Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Evander Kane, LW | Out | Apr 14 |
| Thatcher Demko, G | Injured Reserve | Mar 3 |
| Jonathan Lekkerimaki, RW | Out | Feb 27 |
| Filip Chytil, C | Injured Reserve | Feb 25 |
| Derek Forbort, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 28 |
Calgary Flames Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Bahl, D | Out | Apr 16 |
| Connor Zary, C | Out | Apr 16 |
| Yan Kuznetsov, D | Out | Apr 14 |
| Joel Hanley, D | Out | Mar 28 |
| Samuel Honzek, LW | Injured Reserve | Mar 27 |
Game Information
Rogers Arena
Location: Vancouver,
Attendance: 19,012 | Capacity:
Location: Vancouver,
Attendance: 19,012 | Capacity:
2025-26 Pacific Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/vgk.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Vegas | 39 | 26 | 95 | 17 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/edm.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Edmonton | 41 | 30 | 93 | 11 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ana.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Anaheim | 43 | 33 | 92 | 6 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/la.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Los Angeles | 35 | 27 | 90 | 20 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/sj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">San Jose | 39 | 35 | 86 | 8 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/sea.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Seattle | 34 | 37 | 79 | 11 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/cgy.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Calgary | 34 | 39 | 77 | 9 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/van.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Vancouver | 25 | 49 | 58 | 8 |