Stajan scores first in 14 games, Flames snap Canucks’ win streak at six
CALGARY — Matt Stajan didn’t have to do much work to end his goalless drought.
Stajan’s first goal in 14 games was the game-winner and Chad Johnson made 28 saves as the Calgary Flames built up an early lead and hung on for a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday to split their home-and-home series.
After Alex Chiasson opened the scoring at 14:26, Stajan made it a two-goal lead just 1:03 later going to the net and steering in Garnet Hathaway’s hard centring feed for his fifth goal.
“I just have to make sure I get my stick on it,” says Stajan. “It’s a game of inches. He put it in the right spot and I was able to get it by.”