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Vancouver Falls 6-2 to Flames - Recap

Matthew Tkachuk was the difference, potting a pair for Calgary on Wednesday as the Flames skated off with a 6-2 victory over the Canucks at Scotiabank Saddledome.

Bettors who backed the Flames were rewarded as -183 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.

Calgary got goals from Matthew Tkachuk(2), Dillon Dube, Brett Ritchie, Connor Mackey, and Andrew Mangiapane in the victory. Tkachuk opened the scoring at 7:41 of the first period.

Jacob Markstrom stopped 19 of 21 Vancouver shots in the victory.

J.T. Miller, and Bo Horvat scored for the Canucks, finding the net behind Jacob Markstrom.

Vancouver got a 22-stop effort from Braden Holtby in the loss.

On the power play, Calgary went 0-for-2, while the Canucks were 1-for-5 with the man advantage.

Calgary outshot Vancouver 28-21 in the game.