In Calgary, Tyler Myers struck twice in the first period as part of a three-goal outburst from the Vancouver Canucks en route to a 5-2 win over the Flames on Sunday night.
Thatcher Demko made 23 saves to get the win for the Canucks.
“We talk about it almost every day. Simple hockey,” Myers said. “I think we’re starting to realize more and more, one of the biggest strengths of our team is our forecheck, so when we’re chipping pucks in and we have the speed that we had tonight on the puck, you can tell that the other teams have trouble breaking the pucks out. It resulted in a lot of chances for us tonight. It was really good structure tonight. We just have to continue that.”
Rasmus Andersson and Noah Hanifin scored for the Flames.
“The games that we’re going, we’re playing well,” Calgary’s Matthew Tkachuk said. “Recently, we’ve had a lot of win one, lose one, win one, lose one. We’ve got to get out of that. We’ve lost a few in a row at home that we want to get out of. But in saying that, we’re in a good spot. We’re at the halfway point right now. It’s right there for us to take.”
Tanner Pearson also had two goals in the win and Jake Virtanen added a single marker.
“I’ve been around long enough to know now they come in bunches,” Myers said. “At least that’s what it seems like throughout my last 10 years. The last stretch of games here they seem to be coming and you really just try to play as consistent as you can, keep the same mindset going into each game. Fortunately, a few went in tonight.”
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David Rittich got the start for the Flames but was given the hook after giving up three goals and making just four saves in the opening frame.
Cam Talbot got the mop the rest of the way and 19 saves.
“This wasn’t the way we drew it up tonight,” Tkachuk said. “It’s a little bit of a setback, but tomorrow is a new day and we’ve got to come ready to work and ready to be prepared to grind out a win on New Year’s Eve.”
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