Canucks earn 4-3 victory over Flames

The Vancouver Canucks edged out the Calgary Flames 4-3 in a tightly-contested game on Saturday night.

First dub of December❗️ pic.twitter.com/gkpWvGWxke

— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) December 3, 2023

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Ilya Mikheyev and Sam Lafferty proved to be the heroes as they each had a goal and assists.

Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson also scored for the Canucks, while Filip Hronek recorded three assists. Goaltender Thatcher Demko made 19 saves.

Elias Lindholm led the way for Calgary with two goals – Mikael Backlund added another one as the Flames ended their two-game win streak. Goaltender Jacob Markstrom stopped 18 shots.

“We weren’t good enough to win the game,” Lindholm said. “Overall, they were more desperate than us. In the first, they were stronger on pucks and won more battles were just better overall.”