Hughes, Sasson lead Canucks to 8-1 thumping of Flames in pre-season action

CALGARY — Quinn Hughes had a goal and two assists, Max Sasson scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks rolled past the Calgary Flames 8-1 on Wednesday in NHL pre-season action.

Brock Boeser, Elias Pettersson, Tyler Myers, Derek Forbort and Aatu Raty provided the rest of the offence for Vancouver (3-2-0). Kevin Lankinen made 29 saves.

Joel Farabee had the lone goal for Calgary (3-4-0), scoring 30 seconds into the second period to make it a 4-1 game. Ivan Prosvetov gave up five goals on 19 shots, while Devin Cooley surrendered three more goals on seven shots.

The Canucks went 2 for 4 on the power play, with Pettersson and Raty scoring with the man advantage.

Forbort and Sasson each had a short-handed goal.

Meanwhile, Calgary went 0 for 6 on the power play.

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KRAKEN 4 OILERS 2

SEATTLE — Ryan Winterton scored twice including a short-handed goal and the Seattle Kraken defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4-2.

Joshua Mahura and Eeli Tolvanen also scored for Seattle (3-2-1), which jumped out to a 3-0 lead by the 15-minute mark of the opening period. Joey Daccord made 32 saves.

Darnell Nurse and Matt Savoie replied for Edmonton (4-2-1), which turned it into a 3-2 game entering the final frame. Calvin Pickard made 13 saves on 17 shots.

The Kraken went 2 for 6 with the man advantage, while Nurse scored the Oilers’ lone goal on five power-play opportunities.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 1, 2025.