Flames escape two-goal hole, edge Golden Knights

Mikael Backlund scored the game-winner with 4:29 remaining as the Calgary Flames rallied from a two-goal, first-period deficit to defeat the visiting Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Tuesday night.

On the winning play, Blake Coleman retrieved the puck behind the net and then fed Backlund on the edge of the crease between Vegas defensemen Alec Martinez and Alex Pietrangelo. Backlund then scooped a shot over the glove of Golden