Mikael Backlund scored two goals and set up another in the second period to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers, who were opening a four-game road trip.
Kris Versteeg, Mark Giordano (PPG) and Sean Monahan (ENG) scored the other Calgary goals. Giordano added two assists.
Vincent Trocheck opened the scoring at 3:46 of the first period and then beat Chad Johnson again on the glove side 4:39 to give the Panthers a 2-1 lead after twenty minutes.
Jared McCann drew the primary assist on both of Trocheck’s goals. Aaron Ekblad picked up the secondary helper on the first and Jason Demers on the second.