Andrew Mangiapane’s next contract keeps getting more expensive.
The 25-year-old forward scored his 12th goal of the 2021–22 season late in the second period of the Calgary Flames’ game against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday evening.
With the Flames already leading 3-0, Mangiapane led the rush out of his own zone and quickly found himself entering the Sabres’ end on a 2-on-1 with Mikael Backlund.
Mangiapane sent a pass over to Backlund, who quickly dragged the puck around Sabres defenceman Will Butcher before returning the puck to its original sender. Faced with a wide-open net, Mangiapane made no mistake for his second goal of the night.