The Calgary Flames routed the Arizona Coyotes 9-1 on Saturday night.
Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk each had two goals and two assists and the Calgary Flames routed theEdmonton locked Pacific Division-leading Calgary into the postseason by beating Vegas 4-0 earlier in the day.
"It’s really difficult to make the playoffs," Flames coach Darryl Sutter said. "Only half the teams in the league do it. We made the playoffs with two weeks left in the season." Arizona led 1-0 after the first period on Nick Ritchie’s first-minute goal. The Flames broke it open with four goals in a 2:33 span early in the second.
It was the second-fastest four-goal run in Flames franchise history, behind only a 1:21 span on Feb. 10, 1993, against San Jose.
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