Calgary Flames captain Mark Giordano put up a goal and two assists on Saturday night, helping his team to a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks.
Brock Boeser responded with a power-play goal for the Canucks .The loss snapped a three-game win streak for Vancouver. The squad sits six points back of the Colorado Avalanche, who hold the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
Calgary opened the scoring 9:44 into the first period after Derek Ryan sliced a pass to Giordano from down low. The goal marked Giordano's 70th point of the season and extended his point streak to seven games. He's notched two goals and eight assists since March 10.With less than three minutes to go in the second period, Giordano got the puck to Hathaway in the slot.
Giordano helped out once again midway through the third, flipping a cross-ice pass to Mangiapane high in the slot. The left-winger sent a slap shot flying past Markstrom into the Vancouver net.
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