Andrei Kuzmenko scored his first as a Flame in a 4-1 win against the Boston Bruins, 2/6/24

 

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— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) February 7, 2024

*Sorry for the lack of photos! Hoping to get permission eventually.*

   The Calgary Flames played against the Bruins in Boston on Tuesday, February 6th. The Bruins unfortunately had a rough game, only getting one goal in to keep them from being shutout. However, it was a good 4-1 win for the Flames and a memorable game for Andrei Kuzmenko, who scored his first goal as a Flame.

Flames lineup against the Bruins:

Huberdreau - Sharangovich - Kuzmenko

Zary - Kadri - Pospisil

Mangiapane - Backlund - Coleman

Pelletier - Rooney - Duehr

Weegar - Andersson

Hanifin - Tanev

Kylington - Pachal

Markstrom

Bruins lineup against the Flames:

Marchand - Coyle - DeBrusk

Riemsdyk - Zacha - Pastrnak

Lauko - Geekie - Frederic

Heinen - Boqvist - Steen

Grzelcyk - McAvoy

Lindholm - Carlo

Forbort - Shattenkirk

Swayman

Ullmark

   Scoring his first goal as a Flame to get Calgary the 1-0 lead - Andrei Kuzmenko scored on the power play with 15:40 remaining in the first period. Kuzmenko finished off Jonathan Huberdreau's cross-ice pass and got the puck past Jeremy Swayman. Connor Zary drove across the crease and scored with a backhand around Swayman at 6:59. In the second period, it remained a 2-0 game.

   Getting the Bruins on the board on the power play - Pavel Zacha strikes his 11th goal of the season from the right circle during a 5-on-3 power play. Jonathan Huberdreau got his seventh past Jeremy Swayman, getting the Flames in a two-goal lead. Huberdreau stole the puck from Charlie McAvoy before getting a shot past Swayman. On the power play with 10:16 remaining in the final period, Noah Hanifin scored a backhand shot short side for a 4-1 final.

Brad Marchand on the Bruins 4-1 loss against the Flames: "A little surprised. We had two really good days of practice. I don't really know what happened tonight, but we got to learn from it. We have a really good team coming in here next game that we need to be prepared for."

Pavel Zacha on the Bruins 4-1 loss: "I think they're just a better team today. We had a plan to win a game and we just didn't do it the right way. They outplayed us today. So, that's something we have to learn from."

Notes:

- Jonathan Huberdreau recorded three points... he had a goal and two assists

- Nazem Kadri recorded three assists

- Andrei Kuzmenko scored in his debut

- Jacob Markstrom made 21 saves for Calgary

- Jeremy Swayman made 25 saves for Boston

- Pavel Zacha stats - 46 GP  11 Goals  20 Assists  30 Points

Andrei Kuzmenko on his goal and the Flames 4-1 win over Boston: "It is good - Every game is a little step, step, step. Today is a difficult game for me because I tried."

 

 

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— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) February 7, 2024

Postgame: Nazem Kadri

Postgame: Noah Hanifin

Postgame: Jonathan Huberdreau

Postgame: Ryan Huska