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Preseason · September 22, 2026 · Final
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Vancouver Canucks vs Calgary Flames Game Summary
DateSeptember 22, 2026
Your time9:00 PM ET
TV / broadcastSN1
ArenaScotiabank Saddledome
Game Highlights and Recap
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NHL Box Score and Game Stats
Follow every goal, compare the teams and see how each player performed. Open a section below for the full breakdown.
G: goals · A: assists · P: points · SOG: shots on goal · PIM: penalty minutes · TOI: time on ice · +/−: plus/minus. A dash means not listed. Period times count up from the start of each period. Parentheses beside scorers and assists show their preseason totals through this game. Shootout goals do not count toward a player's goal total.
Score by Period
| Period | VAN | CGY |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 3 |
Shots on Goal by Period
| Period | VAN | CGY |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | 19 |
| 3 | 3 | 4 |
Team Stats
| Statistic | VAN | CGY |
|---|---|---|
| Shots on goal | 9 | 32 |
| Faceoff win % | 54.2% | 45.8% |
| Faceoffs won / taken | 32/59 | 27/59 |
| Power plays (goals/opportunities) | 0/3 | 1/4 |
| Power-play % | 0.0% | 25.0% |
| Penalty minutes | 8 | 6 |
| Hits | 30 | 14 |
| Blocked Shots | 23 | 4 |
| Giveaways | 14 | 5 |
| Takeaways | 4 | 2 |
Scoring Summary
| Period | Time | Team | Scorer | Assists | Situation | Shot | VAN–CGY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 15:00 | CGY | Joel Farabee (1) | Matvei Gridin (1), Zayne Parekh (1) | Power play | Wrist shot | 0–1 |
| 2 | 17:30 | CGY | Matt Coronato (1) | Morgan Frost (1), Matvei Gridin (2) | Even strength | Wrist shot | 0–2 |
| 2 | 18:58 | CGY | Samuel Honzek (1) | Zayne Parekh (2), Joel Farabee (1) | Even strength | Wrist shot | 0–3 |
| 3 | 06:22 | VAN | Arshdeep Bains (2) | Braeden Cootes (2) | Even strength | Snap shot | 1–3 |
Penalties
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| Period | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Minutes | Type | Drawn by | Served by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 08:08 | CGY | Morgan Frost | Hooking | 2 | Minor | Kirill Kudryavtsev | — |
| 1 | 15:45 | VAN | Adam Novotny | Slashing | 2 | Minor | Kevin Bahl | — |
| 2 | 06:04 | CGY | Maxim Tsyplakov | Unsportsmanlike conduct | 2 | Minor | Aatu Räty | — |
| 2 | 06:22 | VAN | Tom Willander | Interference | 2 | Minor | Samuel Honzek | — |
| 2 | 14:18 | VAN | Benjamin Berard | Interference | 2 | Minor | Yegor Sharangovich | — |
| 3 | 12:50 | CGY | Kevin Bahl | Boarding | 2 | Minor | Benjamin Berard | — |
| 3 | 16:56 | VAN | Ilya Safonov | Hooking | 2 | Minor | Yegor Sharangovich | — |
VAN Skater Stats
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| Player | No. | Position | G | A | P | +/− | SOG | Hits | Blocks | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshdeep Bains | 13 | Left wing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19:20 |
| Adam Novotny | 15 | Left wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13:48 |
| Ilya Safonov | 24 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13:26 |
| Ty Mueller | 39 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:31 |
| Yaroslav Bryzgalov | 49 | Left wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10:40 |
| Aatu Räty | 54 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:09 |
| Trey Fix-Wolansky | 64 | Right wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:03 |
| Riley Patterson | 68 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15:53 |
| Benjamin Berard | 79 | Left wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:24 |
| Brooks Rogowski | 81 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:15 |
| Matt Stienburg | 83 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:24 |
| Braeden Cootes | 86 | Center | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:36 |
| Tom Willander | 5 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21:29 |
| Cole Clayton | 34 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16:07 |
| Jimmy Schuldt | 48 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21:05 |
