Overview
- Calgary led 2-0 on first-period goals by Mikael Backlund and Blake Coleman before Vegas answered with four straight.
- Jack Eichel scored twice, including the winner at 6:38 of the third period after an earlier rebound finish.
- Akira Schmid turned away all 19 shots in relief after Adin Hill left with a lower-body injury following a first-period sequence off his mask.
- Defenseman Kaedan Korczak tied it 4:11 into the third, and Tomáš Hertl added an empty-netter to close out the victory.
- The Flames fell to 1-3-0 with another third-period letdown, and the teams meet again Saturday in Las Vegas in the second of four matchups this season.