CALGARY, AB - JANUARY 18: (L to R) Nikita Nesterov #89, Jacob Markstrom #25 and Juuso Valimaki #6 of the Calgary Flames defend the net against Antoine Roussel #26 and Adam Gaudette #96 of the Vancouver Canucks during an NHL game at Scotiabank Saddledome on January 18, 2021 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images)
For the second time in three nights, the Vancouver Canucks couldn’t take the heat from the Calgary Flames.
Corny puns aside, this game was especially disheartening considering the team played their best period of the entire season in the opening frame.