NHL

Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks

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Calgary Flames
1-0-0
Final
6 - 5
Vancouver Canucks
0-0-1

Zary scores in OT to lift Flames to 6-5 win over Canucks

Brock Boeser tallies goal vs. Flames

Anthony Mantha had a goal and an assist to lead Calgary. Rasmus Andersson, Martin Pospisil, MacKenzie Weegar and Jonathan Huberdeau also scored for the Flames, who trailed 3-0 midway through the first period.

Brock Boeser had two goals and J.T. Miller, Daniel Sprong and Conor Garland also scored for the Canucks. Arturs Silovs stopped 20 shots for Vancouver.

Takeaways Canucks: Squandered a 4-1 lead after the first period by giving up four unanswered goals to fall behind. Miller then tied it with 1:37 left in the third period.

Flames: Dan Vladar gave up four goals on 15 shots in the first period, but allowed only one more goal and finished with 20 saves for the win.

Key moment Huberdeau, under pressure this season to produce more and live up to his $10.5-million salary, scored Calgary’s fifth goal at 10:40 of the third period to give the Flames a 5-4 lead. Stationed in the blue paint, he batted in a rebound off a shot by Brayden Pachal.

Key stat Calgary blocked 21 shots to Vancouver’s 12.

Up next The Canucks conclude their season-opening two-game homestand against Philadelphia on Friday night, and the Flames host the Flyers on Saturday night

Regular Season Series

CGY leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 9:40 Daniel Sprong Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Filip Hronek (1), Danton Heinen (1)
Goal 1st Period 11:48 Brock Boeser Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Jake DeBrusk (1), Elias Pettersson (1)
Goal 1st Period 12:16 Conor Garland Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Nils Hoglander (1), Aatu Raty (1)
Goal 1st Period 15:49 Anthony Mantha Goal (1) Backhand, assists: none
Goal 1st Period 17:18 Brock Boeser Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: J.T. Miller (1), Quinn Hughes (1)
Goal 2nd Period 17:01 Rasmus Andersson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Nazem Kadri (1), Andrei Kuzmenko (1)
Goal 3rd Period 2:41 Martin Pospisil Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Anthony Mantha (1), Kevin Bahl (1)
Goal 3rd Period 8:16 MacKenzie Weegar Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Connor Zary (1), Nazem Kadri (2)
Goal 3rd Period 10:40 Jonathan Huberdeau Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Brayden Pachal (1), Jake Bean (1)
Goal 3rd Period 18:23 J.T. Miller Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Quinn Hughes (2)
Goal 4th Period 1:33 Connor Zary Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Martin Pospisil (1), Rasmus Andersson (1)

Statistics

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22 Blocked Shots 12
18 Hits 13
3 Takeaways 6
26 Shots 24
1 Power Play Goals 2
3 Power Play Opportunities 4
33.3 Power Play Percentage 50.0
1 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
30 Faceoffs Won 35
46.2 Faceoff Win Percent 53.8
9 Giveaways 15
7 Total Penalties 6
17 Penalty Minutes 15
Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tyler Myers, D Out Apr 21
Elias Pettersson, C Out Apr 21
Derek Forbort, D Out Apr 20
Kevin Lankinen, G Out Apr 19
Nils Aman, C Out Apr 12
Calgary Flames Calgary Flames Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Adam Klapka, RW Out Apr 21
Yegor Sharangovich, C Out Apr 21
Connor Zary, C Out Apr 21
Justin Kirkland, C Injured Reserve Dec 4
Anthony Mantha, RW Injured Reserve Nov 11

Game Information

Rogers Arena

Location: Vancouver, BC
Attendance: 18,850 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 50 22 110 10
Los Angeles 48 25 105 9
Edmonton 48 29 101 5
Calgary 41 27 96 14
Vancouver 38 30 90 14
Anaheim 35 37 80 10
Seattle 35 41 76 6
San Jose 20 50 52 12
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