Coleman, Vladar lead the way as Flames snap four-game skid with win over Devils

Flames get two power-play goals, Vladar stops 31 shots as Calgary beats New Jersey 4-2

The Calgary Flames snapped a four-game losing skid with a 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

Blake Coleman and Mikael Backlund also scored for the Flames (14-12-6), who improved to 8-4-3 at home this season.

Nico Hischier and Dougie Hamilton scored for the Devils (13-13-3), who have lost three of their last four games.

Dan Vladar made 31 saves for the Flames, while Akira Schmid stopped 27 shots for the Devils.

The Flames opened the scoring on a power play at 12:40 of the first period when Coleman deflected a shot from Noah Hanifin past Schmid.

The Devils tied the game at 1-1 on a power play of their own at 17:35 of the first period when Hischier scored his 11th goal of the season.

The Flames regained the lead at 6:43 of the second period when Backlund scored his seventh goal of the season.

Lindholm made it 3-1 at 14:49 of the second period when he scored his NHL-leading 24th goal of the season.

The Devils cut the lead to 3-2 at 19:09 of the second period when Hamilton scored his sixth goal of the season.

The Flames restored their two-goal lead at 11:29 of the third period when Coleman scored his second goal of the game.

The Flames will be back in action on Thursday night when they host the Edmonton Oilers.

The Devils will be back in action on Friday night when they visit the Vancouver Canucks.