The Calgary Flames are one win away from making past the first round of the playoffs for the first time since 2003-04.
The team that was supposed to be the easiest Western Conference opponent has proved difficult for the reeling Vancouver Canucks, as in down 3-1 in a series tough.
Calgary got another goal from Sam Bennett and the below goal by forward Johnny Gaudreau to take a 3-1 win over the Canucks.
Vancouver is in a tough spot. Before the game they lost Alex Burrows to a reported broken rib. During the game goaltender Eddie Lack was pulled in favor of Ryan Miller meaning … a goaltender controversy for Vancouver! Miller was the starter for most of the year until he suffered a knee injury in February. Lack got the Canucks into the playoffs while Miller healed. Lack stopped just four of seven Flames shots on goal, while Miller was a perfect 15-for-15. Lack has not been great these playoffs with a 3.03 goals against average and .886 save percentage.
The Canucks are clearly the team with more issues than Calgary right now, which doesn’t bode well for Vancouver if they want to come back from down 3-1 against the Flames.
Have the Canucks ever done this before in their playoff history with Calgary?
Ah yes, there was that time in 1994.
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