The Canucks beat the Flames to take first place in the Pacific Division

Dakota Joshua made it 3-0 at 1:58 of the second period, grabbing the puck on a 2-on-1 and firing a long shot from inside the right dot over Markstrom's blocker.

“We made three mistakes rushing back into our own zone, lost people and then a turnover,” Huska said after praising his team's effort. “But other than those mistakes, I liked what we did tonight.”

Demko drove from left to right to take the field on Martin Posposil's one-timer with 3:40 left in the second period and robbed Nazem Kadri again on the force play with 2:45 left. second.

“He's one of the best in the league and it's different to have him,” quarterback Quinn Hughes said of Demko. “(Goalie) Casey (DeSmith) has been great for us and (goalie Arthurs Siloves) has been great, but (Demko's) presence is a whole new thing.”

At 10:56 of the third period, Pachal cut it to 3-1 with a wrister with a wrister through the top of the left circle. It was his second NHL goal and his second of the season, but his first with Calgary after being claimed off waivers by the Vegas Golden Knights on Feb. 4.

“It definitely feels good,” Pachal said. “You want him to bounce back a little bit. It still feels good, but it would be a lot sweeter with a win.”

Miller made it 4-1 at 15:02 when he scored off a high blocker from the top of the left circle. He has 14 points (four goals, 10 assists) during his point streak.