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Calgary Flames secured a 5–2 victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs, powered by a pair of multi-point performances from Slovak players, Šport.sk reported. Martin Pospíšil and Šimon Nemec recorded two points each to lead the Flames in a 5:2 victory over Toronto Maple Leafs.
Early offense sets the tone for Calgary
The Flames established control early in the opening period. At the 10-minute mark, Matvei Gridin opened the scoring with assists credited to both Pospíšil and Nemec. Mikael Backlund followed less than two minutes later with a wrist shot from the left circle, beating the Toronto defense to stretch the lead to 2–0. Gridin struck again early in the second period on a power play, pushing Calgary ahead by three goals before Toronto mounted a comeback attempt through goals from Easton Cowan and William Nylander.
Pospíšil seals the win with a late empty-netter
After Toronto narrowed the deficit to 3–2, Joel Farabee restored a two-goal cushion for Calgary by scoring into an empty net. With 39 seconds remaining in the third period, Pospíšil completed the scoring with another empty-net goal, collecting his second point of the night off assists from Gridin and Nemec. Pospíšil finished the contest with one goal, one assist, a plus-two rating, a two-minute penalty, and four hits across 12 minutes and 20 seconds of ice time.
Nemec logs heavy minutes on the blue line
Nemec anchored the Calgary defense with 21 minutes and 51 seconds of ice time. The Slovak defenseman contributed two assists, a plus-two rating, and one shot on goal. Meanwhile, fellow Slovak forward Samuel Honzek missed his seventh game due to an ongoing lower-body injury.
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