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6-2-0
12 points – 3rd in the West
VS
2-4-1
5 points – 14th in the West
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
|---|---|---|
| Colorado | Category | Calgary |
| 6-0-0 | Home/Road Record | 1-2-1 |
| 6-2-0 | Last 10 | 2-4-1 |
| Won 1 | Streak | Lost 1 |
| 26 | Goals | 15 |
| 20 | Goals Against | 20 |
| 29.2% 3rd | PP% | 16.0% T-14th |
| 7 | PP Goals | 4 |
| 1 | SH Goals Against | 1 |
| 88.5% 8th | PK% | 85.2% 14th |
| 3 | PP Goals Allowed | 4 |
| 1 | SH Goals | 0 |
| 68 | PIM | 95 |
| 53.4% 4th | Face Off % | 47.9% 26th |
| Goaltenders | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Games Played | Wins | Goals Against | GAA | Shutouts | Saves | Save % |
| Colorado | |||||||
| Semyon Varlamov | 6 | 4 | 15 | 2.41 | 1 | 196 | 0.929 |
| Jean-Sebastien Giguere | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.49 | 0 | 42 | 0.933 |
| Calgary | |||||||
| Miikka Kipprusoff | 5 | 2 | 11 | 2.23 | 0 | 125 | 0.919 |
| Henrik Karlsson | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3.84 | 0 | 56 | 0.875 |
| Team Leaders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Colorado | Category | Calgary |
| Ryan O’Reilly 7 | Points | Alex Tanguay 7 |
| David Jones 5 | Goals | Bourque & Glencross 3 |
| Ryan O’Reilly 7 | Assists | Alex Tanguay 6 |
| Ryan Wilson +5 | +/- | Nicklas Hagman +2 |
| Ryan Wilson 11 | PIM | Cory Sarich 17 |
| Jones, Landeskog & Hejduk 1 | Game Winning Goals | Tanguay & Hagman 1 |
| Gabriel Landeskog 29 | Shots | Olli Jokinen 22 |
| McLeod & Landeskog 21 | Hits | Sarich &Giordano 14 |
| Jan Hejda 14 | Blocked Shots | Mark Giordano 20 |
| Paul Stastny 12 | Missed Shots | Bouwmeester & Stempniak 10 |
| Injuries |
|---|
| Colorado |
| Peter Mueller – LW – 10/23/2011 – is doubtful for Wednesday’s game against Calgary – concussion-like symptoms |
| Mark Olver – C – 10/05/2011 – is on injured reserve – head |
| Brandon Yip – RW – 09/24/2011 – is on injured reserve and is out indefinitely – broken forearm |
| Calgary |
| Mikael Backlund – C – 10/04/2011 – is on injured reserve and is expected to miss six weeks – broken left pinkie finger |
| Brett Carson – D – 10/05/2011 – is on injured reserve – back |
| Raitis Ivanans – LW – 10/05/2011 – is on injured reserve – concussion |
| Matchup |
|---|
| Colorado |
| Avalanche are 4-0 in their last 4 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game. |
| Avalanche are 6-0 in their last 6 road games. |
| Avalanche are 4-1 in their last 5 games following a win. |
| Avalanche are 4-1 in their last 5 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game. |
| Avalanche are 8-21 in their last 29 vs. Northwest. |
| Avalanche are 0-4 in their last 4 games playing on 3 or more days rest. |
| Calgary |
| Flames are 5-0 in the last 5 meetings. |
| Flames are 5-1 in their last 6 vs. Northwest. |
| Flames are 5-11 in their last 16 games playing on 3 or more days rest. |
| Flames are 2-6 in their last 8 overall. |
| Flames are 1-4 in their last 5 home games. |
| Road team is 7-2 in the last 9 meetings. |
| Past 10 Meetings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Visitor | Home |
| 04/03/2011 | Calgary 2 | Colorado 1 |
| 03/17/2011 | Colorado 2 | Calgary 5 |
| 02/14/2011 | Calgary 9 | Colorado 1 |
| 12/31/2010 | Colorado 2 | Calgary 3 |
| 11/09/2010 | Calgary 4 | Colorado 2 |
| 10/28/2010 | Colorado 6 | Calgary 5 |
| 04/02/2010 | Calgary 2 | Colorado 1 |
| 03/17/2010 | Calgary 3 | Colorado 2 |
| 01/11/2010 | Colorado 3 | Calgary 2 (SO) |
| 12/13/2009 | Calgary 2 | Colorado 3 |
| Projected Flames lines | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alex Tanguay | Brendan Morrison | Jarome Iginla |
| Rene Bourque | Olli Jokinen | David Moss |
| Nicklas Hagman | Roman Horak | Lee Stempniak |
| Tom Kostopoulos | Matt Stajan | Tim Jackman |
| Projected Flames Pairings | |
|---|---|
| Jay Bouwmeester | Chris Butler |
| Scott Hannan | Mark Giordano |
| Cory Sarich | Anton Babchuk |
| Projected Starting Goaltender |
|---|
| Miikka Kiprusoff |
| HD’s Gameday gut feeling |
|---|
| Calgary has finished 3 of its current 6 game homestand with a win, loss and an overtime defeat. They have only scored four goals through those three games, the Avs are hot on the road looking to extend a franchise record streak of road wins. Kipper is 22-14-1-4 with a 2.55 GAA and four shutouts in 43 career appearances against Colorado. 4-2 Flames – Jokinen, Iginla, Jackman & Giordano |
