Goaltender Thatcher Demko left the Vancouver Canucks season opener against the Edmonton Oilers in the third period with flu symptoms, head coach Rick Tocchet told reporters after the game.
The flu has been going around the team all week, but it didn't seem to impact the team's on-ice performance, as the Canucks embarrassed the Oilers 8-1 to pick up their first win of the season.
Demko stopped 21 of 22 shots he faced before he left the game, replaced by Casey DeSmith, who did not allow a goal in the final 11 minutes of the third period.
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