Joel Farabee scores 2 goals as Flames edge Hurricanes 5-4
Calgary Flames' Joel Farabee, center, celebrates his goal with teammates Zayne Parekh, left, and Morgan Frost during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes in Calgary, Alberta, on Saturday, March 7, 2026. Credit: AP/Jeff McIntosh
CALGARY, Alberta — Joel Farabee scored twice and had an assist to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-4 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night.
Morgan Frost had a goal and two assists for the Flames, who snapped a four-game winless skid. Ryan Strome had a goal and an assist in his debut for Calgary, and Blake Coleman also had a goal and an assist. Dustin Wolf made 25 saves.
Seth Jarvis had a goal and two assists for the Eastern Conference-leading Hurricanes, who lost in regulation for just the second time in their last 16 games (12-2-2). Sean Walker, Alexander Nikishin and Andrei Svechnikov also scored for Carolina.
Brandon Bussi stopped 20 shots, but his nine-game franchise record-tying winning streak ended.
In their first game without No. 1 center Nazem Kadri, who was traded to Colorado on Friday, the Flames got off to a rough start as Jarvis scored 44 seconds in on the game’s first shot.
Calgary bounced back in the second with three goals to take the lead for good. Strome, acquired from Anaheim on Friday, got it started by scoring 19 seconds into the period off a feed from Olli Maatta — who also made his Flames debut after coming from Utah in a trade on Wednesday.
Strome had his first multipoint game since Dec. 7, when he had two assists against Chicago.
Carolina Hurricanes goalie Brandon Bussi reacts after letting in a goal during second period NHL hockey action against the Calgary Flames in Calgary on Saturday, March 7, 2026. Credit: AP/Jeff McIntosh
Flames defenseman Zach Whitecloud (upper body) left the game in the first period and didn’t return.
Up next
Hurricanes: Host Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
Flames: Visit Washington on Monday.
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Calgary Flames' Ryan Strome, left, celebrates his goal with teammate Connor Zary during second period NHL hockey action against the Carolina Hurricanes in Calgary on Saturday, March 7, 2026. Credit: AP/Jeff McIntosh
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