CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — David Rittich made 34 saves and Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and two assists as the Calgary Flames beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-0 on Saturday night. Elias Lindholm and Sean Monahan scored for Calgary. Gaudreau had an empty-net goal and posted his second multi-point game of the season.
Jacob Markstrom stopped 27 of 29 shots in the loss for Vancouver, which has lost its first two games.
Calgary improved to 8-8-3 in home-openers since the turn of the century.
The Flames outshot the Canucks 14-5 in the second period and led 2-0 heading into the third.
Vancouver failed to convert a pair of third-period power plays. The first included 61 seconds of 5-on-3, but Rittich stopped three shots in that span and made 18 saves in the period.
Monahan collected his second goal in as many games, scoring from the slot at 1:10 of the second on a feed from Gaudreau behind the goal-line.
Lindholm opened the scoring at 13:50 of the first.
Myers misplayed a cross-ice pass in Calgary's zone onto the stick of Lindholm, who whipped the puck under Markstrom's arm.
Both teams opened their seasons with road losses Thursday.
NOTES: Canucks veteran forward Loui Eriksson was a healthy scratch to make way for 23-year-old Adam Gaudette. ... The Flames, celebrating their 40th season in Calgary, wore retro jerseys. ... The Canucks have several events planned to commemorate their 50th season, including February's retirement of the numbers worn by siblings Daniel and Henrik Sedin.
UP NEXT
Flames: Host the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.
Canucks: Host the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday in their home opener.
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