Third-period burst pushes Canucks past Flames
CALGARY, Alberta -- Bo Horvat and Henrik Sedin scored 38 seconds apart early in the third period to lift the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-3 win over the Calgary Flames.
Sam Gagner, Thomas Vanek and Derek Dorsett also scored for Vancouver.
Dougie Hamilton, Johnny Gaudreau and Micheal Ferland replied for Calgary.
Horvat swiped in loose puck from the edge of the crease on the power play at 4:12 of the third period, breaking a 3-3 tie. On the next shift, Henrik Sedin converted a pass from his brother Daniel on a two-on-one to double Vancouver's lead.
The Canucks (8-5-2) rebounded from a Monday night home loss against the Detroit Red Wings. The Tuesday win started a four-game road trip that takes Vancouver through three California cities, beginning with the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday.
Calgary (8-7-0) lost after posting three consecutive home wins.
Jacob Markstrom was outstanding in goal for Vancouver, making numerous big saves among his 29 stops.
Mike Smith stopped 16 shots for Calgary.
The Canucks scored first on the power play at 15:38 of the opening period. Daniel Sedin found Gagner in the slot, and Gagne had two cracks at beating Smith after his first shot hit Hamilton and came back to his feet.
With 11 seconds remaining in the first, Hamilton snuck in from the point, took a pass from Mikael Backlund and flipped the puck past Markstrom's glove on the power play.
The Flames scored again on the power play to take the lead at 11:51 of the second. Gaudreau's wrist shot from the top of the circle hit defensemen Erik Gudbranson and redirected into the net through a crowd.
Vanek, who was playing his 900th career game, came off the bench during a change, took a cross ice pass from Michael Del Zotto and blasted a slap shot past Smith at 15:09 of the second to tie the game.
Ferland's wraparound gave the Flames a 3-2 lead with 2:33 remaining in the middle period.
With 1:20 left in the second, Vancouver's Brandon Sutter outskated TJ Brodie to a loose puck during a penalty kill and fed it out front, where it hit Dorsett in the knee pad and went in.
The Flames got Jaromir Jagr back in the lineup after the NHL's second-leading career point getter was sidelined six games with a groin injury.
NOTES: The return of Calgary LW Jaromir Jagr meant LW Tanner Glass was sent down to AHL Stockton. Glass, a seven-year NHL veteran, has zero points in seven games with the Flames this season. ... Canucks C Markus Granlund was out because of an upper-body injury sustained Monday night against Detroit. He is expected to miss one or two games, Vancouver coach Travis Green said. ... C Brendan Gaunce played his first game of the season in Granlund's place. ... LW Reid Boucher was recalled by the Canucks from AHL Utica but did not dress, along with D Patrick Wiercioch. ... C Matt Stajan, C Freddie Hamilton and D Rasmus Andersson were healthy scratches for Calgary.