National Hockey League
Calgary 3, Vancouver 1
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Where: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
Referees: Mitch Dunning, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen: Ryan Daisy, Derek Nansen
Attendance: 19289

Nazem Kadri scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and an assist to lead the host Calgary Flames to a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.

Connor Zary also scored for Calgary, which won for the 13th time in 20 home games (13-4-3) and 4-1-2 in its past seven games overall. Flames goalie Dustin Wolf made 23 saves to improve to 10-1-1 at home this season.

Brock Boeser scored and Kevin Lankinen finished with 26 saves for Vancouver, which took its fifth loss in the past six games (1-2-3).

Three minutes after the Canucks tied the game 1-1, Kadri scored at 9:18 of the third. His wrist shot from the edge of the left circle got past Lankinen's blocker side after a crossing pass from Huberdeau.

The Canucks pulled Lankinen with 1:50 left for an extra attacker, and Huberdeau sealed the win by producing an empty-net goal from center ice with 1:02 to go.

Calgary took a 1-0 lead at the 14:31 mark of the first period. Jakob Pelletier broke in on a breakaway that Lankinen stopped, but Yegor Sharangovich picked up the rebound and then passed to Zary driving into the crease, where he shoveled a shot into a vacated net.

Things got chippy during a hard-hitting second period that saw three fights resulting in six majors, including a pair by Flames forward Ryan Lomberg, as well as a handful of other skirmishes. At one time Vancouver had five players in the penalty box, but the Canucks' penalty kill came up big, including killing off more than a minute a two-man five-on-three advantage for Calgary.

Vancouver tied it 1-1 at 6:15 of the third period on a power-play goal by Boeser. He redirected a shot from the left point by J.T. Miller inside the far right post.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Vancouver   Calgary
Brock Boeser 1 Points Jonathan Huberdeau 2
Brock Boeser 1 Goals Jonathan Huberdeau 1
Erik Brannstrom 1 Assists Jonathan Huberdeau 1
Brock Boeser 1 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Kevin Lankinen .929 Save Percentage Dustin Wolf .958
Kevin Lankinen 26 Saves Dustin Wolf 23
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Vancouver 24 1 1-2 2-2 25 34
Calgary 29 3 0-2 1-2 25 31
Upcoming Games
  • Calgary will play their next game at home against Utah. The Flames have a W/L % of .412 after a win and .550 after a loss.
  • Vancouver will play their next game on the road against Seattle. The Canucks have a W/L % of .389 after a win and .556 after a loss.