Dustin Wolf makes 26 saves, Flames slow surging Wild with 4-1 victory

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Dustin Wolf made 26 saves, Jonathan Huberdeau ended a scoring drought and the Calgary Flames beat the surging Minnesota Wild 4-1 on Thursday night.

The Flames handed the Wild their first regulation loss since Nov. 6. Minnesota was 10-0-2 during the run.

After 14 games without a goal, Huberdeau struck first for Calgary in the second period. Matt Coronato, Connor Zary and Rasmus Andersson scored in the third, with Andersson icing it with an empty-netter.

Wolf was back in goal after three straight starts for Devin Cooley, although Wolf played the last period Tuesday night in a 5-1 loss in Nashville.

Yakov Trenin scored for Minnesota, and Filip Gustavsson made 26 saves.

The Flames spent eight minutes short-handed in the first period. Wolf stopped all shots when Minnesota had the advantage and all 11 overall in the opening period.

Wild: At Vancouver on Saturday night.

Flames: Host Utah on Saturday night.

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Calgary Flames' Matt Coronato, left, celebrates his goal with teammate Morgan Frost during third period NHL hockey action against the Minnesota Wild in Calgary on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

Minnesota Wild's Kirill Kaprizov, centre, is checked by Calgary Flames' Yan Kuznetsov, left, in front of goalie Dustin Wolf, during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

Minnesota Wild's Joel Eriksson Ek, left, pushes Calgary Flames' Nazem Kadri in front of the net during second period NHL hockey action in Calgary on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

Minnesota Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson, left, is scored on by Calgary Flames' Jonathan Huberdeau during second period NHL hockey action in Calgary on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

Calgary Flames' Connor Zary, right, celebrates his goal with teammate Blake Coleman during third period NHL hockey action against the Minnesota Wild in Calgary on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona has a massive 6-2 lead to protect against Real Madrid when it hosts the second leg of their Women’s Champions League quarterfinal on Thursday.

The Catalan club is in a commanding position to make a record-extending eighth straight semifinal while Madrid would need an unprecedented quarterfinal turnaround to reach the last four for the first time.

Three-time champion Barcelona seeks to reclaim the title it lost to Arsenal last season. Barcelona topped the league phase with an unbeaten campaign that included 20 goals scored and three against.

Madrid, in its second consecutive quarterfinal, was eliminated by Arsenal last season. It finished seventh in the league phase.

Thursday’s game will mark Barcelona’s return to Camp Nou for the first time since the stadium partially reopened in November amid ongoing renovations.

“I’m incredibly excited, very motivated, and eager to prepare for the match and train at the Camp Nou beforehand,” Barcelona coach Pere Romeu said. “It will be a wonderful day to be able to manage a match in that beautiful stadium.”

Barcelona has beaten Madrid five times in all competitions this season.

The winner will play Bayern Munich.

In the night's other quarterfinal, Wolfsburg takes a 1-0 lead against OL Lyonnes to Lyon. The German side hopes to become the third club to eliminate the French record eight-time champion in 17 quarterfinals.

Defending champion Arsenal awaits the winner.

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Arsenal's Alessia Russo, left, and Chelsea's Ellie Carpenter battle for the ball during the Women's Champions League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Chelsea and Arsenal in London, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (John Walton/PA via AP)