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Canucks thump Flames 8-1 in pre-season action


CALGARY – Quinn Hughes had a goal and two assists, Max Sasson scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks rolled past the Calgary Flames 8-1 on Wednesday in NHL pre-season action.

Brock Boeser, Elias Pettersson, Tyler Myers, Derek Forbort and Aatu Raty provided the rest of the offence for Vancouver (3-2-0). Kevin Lankinen made 29 saves.

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Joel Farabee had the lone goal for Calgary (3-4-0), scoring 30 seconds into the second period to make it a 4-1 game. Ivan Prosvetov gave up five goals on 19 shots, while Devin Cooley surrendered three more goals on seven shots.

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The Canucks went 2 for 4 on the power play, with Pettersson and Raty scoring with the man advantage.

Forbort and Sasson each had a short-handed goal.

Meanwhile, Calgary went 0 for 6 on the power play.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 1, 2025.

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