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5-4-0
10 points – T-7th in the West
VS
3-4-1
7 points – 14th in the West
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | Category | Calgary |
| 2-1-0 | Home/Road Record | 2-2-1 |
| 5-4-0 | Last 10 | 3-4-1 |
| Won 3 | Streak | Won 1 |
| 25 | Goals | 19 |
| 24 | Goals Against | 22 |
| 6.7% 30th | PP% | 17.9% 12th |
| 2 | PP Goals | 5 |
| 1 | SH Goals Against | 1 |
| 72.4% 28th | PK% | 82.8% 17th |
| 8 | PP Goals Allowed | 5 |
| 0 | SH Goals | 0 |
| 97 | PIM | 99 |
| 51.1% 9th | Face Off % | 47.4% 25th |
| Goaltenders | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Games Played | Wins | Goals Against | GAA | Shutouts | Saves | Save % |
| St. Louis | |||||||
| Brian Elliott | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1.59 | 1 | 132 | 0.950 |
| Jaroslav Halak | 5 | 1 | 16 | 3.47 | 0 | 81 | 0.835 |
| Calgary | |||||||
| Miikka Kipprusoff | 6 | 3 | 13 | 2.19 | 0 | 159 | 0.924 |
| Henrik Karlsson | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3.84 | 0 | 56 | 0.875 |
| Team Leaders | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | Category | Calgary |
| Steen & Arnott 8 | Points | Alex Tanguay 8 |
| Alexander Steen 5 | Goals | Rene Bourque 5 |
| Jason Arnott 5 | Assists | Alex Tanguay 7 |
| Matt D’Agostini +9 | +/- | Nicklas Hagman +3 |
| Chris Stewart 25 | PIM | Cory Sarich 17 |
| Alexander Steen 2 | Game Winning Goals | Bourque, Tanguay & Hagman 1 |
| Alexander Steen 30 | Shots | Olli Jokinen 26 |
| David Backes 27 | Hits | Cory Sarich 17 |
| Barret Jackman 18 | Blocked Shots | Mark Giordano 21 |
| Alexander Steen 15 | Missed Shots | Jay Bouwmeester 11 |
| Injuries |
|---|
| St. Louis |
| B.J. Crombeen – RW – 10/02/2011 – is on injured reserve and is out indefinitely – broken left scapula |
| Andy McDonald – C – 10/14/2011 – is on injured reserve – concussion |
| David Perron – LW – 09/22/2011 – is on injured reserve – post-concussion syndrome |
| 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 |
| Curtis Glencross – LW – 10/27/2011 – is questionable for Friday’s game against St. Louis – lower body |
| Raitis Ivanans – LW – 10/05/2011 – is on injured reserve – concussion |
| Matchup |
|---|
| St. Louis |
| Blues are 4-1 in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest. |
| Blues are 9-3 in their last 12 Friday games. |
| Blues are 5-2 in their last 7 vs. Northwest. |
| Blues are 3-9 in the last 12 meetings in Calgary. |
| Calgary |
| Flames are 9-3 in their last 12 vs. Central. |
| Flames are 13-6 in their last 19 Friday games. |
| Flames are 1-4 in their last 5 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game. |
| Flames are 0-4 in their last 4 games following a win. |
| Flames are 0-4 in their last 4 games playing on 1 days rest. |
| Flames are 20-7 in the last 27 meetings. |
| Past 10 Meetings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Visitor | Home |
| 10/10/2011 | Calgary 2 | St. Louis 5 |
| 04/01/2011 | Calgary 3 | St. Louis 2 |
| 03/01/2011 | Calgary 6 | St. Louis 0 |
| 02/27/2011 | St. Louis 0 | Calgary 1 |
| 01/26/2011 | St. Louis 1 | Calgary 4 |
| 01/25/2010 | St. Louis 2 | Calgary 0 |
| 12/23/2009 | St. Louis 2 | Calgary 1 (SO) |
| 12/15/2009 | Calgary 3 | St. Louis 4 |
| 11/05/2009 | Calgary 2 | St. Louis 1 (OT) |
| 03/20/2009 | St. Louis 3 | Calgary 2 |
| Projected Flames lines | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alex Tanguay | Brendan Morrison | Jarome Iginla |
| Curtis Glencross | Olli Jokinen | David Moss |
| Rene Bourque | Roman Horak | Lee Stempniak |
| Tom Kostopoulos | Matt Stajan | Tim Jackman |
| Projected Flames Pairings | |
|---|---|
| Scott Hannan | Mark Giordano |
| Jay Bouwmeester | Chris Butler |
| Cory Sarich | Derek Smith |
| Projected Starting Goaltender |
|---|
| Miikka Kiprusoff |
| HD’s Gameday gut feeling |
|---|
| The Flames look to win back-to-back games for the first time this season. Calgary is looking to improve the 2-1-1 record of this current 6 game homestand with another win. In 27 games, Kiprusoff is 19-5-2 with three shutouts and a 1.94 GAA against St. Louis. Iggy has collected 27 goals and 68 points in 57 career contests vs St Louis.
3-1 Flames – Glencross, Jokinen & Butler (Iginla 3 assists) |
