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Bo Horvat and J.T. Miller each collected one
goal and one assist for the Canucks, who received a 35-save
performance from Braden Holtby to claim the finale of a
four-game set between the clubs. Both teams won twice.
Nate Schmidt and Jordie Benn also scored for Vancouver, and
rookie Nils Hoglander notched a pair of assists for his first
career multi-point game.
Andrew Mangiapane scored Calgary's goal.
With a 1-6-1 record in their past eight games before Wednesday,
the Canucks received the quick start they were looking for when
Benn opened the scoring 106 seconds into the game. After a
Dominik Simon neutral-zone turnover created an odd-man rush,
Benn one-timed a cross-ice pass from Horvat for his first goal
of the season.
Horvat doubled the lead before the midway point. Quinn Hughes
sent a long pass that Horvat couldn't corral fully, which caused
Flames goalie Jacob Markstrom to lunge for a potential pokecheck.
Horvat gained possession in time to elude the sprawling goalie
and tuck home the puck at 7:37 of the second period.
Mangiapane's nifty tally -- he zipped around Hughes, deked
Holtby and slipped the puck past the goalie's outstretch leg --
gave the hosts a much-needed boost with 1:47 remaining in the
second period. However, the Canucks pulled away with quick pair
of goals before the second intermission.
Miller restored Vancouver's two-goal lead 15 seconds later when
he took a pass from Elias Pettersson and ripped a shot off the
crossbar and into the net. Then, 37 seconds after that, Schmidt
made it a 4-1 affair by finishing a flurry of action in the
Calgary zone.
The offense didn't end there. During a four-on-one rush seconds
after the Flames came within an inch of scoring, Boeser made it
a 5-1 game by electing to shoot and zipping a top-corner effort
for his team-high 12th goal of the season at 5:54 of the third
period.
That spelled the end of the night for Markstrom, who stopped 24
shots despite his team's horrid defensive play. David Rittich
took over in net and saved all four shots he faced.
--Field Level Media
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