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Henrik Sedin scores first of the season as Vancouver Canucks top Calgary Flames 5-3

Vancouver Canucks' Thomas Vanek, right, from Austria, celebrates a Canucks goal as Calgary Flames goalie Mike Smith looks away during first period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh.

Bo Horvat and Henrik Sedin scored 38 seconds apart in the third period as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Calgary Flames 5-3 on Tuesday.

Horvat put the visitors in front at 4:12 on the power play when he swatted in a centering pass from Ben Hutton. Shortly after, former Canucks defenceman Matt Bartkowski got caught flat-footed in the neutral zone, enabling the Sedins to break in dangerously with Daniel setting up Henrik’s first goal of the season.

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Sam Gagner, Thomas Vanek and Derek Dorsett, with his team-leading seventh goal, also scored for Vancouver (8-5-2), which has won four straight road wins.

Dougie Hamilton, Johnny Gaudreau and Micheal Ferland scored for Calgary (8-7-0), which saw its three-game winning streak come to an end.

The Flames are 3-2-0 with two games remaining on a season-long seven-game homestand. Detroit visits on Thursday.

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Tied 1-1 after the first period, Calgary took the lead twice in the second but was unable to hold it each time.

Gaudreau’s power-play goal at 11:51 made it 2-1 for the Flames.

The Canucks answered back at 15:09 when Vanek ripped a 35-foot slap shot into the top corner.

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