DETROIT -- Mikael Backlund and the Calgary Flames got their six-game road trip started in the best way possible.Backlund scored the tiebreaking goal with 7:46 left in the third period to give Calgary a 3-2 victory over the slumping Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night.This is huge, because were lking at these six games almost like a playoff series, said Flames defenseman Dougie Hamilton, who had three assists. We know we have to pick up some wins on this trip, and this is a gd start.Garnet Hathaway got his first career goal and Matt Stajan also scored for Calgary. Chad Johnson stopped 21 shots.I thought this was a very even game, but we did a nice job of capitalizing on our chances, Flames coach Glen Gulutzan said. We didnt lose any momentum coming out of the Chicago game, where we played very well in a loss.Tomas Tatar and Anthony Mantha scored for Detroit, which lost its fourth straight game. Jimmy Howard made 23 saves.I think we gave them their chances. I think from the start, a few turnovers in our own end, all of a sudden they end up spending a minute, minute and a half in our end instead of making a simple play and move the play out to the neutral zone, Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg said.Backlund broke a 2-all tie when he slammed Michael Froliks pass from the left circle past Howard and into the open side of the net for his second goal.We better pick ourselves up and we better come to work tomorrow to get better, Detroit coach Jeff Blashill said. And we better put the work in that it takes to earn confidence come Wednesday (at Buffalo). Thats the bottom line. We better pick ourselves up in a hurry and focus on coming to win a hockey game on Wednesday.Mantha tied it 2-all 7:59 into the third with his first of the season. He put a snap shot under the crossbar on the short side after bringing the puck out from behind the net.Stajan gave the Flames a 2-1 lead at 21 of the third with his first goal of the season. He tipped in Hamiltons slap shot from the right point.Hathaway tied it 1-all at 3:40 of the second. Hathaway, who was beside the net and battling with a Red Wings player, got the shaft of his stick on a high shot by Hamilton from the top of the right circle and deflected it into the empty side of the net.Thats an amazing feeling. I saw Fer (Micheal Ferland) get the puck to Dougie, so I went to the net, Hathaway said. It was an odd play, because Howard was still flailing around, so I wasnt sure if he had the puck or if it had gone in. Ill probably tell people that I sniped it -- that sounds a lot better. Weve still got five more road games, so it is big to get this one and get some momentum.Tatar gave Detroit a 1-0 lead 8:06 into the game. He blindly slid a puck toward the net from the high slot that beat Johnson. It was Tatars third goal and only his second in 14 games.Howard was forced to make a couple of saves in close after Red Wings giveaways deep in their zone.Detroit defenseman Alexey Marchenko left with an upper-body injury after taking a hit from Ferland with a little less than 50 left in the second period. Blashill said Marchenko will likely be out a little while and the team would have more information Monday.Game notes Detroit LW Thomas Vanek returned after missing 11 games with a hip injury. The Red Wings were 3-7-1 without Vanek and averaged under two goals per game. He had four goals and eight points in seven games. ... Calgary forward Johnny Gaudreau missed his second game after sustaining a broken finger on a slash by Minnesota C Eric Staal. Gaudreau will miss six to eight weeks. ... Red Wings C Darren Helm missed his second game after dislocating his shoulder. 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Arsenal failed to take full advantage of its main rivals stumbles on Saturday as substitute Gerard Deulofeu levelled with a hard shot from a tight angle in the 84th minute to give Everton a deserved point. Ahead of a crucial fortnight that will see them play against Napoli in the Champions League, Manchester City and Chelsea, Arsenal leads by five points ahead of Liverpl and Chelsea. Soccer Mark Milligans hopes of a European fling to finish his career are all but over.The 30-year-old midfielder received nibbles of interest after star turns for the national team at seasons end, keeping alive his long-held desire to play in England or the continent.Since then, word has come through from his Abu Dhabi-based employers Baniyas; youre staying put.There was a little bit of talk, especially after the England game, he told AAP.Then the decision got taken out of my hands. Baniyas decided Im not going anywhere so Ill be heading back next week.Milligan is contracted for another year with the UAE Pro League side and is determined to lead them up the table despite a period of flux.Their long-term manager Luis Garcia departed towards the end of last season and since then, another interim coach has been moved on.It means Milligan will head back to the Gulf next week, determined to maintain his professional standards amidst difficult circumstances - a hallmark of his career.It was a condition of me going over, for Ange and the Soccers and myself, that I wasnt heading over there to end my career, he said.It was another opportunity that I wanted to take and one a llong time in the works.ddddddddddddIts not a bad competition, theres a lot of strong teams and strong players.This season is a big deal because the winner qualifies for the Club World Cup as theyre having it there next year.Milligan is holidaying in Australia, taking his sun-drenched family to the snow before heading back to sweltering heat.Hes stayed in touch with the European Championships, saying it was hard not to be inspired by the feats of minnow ftballing nations Iceland and Wales.But he doesnt see their stories as comparable to the Soccers, given Australias progression under Ange Postecoglou to become continental champions.If you lk at where we are in Asia, we should go in to tournaments now with a lot of confidence, he said.We dont go in thinking were the underdogs, we go in thinking we can win every game.(Weve just had) three gd hit-outs leading into a very difficult time with World Cup qualifiers coming up.Weve got a very strong group but the progression weve made in the last two years is outstanding ... the skys the limit. 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