The last four games of the 2020-21 Calgary Flames season are merely academic, as the team will play 240 minutes of ice hockey and try to avoid injuries. But the Flames looked pretty good on Thursday night, aside from a clunky second period, in 4-1 victory over the visiting Vancouver Canucks.
The rundown
The Canucks got on the board 62 seconds in, as Freddie Highmore redirected a Travis Hamonic shot past Jacob Markstrom. That gave the visitors a 1-0 lead.
But that lead didn’t last for long. On a sojourn into Vancouver’s zone, Johnny Gaudreau was given a little time and space.