UNDATED (AP) — Thatcher Demko had 38 saves and the Vancouver Canucks withstood a late barrage and held on for a 4-2 victory over the Calgary Flames.
Tyler Myers, Travis Hamonic and Brock Boeser each had a goal and an assist for the Canucks. Rookie Nils Hoglander rounded out the scoring for Vancouver with a goal in the closing minute of the first period. The Flames and Canucks will wrap up their seasons Wednesday with a matinee in Calgary.
In other Tuesday action on ice:
— Tristan Jarry stopped 39 shots and the Pittsburgh Penguins evened their first-round series with the New York Islanders with a 2-1 victory on Tuesday night. Jarry struggled in a 4-3 loss in Game 1 but bounced back to pick up the first postseason victory of his career. Bryan Rust and Jeff Carter scored in the first period for the Penguins. Josh Bailey drew New York within a goal late in the second period, but the Islanders couldn’t draw even. The series shifts to New York for Game 3.
— Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 32 shots, Steven Stamkos and Ondrej Palat had first-period goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their Central Division first-round playoff series. It’s the seventh time that the Lightning have won the first two games a series. They will look to put Florida on the brink of elimination when the series shifts to Tampa on Thursday night.
