Calgary 3, Vancouver 1
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Where: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
Referees:
Mitch Dunning, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen:
Ryan Daisy, Derek Nansen
Attendance:
19289
By Field Level Media
Nazem Kadri scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and an assist to lead the host Calgary Flames to a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.
Connor Zary also scored for Calgary, which won for the 13th time in 20 home games (13-4-3) and 4-1-2 in its past seven games overall. Flames goalie Dustin Wolf made 23 saves to improve to 10-1-1 at home this season.
Brock Boeser scored and Kevin Lankinen finished with 26 saves for Vancouver, which took its fifth loss in the past six games (1-2-3).
Three minutes after the Canucks tied the game 1-1, Kadri scored at 9:18 of the third. His wrist shot from the edge of the left circle got past Lankinen's blocker side after a crossing pass from Huberdeau.
The Canucks pulled Lankinen with 1:50 left for an extra attacker, and Huberdeau sealed the win by producing an empty-net goal from center ice with 1:02 to go.
Calgary took a 1-0 lead at the 14:31 mark of the first period. Jakob Pelletier broke in on a breakaway that Lankinen stopped, but Yegor Sharangovich picked up the rebound and then passed to Zary driving into the crease, where he shoveled a shot into a vacated net.
Things got chippy during a hard-hitting second period that saw three fights resulting in six majors, including a pair by Flames forward Ryan Lomberg, as well as a handful of other skirmishes. At one time Vancouver had five players in the penalty box, but the Canucks' penalty kill came up big, including killing off more than a minute a two-man five-on-three advantage for Calgary.
Vancouver tied it 1-1 at 6:15 of the third period on a power-play goal by Boeser. He redirected a shot from the left point by J.T. Miller inside the far right post.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Vancouver |
|
Calgary |
Brock Boeser 1 |
Points |
Jonathan Huberdeau 2 |
Brock Boeser 1 |
Goals |
Jonathan Huberdeau 1 |
Erik Brannstrom 1 |
Assists |
Jonathan Huberdeau 1 |
Brock Boeser 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Kevin Lankinen .929 |
Save Percentage |
Dustin Wolf .958 |
Kevin Lankinen 26 |
Saves |
Dustin Wolf 23 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Vancouver
|
24 |
1 |
1-2 |
2-2 |
25 |
34 |
Calgary
|
29 |
3 |
0-2 |
1-2 |
25 |
31 |
Upcoming Games
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Calgary will play their next game at home against Utah. The Flames have a W/L % of .412 after a win and .550 after a loss.
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Vancouver will play their next game on the road against Seattle. The Canucks have a W/L % of .389 after a win and .556 after a loss.