Andersson scores shootout winner, and the Flames hold off a late Wild comeback in 4-3 win

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Rasmus Andersson scored the shootout winner and the Calgary Flames held off the Minnesota Wild 4-3 after blowing a two-goal lead late in the third period Saturday.

Kevin Rooney, Martin Pospisil and Yegor Sharangovich scored in regulation for Calgary, which has won four games in a row.

Marcus Johansson, Brock Faber and Marco Rossi scored for Minnesota. The NHL’s top road team, the Wild have lost only once in regulation in 13 away games.

Frederick Gaudreau scored for Minnesota before Justin Kirkland replied for the Flames to tie the shootout at 1 until Andersson fired a shot past Filip Gustavsson in the fifth round. Calgary goalie Dan Vladar then clinched the win by denying Ryan Hartman.

Vladar made 20 saves in his first action in 11 days after rookie goalie Dustin Wolf started the past three games. Gustavsson turned aside 28 shots.

Wild: Kirill Kaprizov (lower body) did not play after getting hurt in Edmonton on Thursday. He is tied for the NHL scoring lead (13-21-34) and on a seven-game point streak (6-7-13).

Flames: After a 2-for-37 stretch that dropped the Flames’ power play to 30th in the NHL, Calgary has scored four times on its last eight opportunities, including a perfect 2 for 2 against Minnesota.

Down 3-1 late in the third, Faber’s power-play goal with four minutes left drew the Wild to within one. Rossi provided the game-tying goal with 34 seconds remaining and the goalie pulled to help the visitors earn a point.

Calgary wraps up a perfect four-game homestand that included earlier victories over the Predators, Islanders and Rangers. The Flames have won five straight at the Scotiabank Saddledome where they are 9-3-0 on the season.

The Wild host the Winnipeg Jets on Monday while the Flames begin a four-game road trip the same night against the Ottawa Senators.

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Minnesota Wild's Joel Eriksson Ek (14) is checked by Calgary Flames' Daniil Miromanov (16) as Flames goalie Dustin Wolf (80) looks on during first-period NHL hockey game action in Calgary, Alberta, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

Minnesota Wild's Ben Jones (39) is checked by Calgary Flames' Ryan Lomberg (70) during first-period NHL hockey game action in Calgary, Alberta, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

Minnesota Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson, left, blocks the net on Calgary Flames' Kevin Rooney during second period NHL hockey action in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

Minnesota Wild's Marcus Foligno, right, checks Calgary Flames' Kevin Bahl during second period NHL hockey action in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

Minnesota Wild's Ryan Hartman, left, misses a check against Calgary Flames' Martin Pospisil (76) during second-period NHL hockey game action in Calgary, Alberta, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

Minnesota Wild's Yakov Trenin (13) is checked by Calgary Flames MacKenzie Weegar (52) and Daniil Miromanov (62) as Flames goalie Dustin Wolf, right, looks on during first-period NHL hockey game action in Calgary, Alberta, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

Minnesota Wild's Marcus Johansson, right, is checked by Calgary Flames' MacKenzie Weegar, left, during second-period NHL hockey game action in Calgary, Alberta, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

Minnesota Wild's Ryan Hartman, right, is checked into by Calgary Flames goalie Dustin Wolf, hidden, by Brayden Pachal during second period NHL hockey action in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

CHICAGO (AP) — Connor McMichael had a goal and an assist, and the Washington Capitals snapped Chicago's four-game win streak with a 5-1 over the depleted Blackhawks on Friday night.

Alex Ovechkin, Anthony Beauvillier, Ethen Frank and Justin Sourdif also scored for Washington, which had lost three of four. John Carlson and Martin Fehervary each had two assists, and Logan Thompson made 23 saves.

Connor Bedard returned for Chicago after being sidelined by a shoulder injury, but the Blackhawks were hit hard by an illness going around the locker room. Goaltenders Spencer Knight and Arvid Soderblom were scratched, along with forward Ilya Mikheyev and defenseman Louis Crevier.

Oliver Moore scored for Chicago, which beat Washington 3-2 in a shootout last weekend. Drew Commesso made 19 saves in his second career NHL start.

Bedard skated for more than 17 minutes. The Blackhawks went 5-6-1 while he was out.

The Capitals grabbed control with three goals in the first period. Beauvillier tipped home a great pass from Fehervary at 4:03, and a streaking McMichael slipped a shot between Commesso's legs at 15:07. Frank added his seventh of the season with 1:06 left.

Moore scored on a power play 8:48 into the second, but Sourdif made it 4-1 when he finished a goalmouth scramble at 12:38. Sourdif has six goals in his last six games and nine this season overall.

Ovechkin added his 19th goal in the third, beating Commesso through the goaltender's legs at 13:33. The 40-year-old winger has four goals in his last three games and 916 for his career. He has scored on 187 different goaltenders — increasing his NHL record.

The Capitals visit Nashville on Sunday night.

The Blackhawks are at the Predators on Saturday night.

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin warms up before an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Washington Capitals center Dylan Strome warms up before an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard warms up before an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Washington Capitals defenseman Martin Fehérváry (42) shoots the puck as he assists left wing Anthony Beauvillier (72) in scoring a goal on the Chicago Blackhawks during the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Washington Capitals left wing Anthony Beauvillier, right, celebrates his goal on the Chicago Blackhawks with defenseman Martin Fehérváry (42) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)