By Andrew Phillip Chernoff | CanucksBanter

November 13, 2024

The Vancouver Canucks defeated the Calgary Flames 3-1 at Rogers Arena on November 12, 2024, in the second game of their 6-game homestand.

Game Highlights

• Elias Pettersson led the Canucks with a goal, on the power play and an assist.
• Pettersson moved up to 10th all-time in Canucks’ history for most points all-time. He has scored 421 points in 421 games in a Canucks uniform.
• Erik Brannstrom had a goal and an assist for Vancouver.
• J.T. Miller contributed two assists for the Canucks.
• Pius Suter scored his 6th goal of the season to tie him with Brock Boeser for the team lead in goals scored.
• Canucks former first round pick Jonathan Lekkerimäki made his NHL debut with an impressive game.
• Lekkerimäki played 14:07. He had 2 shots and 20 shifts in the game, and he registered one hit.

• Teddy Blueger was 11 for 14 for 79 percent on faceoffs, followed by Miller at 60 percent and Pettersson at 59 percent.
• Arshdeep Bains and Kiefer Sherwood led Canucks with 3 hits each.
• Starting goalie Kevin Lankinen made 38 saves on 29 shots faced for the Canucks.
• The Canucks bounced back from a 7-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers in their previous game.
• The win was the Canucks’ 4rth in the last five games.
• The Canucks outshot the Flames 14-7 in the second period and scored twice to take control of the game
• The Flames’ lone goal was scored by Justin Kirkland in the last minute of the first period to give the Flames a 1-0 lead.
• The Flames goal was the 8th consecutive game Vancouver has had their opponent open the scoring of the game.
• Calgary goalie Dan Vladar stopped 29 of 32 shots.
• The Canucks improved to 8-3-3 on the season, while the Flames fell to 7-1-2.
• Vancouver moved up to 3td spot in the Pacific Division

Game Stats

Canucks Head Coach Rick Tocchet speaks:

Source: nhl.com