| Guillaume Brisebois | 55 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17:18 |
| Kirill Kudryavtsev | 59 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17:59 |
| Victor Mancini | 90 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 21:51 |
VAN Faceoffs and Puck Possession
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| Player | Shifts | Giveaways | Takeaways | Power-play goals | Faceoff win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshdeep Bains | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Adam Novotny | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ilya Safonov | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ty Mueller | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60.0% |
| Yaroslav Bryzgalov | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Aatu Räty | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75.0% |
| Trey Fix-Wolansky | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Riley Patterson | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20.0% |
| Benjamin Berard | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Brooks Rogowski | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Matt Stienburg | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Braeden Cootes | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40.0% |
| Tom Willander | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Cole Clayton | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Jimmy Schuldt | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Guillaume Brisebois | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kirill Kudryavtsev | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Victor Mancini | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
VAN Goalie Stats
| Goalie | No. | Saves | Shots faced | Goals allowed | Save % | TOI | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Lankinen | 32 | 29 | 32 | 3 | 90.6% | 60:00 | Loss |
| Aleksei Medvedev | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 00:00 | — |
VAN Goalie Saves by Situation
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| Goalie | Situation | Saves / shots faced | Goals allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Lankinen | Even strength | 25/27 | 2 |
| Kevin Lankinen | Opponent on power play | 4/5 | 1 |
| Kevin Lankinen | Opponent short-handed | 0/0 | 0 |
| Aleksei Medvedev | Even strength | 0/0 | 0 |
| Aleksei Medvedev | Opponent on power play | 0/0 | 0 |
| Aleksei Medvedev | Opponent short-handed | 0/0 | 0 |
CGY Skater Stats
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| Player | No. | Position | G | A | P | +/− | SOG | Hits | Blocks | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikael Backlund | 11 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:38 |
| Morgan Frost | 16 | Center | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:06 |
| Yegor Sharangovich | 17 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15:24 |
| Ryan Strome | 22 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:02 |
| Matt Coronato | 27 | Right wing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:24 |
| Samuel Honzek | 29 | Left wing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:55 |
| Adam Klapka | 43 | Right wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:34 |
| Connor Zary | 47 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:27 |
| Maxim Tsyplakov | 72 | Right wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:40 |
| Martin Pospisil | 76 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:38 |
| Joel Farabee | 86 | Left wing | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:22 |
| Matvei Gridin | 92 | Right wing | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:37 |
| Kevin Bahl | 7 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21:34 |
| Zayne Parekh | 19 | Defense | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:00 |
| Zach Whitecloud | 28 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:49 |
| Yan Kuznetsov | 37 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:39 |
| Jake Middleton | 55 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:03 |
