Aside from draft positioning, Wednesday afternoon’s game between the Calgary Flames and the Vancouver Canucks had very little at stake. Both teams were playing for pride and the Flames looked fresher, more energetic and more motivated. The Flames skated to a 6-2 win over the Canucks to close out their 2020-21 season.
The rundown
The Flames opened the scoring midway through the first period. After a successful penalty kill, the Flames made a nice push offensively. Johnny Gaudreau attempted a wrap-around that didn’t quite go the way he envisioned, but Matthew Tkachuk buried his pass to make it 1-0 Flames.