The Calgary Flames were the better team for 40 minutes at home against the Vancouver Canucks. Unfortunately it wasn’t enough, as they dropped a 3-2 exhibition contest to the Canucks in overtime.
Here’s what was seen and heard following the game.
Bennett’s good night
In the absence of Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Bennett lined up alongside Michael Frolik and Mikael Backlund on the second line. He was arguably the team’s best forward.
“Benny’s a good player,” said Frolik following the game. “You can see that he grows every year and I think last year he had a pretty good year.