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First Round · Game 1

Flames at Canucks

🗓 📍 Rogers Arena, Vancouver 🏒 VAN leads 3–0

Canucks, First Round Game 1, beat Flames 5–3 at Rogers Arena on April 7, 1982.

CGY – VAN
25–35
Shots on goal
1/3–1/3
Power play
22–22
Penalty minutes
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The game

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First Round — Best of 7

CGY vs VAN · VAN leads 3–0 Full series →
Game 1
3–5
Final · VAN
Game 2
1–2
OT · VAN
Game 3
3–1
Final · VAN

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐋 VAN
Thomas Gradin
2 A
1 shots · +2
2nd star 🔥 CGY
Mel Bridgman
2 G
5 shots · +1
3rd star 🔥 CGY
Willi Plett
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · +1

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🐋 Stan Smyl Go-ahead 1st · 00:08
Assists: Thomas Gradin, Curt Fraser · beat Pat Riggin
0–1
🐋 Ivan Boldirev PP 1st · 10:29
Unassisted · beat Pat Riggin
0–2
🔥 Mel Bridgman 1st · 13:07
Assists: Kent Nilsson, Phil Russell · beat Richard Brodeur
1–2
3rd period
🐋 Lars Lindgren 3rd · 03:06
Assists: Thomas Gradin · beat Pat Riggin
1–3
🐋 Lars Molin 3rd · 07:09
Assists: Darcy Rota · beat Pat Riggin
1–4
🔥 Willi Plett PP 3rd · 08:08
Assists: Guy Chouinard, Lanny McDonald · beat Richard Brodeur
2–4
🔥 Mel Bridgman 3rd · 12:47
Assists: Kent Nilsson, Willi Plett · beat Richard Brodeur
3–4
🐋 Gary Lupul 3rd · 13:58
Assists: Dave Williams · beat Pat Riggin
3–5

Team stats

Away left · home right
🔥CGY VAN🐋
25 Shots on goal 35
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
22 Penalty minutes 22
CGY shooting 12.0% (3/25) VAN shooting 14.3% (5/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🔥Flames
Pat Riggin
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 58:25 TOI
🐋Canucks
Richard Brodeur
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:58 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Flames
Flames — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-10 (29% win rate, 14 games)
Canucks
Canucks — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 11-5 (69% win rate, 16 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Flames
Flames — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-10 (17% win rate, 12 games)
Canucks
Canucks — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-5 (38% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Mar 271982 🔥CGY @ 🐋VAN 2–7 Mar 111982 🐋VAN @ 🔥CGY 3–6 Feb 251982 🐋VAN @ 🔥CGY 4–11 Feb 231982 🔥CGY @ 🐋VAN 2–2 Jan 131982 🔥CGY @ 🐋VAN 1–5
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CGY vs VAN, answered

Who won Flames vs Canucks on April 7, 1982?

Canucks won 5–3. The final score was Flames 3, Canucks 5.

Who scored for Flames?

Mel Bridgman (2), Willi Plett.

Who scored for Canucks?

Gary Lupul, Ivan Boldirev, Lars Lindgren, Lars Molin, Stan Smyl.

How did the Flames goalie play?

Pat Riggin made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Richard Brodeur made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Flames vs Canucks played?

At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the Canucks home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🔥 Flames
BeforeApr 3 🔥CGY @ ⛰️CLR 1–3 AfterApr 8 🔥CGY @ 🐋VAN 1–2
🐋 Canucks
BeforeApr 4 👑LAK @ 🐋VAN 4–7 AfterApr 8 🔥CGY @ 🐋VAN 1–2
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