During the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks contest on Wednesday night, Flames forward Connor Zary caught Canucks defenseman Elias Pettersson with an elbow to the back of the head.
Not only did the Calgary Flames lose to the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 in a shootout, but they lost their captain Mikael Backlund to an upper body injury in the first period.
The Calgary Flames (30-24-10) couldn't hold off a defiant Vancouver Canucks team, who rallied in the third period and got two goals in the shootout to prevail in a tightly contested game at the Saddledome on Wednesday night, 4-3.
The Calgary Flames (30-23-10) will play one of the most important games left on their 2024-25 schedule, when they host the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
The Calgary Flames were running out of gas, but rookie goaltender Dustin Wolf made sure what little was left in the tank was enough. The 23-year-old made 26 stops to help the Flames secure a 1-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday evening.