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Gridin scores twice as Flames defeat Maple Leafs 5-2

Calgary won a fourth straight game behind three points from Matvei Gridin.

Calgary Flames forward Matvei Gridin controls the puck against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Saddledome.
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Matvei Gridin supplied two goals and an assist as the Calgary Flames defeated the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Monday, Oct. 26. The victory completed a four-game sweep of Calgary’s homestand.

Gridin and Mikael Backlund scored in the first period before Gridin added a power-play goal 25 seconds into the second, putting Calgary ahead 3-0.

Easton Cowan and William Nylander brought Toronto within one. Joel Farabee and Martin Pospisil then scored into an empty net in the final two minutes.

Devin Cooley finished with 26 saves for Calgary. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 29 of the 32 shots he faced for Toronto.

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