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Vancouver — The Calgary Flames play here often enough to have seen this before.

A power-play goal by the Vancouver Canucks, with at least one of those Sedin boys picking up an assist.

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That is normal.

That is life at Rogers Arena – and exactly that did happen, in the first period, Saturday.

However, what is not normal?

The hosts’ opening goal.

By now, surely you’ve had a peek at the latest knee-slapper. If not, here are the basics:

Vancouver defender Luca Sbisa chops down Joe Colborne in the Canucks’ zone. On the delayed penalty, Calgary goalie Jonas Hiller sprints to the visitors’ box for an extra attacker.

With control behind the Canucks’ net, Dennis Wideman flings a pass to the right point where Mason Raymond is more or less stationed. The puck doesn’t stop moving till it reaches the back of the Flames’ net.

For a goal.

An own goal.

Embarrassing for any squad.

Especially demoralizing for a fragile group already red-faced from losing seven straight times.