Jarome Iginla has goal and an assist, leads Kings to 4-1 win over Flames

Jarome Iginla scored his 100th career game-winning goal and added an assist against his former team as the Los Angeles Kings kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday.

With the scored tied 1-1, Iginla’s goal with 46 seconds remaining in the second period gave the visitors a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.

In a mad scramble around the Flames crease, Iginla couldn’t get his shot through but Calgary defenceman Mark Giordano, lying flat on his belly, accidentally swept the puck
into his own net while trying to pull the puck under Brian Elliott, who was also sprawled on the ice.

It was Iginla’s fifth goal in 13 games since being acquired by Los Angeles at the trade deadline. It also gives the former Flame 624 goals for his career, moving him to within one of Joe Sakic for 15th all-time.

Combined with a fight in the 1st period with Deryk Engelland, the 39 year-old Iginla notches the Gordie Howe hat trick in quite possibly his final appearance at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

Trevor Lewis, Anze Kopitar and Jeff Carter also scored for Los Angeles (36-33-7). The Kings trail the Flames by 11 points with six games remaining.

Dougie Hamilton had the lone goal for Calgary (43-30-4) while Johnny Gaudreau had an assist to extend his point streak to six games (2 goals, 8 assists).

With the loss, the Flames remain in the first wild card spot, one point up on Nashville for the second wild card.