VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Vancouver Canucks took game 2 with a final score of 4-1 over the Calgary Flames to even the series at one-a-piece. With just over a minute remaining, nearly every skater was fighting.
The Sedin’s opened the scoring for Vancouver, when Henrik Sedin passed to Daniel Sedin for the wrist shot past Jonas Hiller in the Net only 2:56 into the period. Chris Higgins scored at 7:06 to give the Canucks the 2-0 lead at the break.
Brandon Bollig – File Photo by Jack Lima
There were no goals scored in the second period, but it was not without it’s scrums. About midway through the period, Brandon Bollig and Luca Sbisa were both given roughing calls after they were tangled up inside the net with Eddie Lack. The scrums continued as the game progressed.
The third period both teams had a couple of great scoring opportunities that were stopped cold. Ronalds Kenins caught a pass from Bo Horvat and quickly popped the puck into the net for the 3-0 Vancouver lead. At 15:46, Yannick Weber and Dennis Wideman were issued game misconducts. Calgary broke the shutout, when Kris Russell snapped a slapshot for a powerplay goal at 16:26. Hiller was pulled for the extra attacker, but a loose puck in the neutral zone, allowed Radim Vrbata to take a pass from Nick Bonino and score the long shot on an empty net for the 4-1 score. Karri Ramo served the final time in the net for Calgary.
Deryk Engelland, File Photo by Jack Lima
Tempers flared before the game’s end, at 18:43, the penalties seemed to be unending. With fights between all skaters, as the goaltenders looked on, 117 total penalty minutes were handed out. Deryk Engelland received two 5-minute fighting majors, in addition to a 10-minute game misconduct and two additional game misconducts and an instigator. Matt Stajan served a 5 minute fighting and a game misconduct. Michael Ferland and Brandon Bollig were also assessed misconducts. Vancouver’s Brad Richardson got five for fighting, Luca Sbisa a game misconduct and Derek Dorsett had two 5-minute fighting majors and a game misconduct.
Vancouver dominated most of the game, with 32-23 shots on goal.
The teams will head to Calgary for game three on Sunday, April 19.
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