Early goal barrage carries Flames past Islanders

Goals by Milan Lucic, Blake Coleman and Nikita Zadorov staked the Flames to a three-goal, first-period lead and Calgary held on for a 4-1 home-ice victory over the New York Islanders on Friday.

Nazem Kadri also scored for the Flames, who are on a 6-2-1 run. Goaltender Jacob Markstrom made 24 saves, including a pair of key second-period breakaway stops on Casey Cizikas and Jean-Gabriel Pageau.

Zach Parise scored for the