Flames Fall To Canucks

The Canucks scored four times in the first period en route to an 8-1 win over the Flames in preseason action Wednesday at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

Joel Farabee counted the lone Calgary marker in the second period.

Brock Boeser opened the scoring 6:59 into the opening frame, converting on a breakaway after a long-range feed from Quinn Hughes.

The visitors extended their lead with a trio of goals over a 1:18 span late in period one; Elias Pettersson and Tyler Myers made it 3-0 Vancouver before Derek Forbort added a short-handed tally at 16:57.

The Flames got on the board right away to start period two. Yegor Sharangovich pushed the puck toward the goal from the left circle and - as he was being shoved to the ground - Farabee chopped the rebound over Canucks netminder Kevin Lankinen for his second goal of the exhibition campaign.

Max Sasson and Aatu Raty added second-period markers for the Canucks, who took a 6-1 lead into the break.

Hughes added a seventh for Vancouver 8:26 into the third period, converting on an odd-man setup from Boeser.

Sasson rounded out the scoring with a short-handed tally in the final minute.

Ivan Prosvetov got the start in goal for Calgary and made 14 saves, his best coming off a Drew O'Connor breakaway early in the first period.

Logan Cooley played the final 28-and-a-half minutes of the contest and made four stops, notably stoning Pettersson on a second-period penalty shot.

The Lineup:

FORWARDS

Joel Farabee - Nazem Kadri - Yegor Sharangovich

Jonathan Huberdeau - Morgan Frost - Matt Coronato

Matvei Gridin - Mikael Backlund - Blake Coleman

Connor Zary - Rory Kerins - Martin Pospisil

DEFENCE

Joel Hanley - MacKenzie Weegar

Kevin Bahl - Rasmus Andersson

Zayne Parekh - Brayden Pachal

GOALTENDERS

Ivan Prosvetov

Devin Cooley

They Said It:

The Numbers Game:

Shots: CGY 30, VAN 26

Powerplay: CGY 0-6, VAN 2-4

Faceoffs: CGY 50%, VAN 50%

Hits: CGY 19, VAN 14

Blocked shots: CGY 19, VAN 16

Up Next:

The preseason wraps up Friday night, when the Winnipeg Jets pay a visit to the Scotiabank Saddledome at 7 p.m. MT. CLICK FOR TICKETS