CALGARY B次元官网网址� Tyler Myers scored twice and added an assist B次元官网网址� all of the damage inflicted in the first period B次元官网网址� as the Vancouver Canucks built up an early 3-0 lead and cruised to a 5-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Sunday night.
Myers opened the scoring on a power play at 3:29, scoring his second goal of the season on a 55-foot wrist shot that beat a partially screened David Rittich.
Just over three minutes later, Myers struck again from the same distance, again on a wrist shot, only this time it came with nobody in front, his low shot squeaking through the pads of the Flames goalie.
MyersB次元官网网址� two goals equals a career-high, having also done it on four other occasions.
Tanner Pearson with a pair, the second into an empty net, and Jake Virtanen also scored for Vancouver (21-15-4) whose fifth win in a row moves them past Calgary and Arizona into second place in the Pacific Division. The Canucks are even in points with the Coyotes but hold a game in hand.
Like us on and follow us on
Rasmus Andersson and Noah Hanifin, in the gameB次元官网网址檚 final minute, scored for Calgary (20-16-5). The Flames are winless in their last four games at home.
Virtanen extended the visitorsB次元官网网址� lead to 3-0 at 10:52 of the first period, striking on the man-advantage yet again. The Flames entered the night with the leagueB次元官网网址檚 second-best penalty kill but VancouverB次元官网网址檚 fourth-best power-play made it 2-for-2 in the early going when his shot deflected in off Travis HamonicB次元官网网址檚 stick.
That goal ended the night for Rittich, who was replaced by Cam Talbot after giving up three goals on seven shots. ItB次元官网网址檚 the second time Rittich has been pulled this season. His record falls to 17-9-5. Talbot made 19 saves in relief.
With Jacob Markstrom having started the last nine games including a 49-save performance against Los Angeles on Saturday, rookie Thatcher Demko made his first start since Dec. 7.
Demko finished with 23 stops to improve to 8-4-1.
READ MORE:
Calgary finally got on the scoreboard with 1:24 left in the second period.
While the teams were playing 4-on-4, Andersson jumped into the rush and neatly buried a rebound of a Sean Monahan shot to cut the deficit to 3-1.
The Canucks restored their three-goal cushion at 6:14 of the third when Pearson collected the puck in front, spun and sent a shot over TalbotB次元官网网址檚 shoulder.
Notes: Miikka Kiprusoff, the Flames all-time wins leader, was in attendance. Living in Finland since retiring, he got a standing ovation when he was introduced and there were chants of B次元官网网址淜ipper, KipperB次元官网网址滲次元官网网址� Calgary LW Sam Bennett was a healthy scratch. He has no points in his last eight gamesB次元官网网址� Canucks have scored 45 first period goals, which leads the NHL. Flames are last with 24.
Darren Haynes, The Canadian Press
Like us on and follow us on
