Czarnik hat trick carries Flames past Canucks

Vancouver rookie Pettersson scores first goal of preseason

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Austin Czarnik scored a hat trick for the Calgary Flames in a 5-2 win against the Vancouver Canucks at Scotiabank Saddledome.

Czarnik scored at 6:20 and 17:07 of the first period, and 9:18 into the second period to help Calgary take a 4-1 lead.
Canucks rookie forward Elias Pettersson scored his first goal of the preseason at 14:12 of the first to tie it 1-1. Mikael Backlund scored a shorthanded goal to give the Flames a 3-1 lead at 6:00 of the second.
Brandon Sutter scored a power-play goal at 9:31 of the third period to make it 4-2. Mark Jankowski finished the scoring with 17 seconds left.
Jon Gilles (13 saves) and David Rittich (14) each allowed one goal for Calgary. Thatcher Demko made 17 saves for Vancouver.

Czarnik's hat trick powers Flames past Canucks

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