Jacob Markstrom stops 23 shots for Flames in 4-1 win over Islanders
Posted Jan 6, 2023 9:55 pm.
Jacob Markstrom made 23 saves to lead the Calgary Flames to a 4-1 home win over the New York Islanders 4-1 on Friday night.
Milan Lucic, Blake Coleman, Nikita Zadorov and Nazem Kadri scored for the Flames (19-14-7).
Zach Parise replied for the Islanders (22-17-2), who played their second game in as many nights and were minus points leader Mathew Barzal at the Saddledome.
Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov stopped 17 shots in his first start since Dec. 17 when he suffered a groin injury in a game against Vegas.
Barzal, who has 11 goals and a team-leading 30 assists, didn’t play Friday after scoring his fifth goal in as many games in the previous evening’s 4-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.
The Islanders tweeted just before puck drop that Barzal was day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
The Flames will open a five-game road trip in Chicago on Sunday.
