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Vancouver Canucks lose 6-5 to Calgary Flames in season opener

The Vancouver Canucks lost to the Calgary Flames 6-5 in the two teams' NHL season opener in Vancouver on Wednesday, which ended up being an overtime thriller.

Canucks and Flames faced off in NHL season opener at Vancouver's Rogers Arena on Wednesday

Gemma Karstens-Smith · The Canadian Press ·
Two hockey players wearing red celebrate as a goalie sits distraught.
Calgary Flames' Connor Zary (47) and Martin Pospisil (76) celebrate Zary's winning goal against Vancouver Canucks goalie Arturs Silovs, back right, during overtime NHL hockey action in Vancouver on Wednesday, in what was the season opener for both teams. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)

The Vancouver Canucks lost to the Calgary Flames 6-5 in the two teams' NHL season opener in Vancouver on Wednesday, which ended up being an overtime thriller.

Connor Zary scored 1:33 into overtime and the Flames opened their season with a comeback win.

Anthony Mantha led Calgary with a goal, an assist and a fight.

Rasmus Andersson, Martin Pospisil, MacKenzie Weegar and Jonathan Huberdeau also scored for the Flames, who trailed 3-0 midway through the first period.

Brock Boeser had two goals and J.T. Miller, Daniel Sprong and Conor Garland also scored for the Canucks. Arturs Silovs stopped 20 shots in Vancouver's net.

A hockey player wearing blue shakes hands with a line of his teammates.
Vancouver Canucks' Brock Boeser (6) celebrates his second goal against the Calgary Flames during the first period. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)

The Canucks squandered a 4-1 lead after the first period by giving up four unanswered goals.

Flames goalie Dan Vladar gave up four goals on 15 shots in the first period, but finished with 20 saves for the win.

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