Canucks vs Flames

2022 - 12 - 31

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Gamethread #36: Canucks vs Flames (Nucks Misconduct)

If you've been paying attention to the gamethread pics this year, (You haven't) you would have noticed that I have a J.T. Miller on almost every cover. The man ...

The Canucks finished 2022 against Calgary. If you’ve been paying attention to the gamethread pics this year, (You haven’t) you would have noticed that I have a J.T. I can only imagine what Petey will get if he outscores Miller by at 15 points this year. They are average in almost areas. I’m pretty sure that kind of money means you can criticize the back-up goalie....right? The man makes $8 million a year.

Flames 3, Canucks 2: Vancouver's fatal mistakes tell the tale (The Province)

After losing Saturday night to the Calgary Flames 3-2 at the Scotiabank Saddledome, the Vancouver Canucks have now lost five of their last nine games.

For just $3.50 per week, you can get unlimited, ad-lite access to The Vancouver Sun, The Province, National Post and 13 other Canadian news sites. The Flames are now eight points up on Vancouver. The Oilers lost 2-1 Saturday to the Winnipeg Jets. For their part, the Canucks generated four high-danger chances, a reasonable but not great tally. Their guns have gone silent at the worst time — and it wasn’t like they didn’t expect to get opportunities vs. And overall he didn’t think his team battled enough for the puck. The Canucks’ first power play unit was tired and in the middle of a change. Miller turned and mostly just watched the play race away from him. As Oliver Ekman-Larsson pushed up the side board, J.T. The Canucks weathered a fast start by the Flames on Saturday, giving up 10 shots inside the first eight minutes. Article content The Canucks' first power play unit was tired and in the middle of a change.

Canucks vs. Flames - NHL Game Recap - December 31, 2022 | ESPN (ESPN)

CALGARY, Alberta -- — Defenseman Mackenzie Weegar scored his first goal with Calgary and added an assist Saturday night to lead the Flames to a 3-2 victory ...

[Vancouver Canucks](http://www.espn.com/nhl/team/_/name/van/vancouver-canucks). Weegar made it 3-0 at 14:17 when his point shot eluded Martin. “We’ve been playing great on the road so it’s disappointing that we didn’t come home with any points on this trip,” Martin said. I made too many turnovers, too many simple mistakes,” Pettersson said. “Always try to make the hard play, so I’ve got to definitely be better.” [Sheldon Dries](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/4196931/sheldon-dries) and [Elias Pettersson](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/4233566/elias-pettersson) scored for Vancouver (16-17-3), which has dropped two straight on the road after winning seven in a row in opposition rinks.

Betway Bets of the Day: Calgary Flames vs. Vancouver Canucks (Flames Nation)

Be sure to check out the latest Flames game day odds from NHL betting...

The Flames are fairly heavy moneyline favourites. They’re not a great defensive team, but at times they have the ability to out-score their mistakes. (Vancouver is their seventh, and final, consecutive Pacific opponent of this stretch.) They’re still playing a lot of tight games where margins are slim, but they’re finding ways to get that one difference-making goal or save that they weren’t getting in November.

Canucks' Spencer Martin: In goal versus Flames (CBSSports.com)

Martin has won his last two games, though he allowed seven goals between the pair of contests. He's allowed three or more tallies in eight of his last 11 ...

Flames score 3 straight goals in 2nd period to down Canucks | CBC ... (CBC.ca)

Defenceman Mackenzie Weegar notched his first goal as a Flame and added an assist Saturday night to lead Calgary to a 3-2 home win over the Vancouver ...

Vancouver also applied big pressure with the goalie pulled, but couldn't get a clean shot. Dries got one back for Vancouver at 15:28 on a strange one, knocking a puck in from waist-level after it had fluttered into the air on one side of the net and came down on the other side where Dries was the first to spot it. The Flames made it 2-0 on a short-handed goal at 9:32 of the second on a sequence that was set up on a superb outlet pass by Weegar.