Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks
· National Hockey League
Filip Chytil scores twice as the Canucks open with a 5-1 victory over the Flames
The Czech center batted a puck into the net at 2:53 of the third period after it went off the back of Calgary defenseman Kevin Bahl’s head.
Chytil followed up just under six minutes later, collecting a puck from Arshdeep Bains and streaking up the ice, then firing a shot up and over Dustin Wolf.
Kiefer Sherwood, Jonathan Lekkerimäki and Brock Boeser also scored for the Canucks, and Thatcher Demko stopped 17 shots.
Morgan Frost scored for Calgary, beating Demko with 6:54 left.
Wolf made 21 saves for the Flames, who were coming off a 4-3 shootout win in Edmonton on Wednesday night.
Canucks: At Edmonton on Saturday night.
Regular Season SeriesVAN leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 14:53 | Kiefer Sherwood Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Drew O'Connor (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 2:54 | Filip Chytil Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 3rd Period 8:53 | Filip Chytil Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Arshdeep Bains (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 11:43 | Jonathan Lekkerimäki Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Evander Kane (1), Conor Garland (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 13:06 | Morgan Frost Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Yegor Sharangovich (1), Joel Farabee (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 17:06 | Brock Boeser Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Elias Pettersson (1), Jake DeBrusk (1) |
Statistics
 CGY |
 VAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 18 |
| 35 | Hits | 27 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 18 | Shots | 26 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 4 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 31 | Faceoffs Won | 24 |
| 56.4 | Faceoff Win Percent | 43.6 |
| 16 | Giveaways | 17 |
| 5 | Total Penalties | 5 |
| 10 | Penalty Minutes | 10 |
Vancouver Canucks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Conor Garland, RW | Day-To-Day | Oct 28 |
| Quinn Hughes, D | Out | Oct 28 |
| Derek Forbort, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 28 |
| Victor Mancini, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 28 |
| Jonathan Lekkerimaki, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 24 |
Calgary Flames Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Pospisil, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 20 |
