The Vancouver Canucks opened their 2025-26 NHL season in style.

Filip Chytil scored twice, lifting the Canucks to a 4-1 win over the visiting Calgary Flames at Rogers Arena. Kiefer Sherwood and Jonathan Lekkerimäki also scored foe the Canucks, while goalie Thatcher Demko made 17 saves to pick up the win in goal. Morgan Frost had the lone goal for Calgary.

Vancouver opened the scoring at 14:53 of the first period, when Sherwood capitalized after Calgary defenceman Joel Hanley lost the puck. Sherwood fired a shot from the right wing past Flames goalie Dustin Wolf.

There was no scoring in the second period, with Vancouver emerging from the middle frame with a 15-13 advantage in terms of shots on goal.

Early in the third, the Canucks killed off a penalty and Chytil scored off a lucky bounc

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