Canucks vs Flames: 2025 Preseason Game Highlights

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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

Canucks Defeat Flames 4-3 In Overtime In Preseason Play Wednesday Night In Abbotsford B.C.

By Andrew Phillip Chernoff | CanucksBanter

September 26, 2024

The Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames took the NHL to Abbotsford B.C. Wednesday night and provided the hockey fans with with some late game heroics.

Three free agent signings were the difference for Vancouver as the Canucks defeated Pacific division rivals Calgary in overtime 4-3.

Jake DeBrusk with two goals, including the winner against Calgary; Daniel Sprong, who knotted the game at 3-3 with 14 seconds left in regulation play with a highlight goal.

And goalie Jiri Patera, who made some key stops late in the game, to give his team a chance to pull out the win.

Quinn Hughes to Elias Pettersson to DeBrusk for the overtime winner 58 seconds into the extra frame:

Daniel Sprong, with a stupendous individual effort to score, late in regulation to force OT:

Max Sasson put Vancouver on the scoreboard first, Quinn Hughes had two assists, and Patera stopped 16 of 19 shots for the victory.

Canucks Head Coach Rick Tocchet was in good spirits after the exciting and dramatic finish to the contest:

DeBrusk met with the media and understated his skills in the two goals he potted:

Vancouver has a day off Thursday before seeing action on the weekend with road games against Seattle Kraken on Friday, Calgary Flames on Saturday, and lastly, Edmonton Oilers on Monday.

Source: X.com