National Hockey League
Vancouver 3, Calgary 2
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 29, 2018
Where: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
Referees: Francis Charron, Tom Chmielewski
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Brian Mach
Attendance: 19289

Alexander Edler's goal at 3:06 of overtime gave the visiting Vancouver Canucks a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night.

Edler, a defenseman, put in a shot from a back-door pass from Brock Boeser after moving forward.

The Canucks posted their eighth win in 11 games, while the Flames lost for the fourth time in five outings.

Boeser and Elias Pettersson also scored for the Canucks.

Mark Jankowski had a goal and an assist for the Flames, while Travis Hamonic also tallied. Both goals came while Calgary was short-handed.

Canucks goaltender Jacob Markstrom won for the ninth time in his past 10 starts. He stopped 31 of 33 shots.

Flames goaltender David Rittich made 24 saves on 27 shots.

Canucks defenseman Troy Stecher and winger Sven Baertschi returned to the lineup after recovering from concussions. Stecher had a quick return after missing three games, while Baertschi came back after being sidelined for 30 contests.

However, Baertschi quickly made his presence felt as he drew the second assist on Boeser's opening goal on a power play 5:08 into the first period.

Jankowski's short-handed goal forged a 1-1 tie at 14:30 of the first. He jammed in Noah Hanifin's rebound after Markstrom had stopped him on a breakaway.

The goal was Jankowski's second short-handed marker in two games and fourth of the season.

Hamonic gave the Flames a 2-1 lead with their second short-handed goal, at 8:46 of the middle frame, electing to shoot on a two-on-one instead of passing the puck back to Jankowski.

But Pettersson forged another deadlock less than three minutes later as he picked the top corner on Rittich's blocker side before a scoreless third period.

Rittich stopped Pettersson on back-to-back shots in overtime, but the Canucks eventually had the last laugh.

The Flames now have scored 12 short-handed goals this season.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Vancouver   Calgary
Brock Boeser 2 Points Mark Jankowski 2
Brock Boeser 1 Goals Mark Jankowski 1
Brock Boeser 1 Assists Mark Jankowski 1
Brock Boeser 1 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals Travis Hamonic 1
Jacob Markstrom .939 Save Percentage David Rittich .889
Jacob Markstrom 31 Saves David Rittich 24
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Vancouver 27 3 1-4 5-5 10 21
Calgary 33 2 0-5 3-4 8 38
Upcoming Games
  • Calgary will play their next game at home against San Jose. The Flames have a W/L % of .565 after a win and .625 after a loss.
  • Vancouver will play their next game on the road against New Jersey. The Canucks have a W/L % of .444 after a win and .478 after a loss.