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MacKenzie Weegar scored and Jacob Markstrom
made 24 saves for the Flames (33-33-5, 71 points), who have lost
four in a row.
Jones scored on a power play to give Chicago a 1-0 lead at 3:35
of the first period. Connor Bedard sent a cross-ice pass above
the circles to Philipp Kurashev on the right, and Kurashev
quickly dished off to Jones, who blasted a slap shot from above
the slot and beat a screened Markstrom glove side.
Dickinson made it 2-0 at 15:15 of the first. Anderson collected
Slaggert's backhand pass out of the Blackhawks' zone to create a
two-on-one with Dickinson, carrying it to the left circle before
feeding him for a one-timer from the right circle.
Chicago outshot Calgary 15-5 in the opening frame.
The Flames started pushing in the second period, outshooting the
Blackhawks 14-4. The visitors had good scoring chances,
including a pair of power plays in just over three minutes, but
they couldn't beat Mrazek.
The Blackhawks came close to adding to their lead with just over
five minutes to go in the middle period.
Markstrom came out of his net and dove toward the right circle
after the puck bounced off the end boards and missed his stick.
Slaggert beat him to the puck and took it below the circle, but
Weegar got his body and stick in the way to deny the rookie of
his first NHL goal.
Dickinson pushed the margin to 3-0 at 4:15 of the third period.
Anderson found him in the slot, and Dickinson fired a wrist shot
past Markstrom's glove.
Slaggert again came close to his first tally just under 7 1/2
minutes into the final frame with a shot that hit the crossbar
and fell behind Markstrom but stayed out of the net.
Weegar cut it to 3-1 at 12:25 with a wrist shot up the middle
that went blocker-side past a screened Mrazek.
The Flames outshot the Blackhawks 20-8 in the third.
--Field Level Media
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