It took extra time, but the much improved Vancouver Canucks kept on rolling Wednesday night. yyc flames nhl
Andrei Kuzmenko scored the lone goal and Spencer Martin didn't allow a puck past him in the shootout as Vancouver made it six straight road wins with a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames.
"I was proud of the way we played tonight. It's a tough building to come into and they've got a good team over there," said Canucks centre Bo Horvat.Martin made 35 saves between regulation and overtime, improving to 9-3-1. The Flames have points in six of their last seven, but only three wins to show for it. They've lost three straight games in extra time.
Attempting to take the lead in the third period, Dries sent a backhand shot from in front but it was gloved down by Markstrom. Later in the frame, Markstrom denied Curtis Lazar on a two-on-one."The best thing I thought was the way we played the third period. I don't think we gave up too many chances and we were really conscientious defensively," said coach Bruce Boudreau. "Sometimes this year that hasn't happened. I really liked that.
The Flames cut the deficit in half at 9:40 of the first when Backlund steered in Dube's perfectly placed centring pass for a power-play goal.
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