The Calgary Flames hosted one of their most bitter rivals on Saturday night in the final regular season game on the docket. The Vancouver Canucks showed the desperation you would expect from a team clinging to their playoff hopes and dreams, but the Flames were sharp offensively and good enough defensively en route to a 6-3 home victory over the Canucks.
The Flames are strutting into their final week of the regular season with a playoff berth assured. With the loss, the Canucks remain alive only mathematically.
The rundown
The opening 11 minutes of this game featured two teams trying not to give up too much largely succeeding in that approach, with three shots on goal combined.