{"id":199551,"date":"2024-10-02T15:07:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T10:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/achinews.com\/honzek-helps-hot-flames-beat-kraken-4-3-in-ot-achi-news\/"},"modified":"2024-10-02T15:07:36","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T10:07:36","slug":"honzek-helps-hot-flames-beat-kraken-4-3-in-ot-achi-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/achinews.com\/honzek-helps-hot-flames-beat-kraken-4-3-in-ot-achi-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Honzek helps hot Flames beat Kraken 4-3 in OT\n\n Achi-News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Calgary Flames rookie Samuel Honzek continued his scoring streak on Monday with a great shorthanded effort.<\/p>\n

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Giving him a preseason NHL-leading seven points, Honzek’s second-period highlight reel goal helped the Flames beat the Seattle Kraken 4-3 in overtime.<\/p>\n

“When Penticton (rookie tournament) started, it was difficult because of three months without a game, but once the main camp started, I feel very different, like a new player,” said the 19-year-old Honzek, first the Flames. – round pick (16th overall) in 2023.<\/p>\n

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“Every game and every practice, I’ve felt more confident and more comfortable, playing with the NHL guys and feeling like I’m fitting in on the team.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

With two goals and five assists in five games, Honzek sits alone atop the NHL’s preseason scoring leaders.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really enjoy it. So far, it’s good, but I’m trying to stay humble, not be too confident,\u201d said Honzek, who turns 20 on November 12.<\/p>\n

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Tied 2-2 after the first period, Seattle had several chances to take the lead early in the second when Calgary took four penalties in the first six minutes.<\/p>\n

But not only did the Flames kill the extended power play, Honzek fired up the home crowd at 6:33 with his goal.<\/p>\n

After taking a pass from Yegor Sharangovich, he skated down the right wing through the neutral zone and into Seattle’s end where he used his 6-foot-4 frame to power his way around defenseman Vince Dunn, then as he intercepted the front. from the net, he managed to avoid the net check of guard Joey Daccord before putting the puck in the net as it fell to the ice.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe goes out there and works. I think that’s what you want to see in a young player. You come to listen, you come to learn, and you try to make sure you bring your best when you’re on the rink,\u201d Flames coach Ryan Huska said.<\/p>\n

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