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Coronato scores twice, unbeaten Flames edge Blackhawks 3-1 [Video]

Matt Coronato scored twice, including an empty-netter with 39 seconds left in the third period, to lead the Calgary Flames to a 3-1 victory on Tuesday over the Chicago Blackhawks.

Andrei Kuzmenko, with his first of the season on the power play, also scored for Calgary (4-0), which matches its fastest start in franchise history. The Flames also opened up with four consecutive wins in 2009-10 and 1993-94.

Nick Foligno had the lone goal for Chicago (1-2-1), which wraps up a season-opening four-game road trip.

Flames goalie Dustin Wolf made 31 stops to improve to 2-0. Petr Mrazek, who was tested 25 times, falls to 1-2.

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Blackhawks:The visitors had several chances to break a 1-1 tie as they outshot the hosts 7-1 to begin the second period, but they couldn’t solve Wolf. Included in his string of early stops was Joey Anderson thwarted on a short-handed breakaway and a pad …

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