Flames defeat Canucks 3-1 in physical game with multiple fights (Source: Imagn)
The Calgary Flames beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 in a physical game on Tuesday night. The second period had three fights.
First, Ryan Lomberg fought Erik Brannstrom at 7:10 after Brannstrom pushed him into the net. Lomberg won the fight, and both players went to the penalty box.
Here’s the video of Ryan Lomberg delivering a solid punch to Erik Brannstrom:
Then, J.T. Miller fought Kevin Bahl at 7:12 in the second period. They fought after a hit and some pushing and exchanged punches for a while. The fight ended quickly with neither player clearly winning. Both were sent to the penalty box, though.
Here’s the video of J.T. Miller and Kevin Bahl trading punches:
After that, Noah Juulsen hit Mikael Backlund knee-on-knee at 10:03. MacKenzie Weegar stepped in to fight Juulsen. The fights led to penalties and power plays for both teams.
Lomberg also fought former Flames defenseman Derek Forbort at 13:14. Despite giving up size, Lomberg held his own. Both players went to the penalty box later.
Here’s the video of Ryan Lomberg in his second fight, this time against Derek Forbort:
The Flames moved ahead of the Canucks in the playoff race with the win.
Rick Tocchet reflects on hard-working loss in Canucks’ defeat to Flames
The Calgary Flames beat the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. Connor Zary gave Calgary the lead in the first period, scoring after a pass from Yegor Sharangovich.
In the third period, Brock Boeser tied the game with a power-play goal for the Canucks. However, Nazem Kadri put the Flames ahead, scoring from the slot after a pass from Jonathan Huberdeau. Huberdeau added an empty-net goal to make it 3-1 as Calgary won for the third time in its last four games, while Vancouver has lost five of six.
Vancouver coach Rick Tocchet said that it was a hard-working game with a lot of emotion. He noted that many players worked hard.
“It was a hard-working game. A lot of emotion. Guys stuck together,” Tocchet said (via NHL.com). “A couple self-inflicted goals that are preventable, but for the most part I thought the guys worked hard. A lot of guys gave effort tonight.”
Zary, playing in his 100th NHL game, was proud of his achievement.
“I think it’s special every game you get to play in the NHL and to play 100 games after playing so long in the American league and then be able to come up here and kind of make my mark and get into game No. 100 is pretty cool,” Zary said.
Kadri stepped up in the third period to help his team win.
