Elias Pettersson scored in his second straight multi-point game to help the Vancouver Canucks win 3-1 against the Calgary Flames on Tuesday.
Erik Brannstrom also had a goal and an assist for the Canucks, who won their second home game of the season (2-2-3). Pius Suter scored once, and J.T. Miller had two assists. Goaltender Kevin Lankinen made 28 saves to earn the win.
The Flames got a goal from Justin Kirkland, and Dan Vladar made 29 saves in net. Calgary was up 1-0 after the first period, but Pettersson tied the game with a power-play goal just 23 seconds into the second. Pettersson deflected a shot-pass from Miller for his fourth goal of the season.
Suter then put the Canucks ahead at 2:38, scoring his sixth goal after a pass from Miller. Brannstrom added another goal at 6:19 of the third period, his first of the season and first in 44 games, to make it 3-1. Despite pulling Vladar for an extra attacker late, the Flames couldn’t get back into the game.
Kirkland’s goal late in the first period gave the Flames a 1-0 lead. Lankinen stopped Kevin Rooney’s rush, but Kirkland was there to score on the rebound. This was the eighth straight game where the Canucks allowed the first goal.
Vancouver’s 2022 first-round pick, Jonathan Lekkerimaki, made his NHL debut but did not record a point.
