Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames

Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary Regular Season Final

Final score

The Calgary Flames beat the Vancouver Canucks 4–2 on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at home.

Final score, Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames
Team Goals 2017-2018 record
Vancouver Canucks 2 31-40-11
at Calgary Flames 4 37-35-10

Goals by period

Goals by period, Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Vancouver Canucks 1 1 0 2
Calgary Flames 1 0 3 4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Vancouver Canucks 12 7 5 24
Calgary Flames 16 8 11 35

Three stars

  1. S. Bennett, Calgary Flames (1 goal)
  2. J. Virtanen, Vancouver Canucks (1 goal)
  3. M. Smith, Calgary Flames (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:02 Vancouver Canucks Jake Virtanen (4) Michael Del Zotto (10) Even strength VAN 1, CGY 0
1st 18:28 Calgary Flames Troy Brouwer (2) Curtis Lazar (4) Even strength VAN 1, CGY 1
2nd 19:05 Vancouver Canucks Brock Boeser (15) Markus Granlund (2), Daniel Sedin (11) Power play VAN 2, CGY 1
3rd 11:34 Calgary Flames Matthew Tkachuk (5) Garnet Hathaway (2), Mikael Backlund (12) Even strength VAN 2, CGY 2
3rd 18:50 Calgary Flames Sam Bennett (4) Mark Jankowski (3), Garnet Hathaway (3) Even strength VAN 2, CGY 3
3rd 19:36 Calgary Flames Matthew Tkachuk (6) Michael Frolik (7), Travis Hamonic (3) Even strength, Empty net VAN 2, CGY 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames
Stat Vancouver Canucks Calgary Flames
Shots on goal 24 35
Power play 1 of 4 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 8
Hits 13 13
Blocked shots 11 8
Giveaways 16 17
Takeaways 10 8
Faceoffs won 29/60 (48.3%) 31/60 (51.7%)

Box score

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 6 B. Boeser R 1 0 1 -2 0 1 0 1 1 100% 14:50
Number 17 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 0 0 08:12
Number 18 J. Virtanen R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 12:42
Number 21 L. Eriksson L 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 19:17
Number 22 D. Sedin L 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 17:08
Number 26 T. Vanek L 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 0 0 14:49
Number 33 H. Sedin C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 59.1% 18:22
Number 45 M. Chaput C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 0 0 50% 15:48
Number 47 S. Baertschi L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 04:55
Number 50 B. Gaunce C 0 0 0 +1 2 3 1 0 0 66.7% 16:42
Number 60 M. Granlund C 0 1 1 -2 0 3 2 0 0 100% 16:50
Number 89 S. Gagner C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 33.3% 15:36
Number 4 M. Del Zotto D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 1 0 16:19
Number 5 D. Pouliot D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 16:59
Number 8 C. Tanev D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22:03
Number 23 A. Edler D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 2 0 25:10
Number 27 B. Hutton D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 2 0 18:27
Number 51 T. Stecher D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 18:18
Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 A. Nilsson 34 31 3 .912 59:33 Loss

Calgary Flames

Calgary Flames skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 M. Backlund C 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 2 0 40% 19:07
Number 13 J. Gaudreau L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17:55
Number 18 M. Stajan C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 55.6% 10:26
Number 19 M. Tkachuk L 2 0 2 +2 0 5 2 0 0 16:02
Number 20 C. Lazar C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 06:45
Number 21 G. Hathaway R 0 2 2 +2 2 3 1 0 0 11:53
Number 23 S. Monahan C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 17:41
Number 36 T. Brouwer R 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 13:40
Number 67 M. Frolik R 0 1 1 +1 0 7 1 0 0 19:14
Number 77 M. Jankowski L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 69.2% 13:30
Number 79 M. Ferland L 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 100% 17:53
Number 93 S. Bennett C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 2 0 0 13:30
Number 5 M. Giordano D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 26:46
Number 7 T. Brodie D 0 0 0 +3 0 1 0 0 0 23:56
Number 24 T. Hamonic D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 19:51
Number 26 M. Stone D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 0 12:34
Number 27 D. Hamilton D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 23:30
Number 61 B. Kulak D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 09:18
Calgary Flames goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 41 M. Smith 24 22 2 .917 59:51 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:43 Vancouver Canucks Alexander Edler Tripping 2
1st 10:39 Calgary Flames Micheal Ferland Interference 2
1st 14:49 Vancouver Canucks Nic Dowd Holding 2
2nd 01:21 Vancouver Canucks Loui Eriksson Slashing 2
2nd 02:05 Calgary Flames Mike Smith Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 15:46 Calgary Flames Garnet Hathaway Holding 2
2nd 18:27 Calgary Flames Mark Giordano Holding the stick 2
2nd 19:54 Vancouver Canucks Brendan Gaunce Slashing 2

Game information

Vancouver Canucks head coach
Travis Green
Calgary Flames head coach
Glen Gulutzan
Referees
Ian Walsh, Brad Meier
Linesmen
Mark Shewchyk, Bryan Pancich
Vancouver Canucks scratches
Alex Biega, Alexander Burmistrov, Nikolay Goldobin
Calgary Flames scratches
Jaromir Jagr, Matt Bartkowski, Freddie Hamilton

2017-2018 season series

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Sources and further reading

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