NHL Preseason Game Preview: Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames with Projected Line Combinations 10/1/2025

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Vancouver Canucks (2-2-0) at Calgary Flames (3-3-0)

Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome
Date: Wednesday, October 1
Time: 9:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+

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Vancouver Canucks News & Notes:

The Canucks dropped their last game 4-3 to the Oilers. They got goals from Braeden Cootes, Jonathan Lekkerimaki, and Aatu Raty. Thatcher Demko stopped 20 of the 24 shots he faced in the loss.

Calgary Flames News & Notes: 

The Flames picked up a win in their last game with a 2-1 shootout win over the Kraken. They got their lone goal in regulation from Matvei Gridin. Dustin Wolf stopped 35 of the 36 shots he faced in the win.

Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:

Bains-Chytil-Garland
Kane-Cootes-Lekkkerimaki
O’Connor-Räty-Sherwood
Labate-Blueger-Karlsson

M. Pettersson-Myers
Forbort-Mancini
Joseph-Willander

Lankinen
Tolopilo

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Calgary Flames Projected Lines:

Farabee-Kadri-Sharangovich
Huberdeau-Frost-Coronato
Gridin-Backlund-Coleman
Zary-Kerins-Pospisil

Hanley-Weegar
Bahl-Andersson
Parekh-Pachal

Prosvetov
Cooley

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Players To Watch:

Vancouver Canucks

Linus Karlsson last season with Vancouver in 23 games, he recorded six points on three goals and three assists. He was a plus-five with a power-play goal and a game-winning goal. In 32 games with the Calder Cup Champion Abbotsford Canucks he had 39 points on 23 goals and 16 assists. He was a +13 with six power-play goals and seven game-winning goals.

Calgary Flames

Connor Zary played in 54 games for Calgary last season, recording 27 points on 13 goals and 14 assists. He was a minus-seven with a power-play goal and two game-winning goals.

Next game:

Vancouver – October 3 vs. Edmonton Oilers
Calgary – October 3 vs. Winnipeg Jets

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