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Vancouver Canucks defeat Calgary Flames after four goal third period surge

Goaltender Leevi Merilainen made 23 saves during his first start as the Vancouver Canucks scored four goals in the third period to defeat the Calgary Flames.

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The Vancouver Canucks defeated the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Saturday night after scoring four unanswered goals in the third period. Goaltender Leevi Merilainen made 23 saves in his first start for Vancouver. Yahoo Sports and bastillepost.com reported the result following the game in Vancouver, British Columbia. [1][3][4][5][7]

According to Yahoo Sports, forward Liam Ohgren played in his 100th career game in the National Hockey League during the victory. Ohgren scored one goal and provided an assist on the winning goal scored by defenseman Elias Pettersson. [1]

Merilainen is a Finnish goaltender who was chosen 71st overall by the Ottawa Senators in the third round of the 2020 draft. He made his North American professional debut in April 2023 after playing with Oulun Karpat in the Finnish Liiga and the Kingston Frontenacs in the Ontario Hockey League. [8]

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In short

  • Leevi Merilainen made 23 saves in his first start for the Vancouver Canucks.
  • The Vancouver Canucks scored four unanswered goals in the third period to beat the Calgary Flames 4-1.
  • Liam Ohgren registered a goal and an assist in his 100th career NHL game.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Merilainen makes 23 saves in first start for the Canucks in a 4-1 victory over the FlamesYahoo Sports, 17h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Week 4 NFL picks, best bets from proven model: This 5-leg parlay pays nearly 25-1CBS Sports, 1d ago
  3. [3]Merilainen makes 23 saves in first start for the Canucks in a 4-1 victory over the Flamesbastillepost.com, 17h ago
  4. [4]Feisty Canucks Finish Strong Over Flames, 4-1Pacific North Hockey, 17h ago
  5. [5]Third-period explosion lifts Vancouver Canucks to 4-1 win over Calgary FlamesSurrey Now-Leader, 17h ago
  6. [6]NHL Highlights: Canucks 4, Flames 1sportsnet.ca, 17h ago
  7. [7]Canucks score four unanswered goals in third period to top Flames 4-1Winnipeg Free Press, 17h ago

Background

  1. [8]Leevi Meriläinen on Wikipedia
  2. [9]2024 Stanley Cup playoffs on Wikipedia
  3. [10]2024–25 Calgary Flames season on Wikipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 10 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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