Mark Giordano and Sam Bennett lead Calgary Flames to 6-1 win over Vancouver Canucks

Mark Giordano scored twice, Sam Bennett had a goal and three assists, and the Calgary Flames snapped a three-game losing streak with a 6-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday.

Mark Jankowski added a goal and two assists for Calgary, while Matthew Tkachuk and Micheal Ferland also scored.

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Backup goalie David Rittich made 16 saves to pick up his third win in four appearances this season. Dougie Hamilton chipped in with two assists.

Coming off Saturday’s 2-0 home loss to the Nashville Predators that saw them drop to 0-2-1 over their last three, the Flames opened the scoring at 5:45 of the first period when Bennett shook Jake Virtanen’s check in the corner before feeding a pass in front to Jankowski, who beat Markstrom low to the far post for his sixth goal of the season.

Next up, the Flames host the Blues. Puck drop is at 7:30 p.m. MT on Wednesday .