice, including the game-tying goal in the second period.

Lukas Dostal

The Ducks goaltender made several key saves, including a desperation glove stop on Nazem Kadri in overtime to preserve the tie.

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What’s next

The Flames will look to bounce back in their next game against the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday, March 5th.

The takeaway

Despite the shootout loss, the Flames showed resilience and competitiveness throughout the game, earning a point on the road against a divisional opponent. The team will look to build on this performance as they continue their playoff push.