VANCOUVER — Thatcher Demko made 39 saves in his return from a knee injury and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Tuesday to clinch the Pacific Division title.
The Canucks got a goal and an assist from Tyler Myers, while Nils Hoglander, Dakota Joshua and J.T. Miller also scored.
The marker extended Miller's point streak to 11 games, with four goals and 10 assists across the stretch.Pachal beat Demko on Calgary's 33rd shot of the night, sending a puck sailing through traffic and into the top corner of the net. The goal — Pachal's second of the season — cut Calgary's deficit to 3-1 at the 8:35 mark of the third period.
A scrum erupted in front of the benches, including a skirmish between Vancouver's Conor Garland — who stands five-foot-eight — and Calgary's Adam Klapka — who's listed at six-foot-eight — where Garland was nearly tossed into the Flames' bench.
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