Vancouver vs Calgary Wrap - Vancouver Wins 5-1

Vancouver vs Calgary Wrap - Vancouver Wins 5-1

Calgary couldn't hang with the Canucks on Tuesday as Vancouver blasted the Flames 5-1 at Scotiabank Saddledome.

Bettors who backed the Canucks were rewarded as -130 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.

Vancouver got goals from Daniel Sedin, Chris Higgins, Alexandre Burrows, Alexander Edler, and Cody Hodgson in the victory. Higgins opened the scoring at 7:57 of the first period.

Roberto Luongo turned in a 28-save effort for the Canucks.

Calgary got a goal from Alex Tanguay in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Calgary got a 13-stop effort from Miikka Kiprusoff in the loss.

On the power play, Vancouver went 2-for-6, while the Flames were 0-for-6 with the man advantage.

Vancouver lost the shots on goal battle to Calgary by a margin of 29-21.

Vancouver heads into a battle against the Wild. Calgary, meanwhile, will have their next action against Detroit.