t the end of the year.Ivan is an important player for us and he probably hasnt had the year that he or us would like.Hes had some injury concerns across the year and just hasnt really got up and going at any stage.But we know what Ivan can do and Ivan at his best is a very, very good AFL player ... we

CALGARY, Alberta -- Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and an assist in his return from a broken finger, and the Calgary Flames scored five times in a 6:04 span of the second period to rout the Anaheim Ducks 8-3 on Sunday night.It was a surprise when it was revealed in the morning that Gaudreau would be back in the lineup less than three weeks after surgery that was expected to keep him out four to six weeks.On the first shot of his first shift, he took a drop pass from Sam Bennett and whipped a shot past Jonathan Bernier at 2:09 to make it 1-0.Sixth in the NHL in scoring last season, Gaudreau started off slowly this season with two goals in 14 games. But he was just beginning to heat up with three goals in three games when a slash from Eric Staal against Minnesota on Nov. 15 sidelined him for 10 games.Bennett and Alex Chiasson also had big nights offensively with a goal and two assists apiece. Also scoring for Calgary (13-13-2) were Troy Brouwer, Matt Stajan, Dougie Hamilton, Sean Monahan and Mark Giordano. The Flames finished a 3-0 homestand.Ryan Kesler had two goals and Logan Shaw also scored for Anaheim (12-9-5), which trailed 8-1 late in the third. Next, the Ducks return home after a 1-1-1 trip through Western Canada.It was 1-all when Calgary scored a rare power-play goal at home at 11:28 of the second, touching off a stretch of five goals on six shots against Bernier.Calgary was 2 for 45 on the power play at the Saddledome when Brouwer tipped in Monahans shot.Chiasson shoveled in Bennetts rebound less than a minute later and 35 seconds after that, with the crowd still buzzing, Stajan deflected in Dennis Widemans slap shot.Back on the man advantage, the Flames made it two straight conversions when Bennett redirected in Mikael Backlunds pass at 16:37. Hamilton completed the second-period barrage 55 seconds later by ripping a slap shot into the top corner.Monahan and Giordano made it 8-1 with third-period goals before Kesler and Shaw scored late goals for the Ducks.Starting for the 10th time in the last 12 games, Chad Johnson made 30 stops to improve to 8-2-0 during that span. He is 10-4-1 this season.Bernier, who went the distance, finished with 17 saves. His record fell to 4-2-1.Game notesIt was the most goals Calgary has scored since winning 8-1 over Edmonton on March 22, 2014. ... Bennett was back at center after playing left wing during Gaudreaus absence. ... Micheal Ferland (upper body) did not return after leaving in the first period. He took only one more shift after an earlier fight with Kevin Bieksa. ... Lance Bouma (upper body) skated without a non-contact jersey Sunday and is nearing a return. 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Barcelona says that its team doctors will "co-ordinate" with Evertons medical staff as Deulofeu recovers.Richmond cult hero Ivan Maric could be forced to look for a new AFL club, with the Tigers still unsure whether the ruckman is part of their plans for 2017.Maric, who comes off contract at the end of the year, missed the opening four rounds of the season because of a back injury.The 30-year-old was dropped after playing rounds five and six, with Shaun Hampson overtaking him as the Tigers No.1 ruckman.Form and fitness issues mean Maric has played just one game since, against Port Adelaide in round 15.Thats a list management decision well work our way through, Tigers coach Damien Hardwick said on Thursday, when asked about Maric.Well make those decisions at the end of the year.Ivan is an important player for us and he probably hasnt had the year that he or us would like.Hes had some injury concerns across the year and just hasnt really got up and going at any stage.But we know what Ivan can do and Ivan at his best is a very, very good AFL player ... we hope to get him back this year.Big men Ben Griffiths and Ty Vickery, who is a restricted free agent, are also yet to sign contract extensions.List management is ttough any time of the year, Hardwick said.ddddddddddddIts not something foreign to us, we constantly have these conversations.Hampsons career-best season was rewarded with a two-year contract extension earlier this week.Hardwick expected the 28-year-old would get even better in 2017.Hes had a really good season .. he thoroughly deserves his contract, Hardwick said.But we look forward to him improving.The Tigers face Geelong at the MCG on Sunday, with Hardwick calling on his charges to show the same effort they did in a pressure-relieving win over Collingwood last Friday night.Hardwick forecast the prospect of Brownlow medal favourites Patrick Dangerfield and Dustin Martin going head to head in the midfield.At the start then we might look at something if Danger gets out of control, Hardwick said, when asked if he will send a tagger to Dangerfield.But thats probably happened every game with Danger, hasnt it?Hes such a quality competitor, hes one of those guys who is very hard to tag. 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