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Matt Coronato scored a natural hat trick, Dustin Wolf made 30 saves and the Calgary Flames beat the Ducks 4-1 on Thursday night.

Coronato gave Calgary a 2-1 lead with 44 seconds left in the second period on a wrist shot from the high slot. He doubled the lead with 3:50 left, scoring off goalie John Gibson’s turnover, and completed the hat trick with an empty-netter with 2:23 to go.

Frank Vatrano opened the scoring for the Ducks midway through the first period. Adam Klapka tied it 15 second into the second.

Gibson stopped 26 shots.

Takeaways

Ducks: Anaheim was 0 for four on the power play.

Flames: Amid trade speculation, winger Andrei Kuzmenko was scratched from Calgary’s game lineup.

Key moment: Coronato scored off Gibson’s clearing gaffe for the late 3-1 lead.

Key stat: Calgary is 23-3-4 when leading or tied after two periods.

Up next: The Ducks host Montreal on Sunday. The Flames end a three-game homestand Saturday night against Detroit.

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