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Three takeaways as Flames fall in shootout against Canucks, lose Backlund to injury
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The Flames and Canucks are tied for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference .
The Flames lost in a shootout to the Vancouver Canucks in the final game of the season .
Jonathan Huberdeau and MacKenzie Weegar scored in the shootout for the hosts.
Quinn Hughes suffered a knee injury in the opening period.
In nine games since the action resumed after the 4 Nations Face-Off, the Flames have notched 19 goals.
It’s scary to think of how anemic this offence would be without No. 10 and 91.
Mikael Backlund is a trusted shutdown centre, a fixture on the first penalty-kill unit and one of NHL 's busiest faceoff men.
Connor Zary was shifted to the middle in Backlund 's absence.
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