| Simon Nemec | 71 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:27 |
CGY Faceoffs and Puck Possession
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| Player | Shifts | Giveaways | Takeaways | Power-play goals | Faceoff win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikael Backlund | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Morgan Frost | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Yegor Sharangovich | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Ryan Strome | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0% |
| Matt Coronato | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75.0% |
| Samuel Honzek | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Adam Klapka | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Connor Zary | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Maxim Tsyplakov | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Martin Pospisil | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0% |
| Joel Farabee | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Matvei Gridin | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kevin Bahl | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Zayne Parekh | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Zach Whitecloud | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Yan Kuznetsov | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Jake Middleton | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Simon Nemec | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
CGY Goalie Stats
| Goalie | No. | Saves | Shots faced | Goals allowed | Save % | TOI | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Wolf | 32 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 88.9% | 59:41 | Win |
| Kirill Zarubin | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 00:00 | — |
CGY Goalie Saves by Situation
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| Goalie | Situation | Saves / shots faced | Goals allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Wolf | Even strength | 7/8 | 1 |
| Dustin Wolf | Opponent on power play | 1/1 | 0 |
| Dustin Wolf | Opponent short-handed | 0/0 | 0 |
| Kirill Zarubin | Even strength | 0/0 | 0 |
| Kirill Zarubin | Opponent on power play | 0/0 | 0 |
| Kirill Zarubin | Opponent short-handed | 0/0 | 0 |
Three Stars
| Star | Player | Team | G | A | P | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zayne Parekh | CGY | 0 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 2 | Joel Farabee | CGY | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 3 | Matt Coronato | CGY | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
Officials and Coaches
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| Role | Name | No. |
|---|---|---|
| Referee | Graham Skilliter | 24 |
| Referee | Riley Brace | 49 |
| Linesperson | Caleb Apperson | 77 |
| Linesperson | Travis Toomey | 90 |
| VAN head coach | Manny Malhotra | — |
| CGY head coach | Ryan Huska | — |
Game Rosters
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| Team | No. | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| CGY | 43 | Adam Klapka | Right wing |
| CGY | 47 | Connor Zary | Center |
| CGY | 32 | Dustin Wolf | Goalie |
| CGY | 55 | Jake Middleton | Defense |
| CGY | 86 | Joel Farabee | Left wing |
| CGY | 7 | Kevin Bahl | Defense |
| CGY | 40 | Kirill Zarubin | Goalie |
| CGY | 76 | Martin Pospisil | Center |
| CGY | 27 | Matt Coronato | Right wing |
| CGY | 92 | Matvei Gridin | Right wing |
| CGY | 72 | Maxim Tsyplakov | Right wing |
| CGY | 11 | Mikael Backlund | Center |
| CGY | 16 | Morgan Frost | Center |
| CGY | 22 | Ryan Strome | Center |
| CGY | 29 | Samuel Honzek | Left wing |
| CGY | 71 | Simon Nemec | Defense |
| CGY | 37 | Yan Kuznetsov | Defense |
| CGY | 17 | Yegor Sharangovich | Center |
| CGY | 28 | Zach Whitecloud | Defense |
| CGY | 19 | Zayne Parekh | Defense |
| VAN | 54 | Aatu Räty | Center |
| VAN | 15 | Adam Novotny | Left wing |
| VAN | 78 | Aleksei Medvedev | Goalie |
| VAN | 13 | Arshdeep Bains | Left wing |
| VAN | 79 | Benjamin Berard | Left wing |
| VAN | 86 | Braeden Cootes | Center |
| VAN | 81 | Brooks Rogowski | Center |
| VAN | 34 | Cole Clayton | Defense |
