Pettersson forces late tie and adds shootout goal in Canucks' 4-3 victory over Flames


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CALGARY, Alberta — Elias Pettersson tied it with 6:44 left and scored in the first round of a shootout, Conor Garland added the winner in the fourth round and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Calgary Flames 4-3 on Wednesday night. Pius Suter and Jake DeBrusk also scored for Vancouver, and Kevin Lankinen stopped 20 shots. Playing their lone road game in an eight-game stretch, the Canucks rebounded from consecutive home losses — the last a 4-2 setback against Montreal on Tuesday night. Jonathan Huberdeau scored twice for Calgary in a 2:03 span late in the second period and had the Flames' lone shootout score — in the third round. Nazem Kadri also scored, and Dustin Wolf made 28 saves.

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