Klapka put the Flames ahead 4-3 at 11:01 when he redirected a shot by Brayden Pachal past Samsonov’s right pad.
Saad tied it 4-4 at 11:12, skating in alone and putting a wrist shot on net that deflected up off Wolf, looped over his head and was pushed into the net as he skated backward to locate the puck.
“It’s not like they’re going to stop playing because their season’s over,” Saad said. “In fact, I think they’d take more pride and battle harder. For us, I like how we responded when we went down but obviously we need to clean some things up there.”
Frost scored the shootout winner for the Flames. He slowed up in the slot and shot by Samsonov’s glove, and Wolf stopped Shea Theodore for the win.
“I’m sure everybody was saying it’s sad and disappointing and whatnot, but for me it was … what a [heck] of a fight,” Weegar said. “With all the ups and downs this year you look back … it’s such a grind all year long and it’s such a hard league to win in. This group came together at the beginning of the year right away. I’m proud of this group, the perseverance and leadership from everybody, the belief, everybody bought in … it says a lot. Everybody came to work for one another this year. I think that’s the most important thing. Credit to this team. We really did fight with all we had.”
NOTES: Vegas, which clinched first place in the Pacific Division on Saturday, did not dress forwards Jack Eichel and Mark Stone, defensemen Alex Pietrangelo and Noah Hanifin, and goalie Adin Hill. … Flames forward Matt Coronato had two assists and has seven points (four goals, three assists) in a six-game point streak. … Kadri, 34, set a new NHL career high in goals with 33.
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