When asked how many texts he had received since scoring the goal, the 20-year-old defenseman responded, “No idea. It’s probably going to be blowing up like it was when I got called up to play my first game. So it’s probably going to take me a few days to answer everyone.”
Sergachev scored with a wrist shot from the high slot on a 5-on-3 power play to make it 4-1 at 16:32.
Clayton Keller extended the lead to 5-1 at 5:13 of the third period with a power-play goal, beating Wolf with a one-timer from the right circle.
“We had a good first two periods and we wanted to learn from our last couple of games and our mistakes,” Keller said. “It’s a long season, it’s definitely good to get the win and hopefully carry that into the next games.”
Defenseman Olli Maatta made his debut for Utah after being acquired in a trade with the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday
“Honestly, it felt good all around,” Maatta said. “I think we played great; we got a lot of skill on this team, we got a lot of heart, and that showed. It was an awesome feeling to go out there.”
NOTE: Backlund became the second player to play 1,000 games for the Flames, joining Jarome Iginla (1,219).
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