It was a game the Vancouver Canucks could have easily lost. It was a game that saw the Calgary Flames take 47 shots on goal. It was a game that kept the Canucks’ penalty killers busy nearly all night and in some very key situations. Here are my three takeaways from Saturday evening’s game.
1. Troy Stecher promoted to first power play unit
It wasn’t that Ben Hutton did a bad job running the Canucks first power play unit in the absence of Alex Edler, it was just that Troy Stecher has also played extremely well during this time of need on the Canucks’ blue line — much like Hutton has.