Vancouver Canucks defenceman Erik Brannstrom offered forward Jonathan Lekkerimaki some advice as the two walked to the rink for the Swedish rookie91裸聊视频檚 first NHL game Tuesday night.

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Lekkerimaki wasn91裸聊视频檛 flashy, but played a steady game in his NHL debut, as the Canucks defeated the Calgary Flames 3-1.

The 20-year-old from Tullinge, Sweden, who was selected 15th overall by Vancouver in the 2022 NHL entry draft, had 14:07 of ice time, managed a pair of shots, made a hit and gave the puck away twice.

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Making the evening even more special, Lekkerimaki91裸聊视频檚 parents Ellinor and Peter were in the crowd watching at Rogers Arena.

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Lekkerimaki looked comfortable on the Canucks first-unit power play, filling in for the injured Brock Boeser. He had one good scoring chance, firing a low, hard shot that Flames goaltender Dan Vladar managed to block.

91裸聊视频淚t was a great opportunity, just to do my thing,91裸聊视频� he said.

While Lekkerimaki is a man of few words, Canuck coach Rick Tocchet had plenty to say about the fast-skating Swede who had 19 goals and 31 points in 46 games in 2023-24 with Orebo of the Swedish Hockey League.

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Lekkerimaki also earned praise from Canuck forward J.T. Miller who had two assists during the game.

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Elias Pettersson scored a power-play goal for Vancouver and assisted on Brannstrom91裸聊视频檚 first goal since joining the Canucks in an Oct. 6 trade from Colorado.

Pius Suter also scored for the Canucks (8-3-3).

Justin Kirkland scored for Calgary (8-6-3).

Vancouver goaltender Kevin Lankinen stopped 28 shots to improve his record to 8-1-2.

Vladar finished with 29 saves for Calgary.

Pettersson likes the potential Lekkerimaki shows.

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91裸聊视频淗e looked good. I91裸聊视频檓 excited to see what he does next.91裸聊视频�

The Canucks called up Lekkerimaki from the AHL Abbotsford Canucks earlier this week. In seven games with Abbotsford this season he had five goals and two assists. He missed four games with an illness to start the season.

Lekkerimaki said he was both excited and nervous stepping on the ice for his first NHL game.

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With his first game under his belt, Lekkerimaki knows where he needs to improve his play.

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