| VAN | 55 | Guillaume Brisebois | Defense |
| VAN | 24 | Ilya Safonov | Center |
| VAN | 48 | Jimmy Schuldt | Defense |
| VAN | 32 | Kevin Lankinen | Goalie |
| VAN | 59 | Kirill Kudryavtsev | Defense |
| VAN | 83 | Matt Stienburg | Center |
| VAN | 68 | Riley Patterson | Center |
| VAN | 5 | Tom Willander | Defense |
| VAN | 64 | Trey Fix-Wolansky | Right wing |
| VAN | 39 | Ty Mueller | Center |
| VAN | 90 | Victor Mancini | Defense |
| VAN | 49 | Yaroslav Bryzgalov | Left wing |
Play-by-Play
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| Period | Time | Team | Event | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00:00 | — | Period start | Period start |
| 1 | 00:00 | VAN | Faceoff | Aatu Räty wins faceoff against Morgan Frost |
| 1 | 00:11 | VAN | Hit | Matt Stienburg hits Kevin Bahl |
| 1 | 00:25 | VAN | Blocked shot | Matt Stienburg · — · Blocked by Matvei Gridin · Blocked |
| 1 | 00:33 | CGY | Shot on goal | Ryan Strome · Snap shot · Goalie: Kevin Lankinen |
| 1 | 00:34 | CGY | Missed shot | Matvei Gridin · Bat · Goalie: Kevin Lankinen · Wide left |
| 1 | 00:56 | VAN | Giveaway | Adam Novotny |
| 1 | 01:04 | VAN | Hit | Trey Fix-Wolansky hits Jake Middleton |
| 1 | 01:23 | CGY | Missed shot | Connor Zary · Wrist shot · Goalie: Kevin Lankinen · Wide right |
| 1 | 01:52 | CGY | Hit | Samuel Honzek hits Jimmy Schuldt |
| 1 | 02:16 | VAN | Giveaway | Cole Clayton |
| 1 | 02:29 | — | Stoppage | Hand pass |
| 1 | 02:29 | CGY | Faceoff | Morgan Frost wins faceoff against Riley Patterson |
| 1 | 02:32 | VAN | Hit | Cole Clayton hits Matvei Gridin |
| 1 | 02:34 | — | Stoppage | Icing |
| 1 | 02:34 | VAN | Faceoff | Aatu Räty wins faceoff against Morgan Frost |
| 1 | 02:42 | VAN | Missed shot | Aatu Räty · Wrist shot · Goalie: Dustin Wolf · Wide right |
| 1 | 02:48 | VAN | Shot on goal | Kirill Kudryavtsev · Wrist shot · Goalie: Dustin Wolf |
| 1 | 02:55 | VAN | Giveaway | Arshdeep Bains |
| 1 | 03:32 | VAN | Hit | Adam Novotny hits Jake Middleton |
| 1 | 03:52 | CGY | Takeaway | Yegor Sharangovich |
| 1 | 03:54 | — | Stoppage | Puck into the netting |
| 1 | 03:54 | VAN | Faceoff | Ty Mueller wins faceoff against Mikael Backlund |
| 1 | 04:04 | VAN | Hit | Ilya Safonov hits Zach Whitecloud |
| 1 | 04:16 | VAN | Hit | Victor Mancini hits Samuel Honzek |
| 1 | 04:29 | VAN | Hit | Ilya Safonov hits Zach Whitecloud |
| 1 | 04:46 | VAN | Blocked shot | Cole Clayton · — · Blocked by Riley Patterson · Teammate blocked |
| 1 | 04:48 | VAN | Blocked shot | Yaroslav Bryzgalov · — · Blocked by Kevin Bahl · Blocked |
| 1 | 04:51 | CGY | Hit | Martin Pospisil hits Yaroslav Bryzgalov |
| 1 | 05:28 | CGY | Hit | Kevin Bahl hits Matt Stienburg |
| 1 | 06:07 | CGY | Shot on goal | Yegor Sharangovich · Slap shot · Goalie: Kevin Lankinen |
| 1 | 06:19 | VAN | Missed shot | Trey Fix-Wolansky · Wrist shot · Goalie: Dustin Wolf · Wide right |
| 1 | 06:37 | CGY | Blocked shot | Yegor Sharangovich · — · Blocked by Victor Mancini · Blocked |
| 1 | 06:38 | CGY | Hit | Yegor Sharangovich hits Jimmy Schuldt |
| 1 | 06:49 | VAN | Hit | Adam Novotny hits Connor Zary |
| 1 | 08:08 | CGY | Penalty | Morgan Frost · Hooking · 2 min · Drawn by Kirill Kudryavtsev |
| 1 | 08:08 | — | Stoppage | TV timeout · TV timeout |
| 1 | 08:08 | CGY | Faceoff | Mikael Backlund wins faceoff against Braeden Cootes |
| 1 | 09:21 | VAN | Giveaway | Ty Mueller |
| 1 | 09:37 | VAN | Shot on goal | Ty Mueller · Snap shot · Goalie: Dustin Wolf |
| 1 | 10:03 | VAN | Hit | Ilya Safonov hits Kevin Bahl |
| 1 | 10:11 | VAN | Shot on goal | Matt Stienburg · Tip-in · Goalie: Dustin Wolf |
| 1 | 11:19 | CGY | Missed shot | Connor Zary · Wrist shot · Goalie: Kevin Lankinen · Wide left |
| 1 | 11:26 | VAN | Takeaway | Tom Willander |
| 1 | 11:54 | CGY | Giveaway | Zayne Parekh |
| 1 | 11:57 | VAN | Giveaway | Trey Fix-Wolansky |
| 1 | 12:03 | VAN | Hit | Jimmy Schuldt hits Martin Pospisil |
| 1 | 12:16 | CGY | Shot on goal | Adam Klapka · Wrist shot · Goalie: Kevin Lankinen |
| 1 | 12:19 | — | Stoppage | Goalie freezes the puck · TV timeout |
| 1 | 12:19 | VAN | Faceoff | Aatu Räty wins faceoff against Morgan Frost |
Shot Map
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