Canucks rally with four third-period goals to beat Flames 4-1
Calgary fell to 0-2-0 to start the season after Vancouver erased an early deficit with an unanswered run in the final period.
The Vancouver Canucks scored four unanswered goals in the third period to defeat the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Saturday night at Rogers Arena. Calgary had led 1-0 after the first period on a Matt Coronato power-play goal, but Vancouver took control late to improve to 2-1-0.
Liam Ohgren, playing his 100th NHL game, scored the tying goal early in the third after a video review overturned an initial no-goal call, then set up Elias Pettersson for the winner just minutes later. Drew O'Connor added a goal on a 2-on-1 breakaway, and Aatu Raty capped the scoring into an empty net.
Vancouver goaltender Leevi Merilainen made 23 saves in his first start for the team, while Calgary's Devin Cooley stopped 22 shots. The Flames had shuffled their lineup after an opening-night 6-1 loss to Seattle, inserting defenceman Joel Hanley and winger Brennan Othermann into the lineup.
Tempers flared in the second period when Flames defenceman Kevin Bahl was penalized for cross-checking Vancouver's Raty from behind. The Flames next visit the Seattle Kraken, while the Canucks host the Vegas Golden Knights.
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