The Vancouver Canucks started their home preseason games on Wednesday night September 24, 2025. The Calgary Flames were at the Abbotsford Centre to take on the Canucks.
Wednesday’s game was the second of the preseason for the Canucks and the fourth for the Flames. They have played the Seattle Kraken. They also had a pair of games with a split roster against the Edmonton Oilers.
Tom Willander, who was selected with the No. 11 pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, contributed two assists. He played for the Vancouver Canucks in their win against the Calgary Flames.
Thatcher Demko stopped 11 of 12 shots for the Canucks (1-1-0). He was replaced by Nikita Tolopilo at the start of the third period. Tolopilo made seven saves.
Ivan Prosvetov made 28 saves for the Flames (2-2-0).
Nils Hoglander gave the Canucks a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 5:02 of the first period. He put in the rebound of Willander’s shot off the right post.
However, Hoglander left in the second period with a lower-body injury.
Victor Mancini made it 2-0 at 7:16 of the first period. He buried a centering feed out of the left corner from Linus Karlsson.
Filip Chytil pushed it to 3-0 at 12:56 of the second period. He scored a power-play goal with a wrist shot from the left circle. Willander had the secondary assist on the play.
Connor Zary pulled Calgary to within 3-1 at 14:24. He scored his own power-play goal. This happened after Martin Pospisil redirected the puck to him at the right of the net.
Source: nhl.com
