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Gridin Scores Twice as Flames Beat Maple Leafs 5–2 for Fourth Straight Win

Updated: 27 October 2026, 5:52 a.m. EDT Matvei Gridin scored twice and added an assist as the Calgary Flames beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 at Scotiabank Saddledome on Monday, 26 October, completing a four-game homestand without a defeat. The victory extended Calgary’s winning run to four games and ended Toronto’s own four-game streak. Gridin recorded his first three-point NHL game, while Devin Cooley stopped 26 shots for his fourth consecutive win, according to NHL.com’s game report . Gridin opened the scoring at 10:05 of the first period and Mikael Backlund doubled the lead less than two minutes later. Gridin struck again on the power play just 25 seconds into the second period to make it 3–0. Easton Cowan pulled one back for Toronto before William Nylander narrowed the deficit to 3–2 in the third. Joel Farabee and Martin Pospisil then scored into an empty net to secure the result, which the official NHL game sheet confirms. Auston Matthews assisted on Nylander’s goal for his 800t...