Calgary Flames beat Vancouver Canucks 6-5 [Video]

The Calgary Flames were already preaching the importance of resilience a single game into the NHL season.

The bend-but-don’t-break mentality paid off Wednesday when the Flames rallied from an early three-goal deficit and edged the Vancouver Canucks 6-5 in overtime.

“That’s kind of the mentality we have to have all year, is we’re going to go down a bit, or we’re going to get knocked down, but we’re always going to keep coming back and, just building shift by shift, brick by brick,” said centre Connor Zary.

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Zary scored the game-winner 92 seconds into overtime.

Calgary appeared poised for a loss midway through the first period Wednesday.

Trouble began 7:41 into the matchup when Canucks centre J.T. Miller slammed Kevin Rooney into the boards, leaving the Flames forward lying still on the ice.

A scrum erupted behind the Flames’ net and, once punishment …