National Hockey League

FINAL Saturday, October 3, 2026
Calgary Flames 1
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Vancouver Canucks 4
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Match Report

Merilainen makes 23 saves in first start for the Canucks in a 4-1 victory over the Flames

— Leevi Merilainen made 23 saves in his first start for Vancouver and the Canucks had a four-goal third period in a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

22
Blocked Shots
21
28
Hits
34
4
Takeaways
4
24
Shots
26
1
Power Play Goals
0
2
Power Play Opportunities
5
50.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
30
Faceoffs Won
27
52.6
Faceoff Win Percent
47.4
20
Giveaways
18
9
Total Penalties
5
37
Penalty Minutes
21

Top Performers

CGY

  • Devin Cooley GA 3 · SA 25 · SOS 0
  • Yegor Sharangovich BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Samuel Honzek BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Mikael Backlund BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0

VAN

  • Leevi Merilainen GA 1 · SA 24 · SOS 0
  • Liam Ohgren BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Elias Pettersson BS 1 · HT 8 · TK 1
  • Aatu Raty BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:48 · 3rd Giveaway by Arshdeep Bains
  4. 19:38 · 3rd Joel Farabee shot blocked by Tom Willander
  5. 19:12 · 3rd Takeaway by Joel Farabee
  6. 19:06 · 3rd Giveaway by Joel Farabee
  7. 19:00 · 3rd Max Sasson faceoff won against Mikael Backlund
  8. 19:00 · 3rd Icing

Highlights

00:42 Matt Coronato tallies goal for Calgary Flames on the power play Watch on ESPN 00:28 Liam Ohgren tallies goal vs. Flames Watch on ESPN 00:50 Elias N. Pettersson scores goal for Canucks Watch on ESPN 00:45 Drew O'Connor tallies goal vs. Flames Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

VAN leads series 1-0

Injuries

Vancouver Canucks

  • Akil Thomas Injured Reserve
  • Mackenzie MacEachern Injured Reserve
  • Thatcher Demko Injured Reserve

Calgary Flames

  • Mikael Backlund Day-To-Day
  • Jonathan Huberdeau Injured Reserve
  • Samuel Honzek Injured Reserve

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