Mark Giordano, TJ Brodie each have goal, assist in Flames' 4-1 victory over Coyotes
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Mark Giordano and TJ Brodie each had a goal and an assist to lead to Calgary Flames to a 4-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Wednesday.
Giordano's goal extended the Flames' lead to 3-1 at 11:46 of the second period.
On the power play, Giordano's shot from the blue line changed direction off the stick of Antoine Vermette and eluded goaltender Thomas Greiss.
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Calgary has been without Giordano, its captain, since he broke his ankle Oct. 21 in a win in Los Angeles. At the time, the Flames were 4-2-2. While he was absent, the club struggled going just 5-11-2.
Mikael Backlund and Lee Stempniak also scored for Calgary. The Flames have won consecutive games for the first time since Oct. 9 and 11 and won on home ice for just the second time in their past nine games (2-5-2).
Keith Yandle scored for Phoenix, which won 6-2 in Edmonton on Tuesday night. The Coyotes split the opening two games of their four-game road trip, which continues Friday night in Vancouver.