Flames halt Canucks' six-game win streak
CALGARY, Alberta -- Goals by Alex Chiasson and Matt Stajan just over a minute apart in the first period sparked the Calgary Flames to a 3-1 victory on Saturday night that stopped the Vancouver Canucks' winning streak at six games.
Michael Frolik got an insurance goal for Calgary on a breakaway late in the third period.
Chiasson and Stajan scored within 1:03 of each other and the Flames (22-18-2) got a strong effort in goal from Chad Johnson, who made 27 stops.
Bo Horvat replied for the Canucks (20-19-2), who are tied with the New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues for the fewest road points (11) this season.
Johnson kept the Flames in the lead when he stopped Brandon Sutter with a pad during a late Vancouver power play. Frolik scored two minutes later.
Johnson also made several big saves earlier in the game, including on a breakaway by Loui Eriksson in the first period and a sprawling stick save on Jayson Megna nine minutes into the second period that was followed by another stop on Sutter in the same sequence.
Jacob Markstrom faced 30 shots in the Vancouver goal.
The Flames scored twice quickly in the first period to grab a 2-0 lead.
Chiasson tipped in Sean Monahan's shot at 14:26 and just over a minute later, at 15:29, Stajan charged to the net and redirected Garnet Hathaway's pass from the corner boards past Markstrom.
Markstrom got the start in place of Ryan Miller, who won his fifth straight game the night before by stopping 44 shots in Vancouver's 4-2 victory over Calgary at home.
Horvat got the Canucks on the board at 3:04 of the second period with an impressive effort. He carried the puck out from behind the Calgary goal and put a wrist shot just inside the far post from a sharp angle.
NOTES: Canucks D Chris Tanev remained in Vancouver after taking a snap shot from Flames D Dougie Hamilton in the ribs that forced him to leave Friday night's game in the first period. His spot in the lineup was taken by D Alex Biega, who was scratched from the previous six games. ... Other Vancouver injuries were RW Jannik Hansen (knee), D Erik Gudbranson (wrist surgery) and D Philip Larsen (concussion). ... Healthy scratches for the Canucks were RW Anton Rodin and C Reid Boucher, who was acquired via waivers from New Jersey on Wednesday. ... With an assist Friday, Calgary LW Matthew Tkachuk extended his point streak to eight games, matching Toronto's Auston Matthews for longest such stretch by a rookie this season. ... RW Troy Brouwer (broken finger) is Calgary's lone injured player. He has missed the past six games. Healthy scratches were D Tyler Wotherspoon and C Freddie Hamilton.