Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks
· National Hockey League
Flames beat Canucks 5-2 to finish back-to-back set with 3rd straight win
Morgan Frost, Connor Zary, Kevin Bahl, Yegor Sharangovich and Blake Coleman scored for the resurgent Flames in the second half of a back-to-back set. Coleman also had an assist, and Mikael Backlund had two.
On Saturday night at home, Calgary beat Dallas 3-2 in a shootout to escape the NHL cellar. At 8-13-3, Calgary has 19 points — three more than last-place Nashville, though the Flames have played three more games.
Filip Hronek and Quinn Hughes scored for Vancouver, and Kevin Lankinen stopped 16 shots. The Canucks have lost six of seven.
Hronek opened the scoring at 1:05 of the first period. Frost tied it on a tip at 7:33 and Zary put the Flames ahead at 8:08 of the period. Bahl and Sharangovich scored in the second period.
With Calgary's Jonathan Huberdeau off for hooking Elias Pettersson in the third, Coleman scored short-handed and Hughes countered on the power play.
Canucks: At Anaheim on Wednesday night.
Regular Season SeriesSeries tied 1-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 1:05 | Filip Hronek Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake DeBrusk (4) |
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Goal | 1st Period 7:33 | Morgan Frost Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Rasmus Andersson (9), Matt Coronato (6) |
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Goal | 1st Period 8:08 | Connor Zary Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Mikael Backlund (8), Blake Coleman (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 10:37 | Kevin Bahl Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Nazem Kadri (13), Rasmus Andersson (10) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 16:31 | Yegor Sharangovich Goal (3) Batted, assists: Rasmus Andersson (11), Nazem Kadri (14) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 7:59 | Blake Coleman Goal (8) Tip-In, assists: Mikael Backlund (9) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 8:16 | Quinn Hughes Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Kevin Lankinen (1) |
Statistics
 CGY |
 VAN |
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| 15 | Blocked Shots | 11 |
| 15 | Hits | 17 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 21 | Shots | 31 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 4 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 25.0 |
| 1 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 27 | Faceoffs Won | 26 |
| 50.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 49.1 |
| 18 | Giveaways | 20 |
| 4 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 8 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Vancouver Canucks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Elias Pettersson, C | Day-To-Day | Dec 7 |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph, D | Day-To-Day | Dec 7 |
| Filip Chytil, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 6 |
| Nils Hoglander, LW | Injured Reserve | Dec 4 |
| Thatcher Demko, G | Injured Reserve | Dec 4 |
Calgary Flames Injuries
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