Merilainen makes 23 saves in first start for the Canucks in a 4-1 victory over the Flames
Vancouver's Leevi Merilainen made 23 saves during his first start for the team as the Canucks defeated the Calgary Flames with a final score of 4-1 on Saturday night. The Canucks recorded their first goal of the period at the 9:04 mark of the third, when Liam Ohgren scored and assisted on Elias Pettersson's winning goal, which was completed with two assists from Tom Willander and Linus Karlsson.
Drew O’Connor and Aatu Raty added two more goals for Vancouver, while Matt Coronato contributed a power-play goal for Calgary. Devin Cooley was the standout goaltender for Calgary, stopping 22 shots. The Flames are currently 0-2 in their first two games of the season.
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