Flames take down Wild again for 12th win in 13 games

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Matthew Tkachuk scored 72 seconds into the game and the streaking Calgary Flames beat Minnesota 5-1 on Tuesday night for their second consecutive victory over the Wild.

Andrew Mangiapane, Elias Lindholm, Tyler Toffoli and Mikael Backlund also scored for the Flames, who have won 12 of 13. Johnny Gaudreau had two assists to add to his team-leading point total.

Jacob Markstrom made 32 saves for the win. He was also in net when Calgary routed the Wild 7-3 at home on Saturday.

"We knew they were going to come out strong tonight," Mangiapane said. "Obviously they’re a good team. We just had to worry about ourselves and be prepared and build off our game."

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Calgary Flames left wing Matthew Tkachuk (15) celebrates his goal against the Minnesota Wild with teammates Elias Lindholm (28), Rasmus Andersson (4), Tyler Toffoli (73) and Johnny Gaudreau (13) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)

Minnesota coach Dean Evason said his team was "embarrassed" on Saturday, but the Wild were unable to respond. Their losing streak reached four games, including two straight to the Flames.

"Every team goes through something like this. You just have to get out of it," captain Jared Spurgeon said. "We’re sticking together in there and the only way to do it is together."

Tkachuk, who scored twice against Minnesota on Saturday, opened the scoring for the high-powered Calgary offense. The winger beat goalie Cam Talbot just 1:12 into the first period for his 27th goal of the season.

After Tkachuk tied him for the team lead in goals earlier in