Toffoli scores twice, including OT winner, as Flames beat Canucks to keep playoff hopes alive

Tyler Toffoli scored his second goal of the game 3:27 into overtime and the visiting Calgary Flames came all the way back for a 5-4 win against the Vancouver Canucks on Friday.

Elias Pettersson, Conor Garland, Anthony Beauvillier and Aidan McDonough — with his first NHL goal — all found the back of the net for the Canucks (34-34-7).

Jacob Markstrom had 14 saves for Calgary, who won a third straight game for the first time since Dec. 7.

The Flames remain two points out of a playoff position with five games left in the regular season.

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It was a busy night in net for Vancouver goalie Thatcher Demko, who stopped 36 of 41 shots.

Backlund sprung Toffoli for a breakaway in overtime and the Flames winger made no mistakes, putting a shot up and over Demko to end the game.

The Flames forced extra time with a late power-play goal after Pettersson was called for high-sticking.

Noah Hanifin sent a hard shot off the end boards from the point and the puck bounced to Huberdeau, who fired a rocket in past Demko from the bottom of the faceoff circle, tying the game at 4-4 at the 16:47 mark.

Flames were one-for-six with the man advantage Friday and the Canucks went one-for-two.

Nils Aman set up the Canucks' fourth goal of the night, finding Beauvillier at the side of the net off a two-on-one. The winger then fired a quick shot in behind Markstrom to give Vancouver a 4-3 cushion at the 16:06 mark.

The Flames levelled the score just 14 seconds earlier when Nazem Kadri sent a cross-ice pass to Stecher and the former Canucks defenceman sent a wrist shot in past Demko for his second goal of the season.

Calgary had a prime opportunity to add to its total earlier in the period when Vancouver's