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Tyler Myers
scored twice and added an assist — all of the damage inflicted in the first period — as the Vancouver Canucks built up an early 3-0 lead and cruised to a 5-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Sunday night. Myers opened the scoring on a power play at 3:29, scoring his second goal of the season on a 55-foot wrist shot that beat a partially screenedJust over three minutes later, Myers struck again from the same distance, again on a wrist shot, only this time it came with nobody in front, his low shot squeaking through the pads of the Flames goalie.
Virtanen extended the visitors' lead to 3-0 at 10:52 of the first period, striking on the man-advantage yet again. The Flames entered the night with the league's second-best penalty kill but Vancouver's fourth-best power-play made it 2-for-2 in the early going when his shot deflected in offafter giving up three goals on seven shots. It's the second time Rittich has been pulled this season. His record falls to 17-9-5. Talbot made 19 saves in relief.
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