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0 points – 11th in the West
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0 points – 11th in the West
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calgary | Category | St. Louis |
| 0-0-0 | Home/Road Record | 0-1-0 |
| 0-1-0 | Last 10 | 0-1-0 |
| Lost 1 | Streak | Lost 1 |
| 3 | Goals | 2 |
| 5 | Goals Against | 4 |
| 0.0% 26th | PP% | 20.0% 11th |
| 0 | PP Goals | 1 |
| 0 | SH Goals Against | 0 |
| 60.0% 24th | PK% | 50.0% 28th |
| 2 | PP Goals Allowed | 2 |
| 0 | SH Goals | 0 |
| 18 | PIM | 13 |
| 52.0% 11th | Face Off % | 50.0% 15th |
| Goaltenders | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | |||||||
| Name | Games Played | Wins | Goals Against | GAA | Shutouts | Saves | Save % |
| Miikka Kipprusoff | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.07 | 0 | 32 | 0.889 |
| Henrik Karlsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| St. Louis | |||||||
| Jaroslav Halak | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.05 | 0 | 12 | 0.800 |
| Brian Elliott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Team Leaders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calgary | Category | St. Louis |
| 8 players with 1 | Points | 6 players with 1 |
| Glencross, Bourque & Jokinen 1 | Goals | Berglund & Arnott 1 |
| 5 players with 1 | Assists | 4 players with 1 |
| 7 players with +1 | +/- | Roman Polak +1 |
| Cory Sarich 4 | PIM | Ryan Reaves 5 |
| – | Game Winning Goals | – |
| Glencross & Tanguay 3 | Shots | Alexander Steen 5 |
| Curtis Glencross 5 | Hits | David Backes 3 |
| Mark Giordano 5 | Blocked Shots | Nikita Nikitin 4 |
| David Moss 3 | Missed Shots | Andy McDonald 3 |
| Injuries |
|---|
| 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 |
| Tim Jackman – RW – 10/09/2011 – is questionable for Monday’s game against St. Louis – broken nose |
| Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond – LW – 10/09/2011 – is probable for Monday’s game against St. Louis – one-game suspension served |
| Brendan Morrison – C – 10/03/2011 – is on injured reserve – knee |
| St. Louis |
| Carlo Colaiacovo – D – 10/09/2011 – is questionable for Monday’s game against Calgary – head |
| B.J. Crombeen – RW – 10/02/2011 – is on injured reserve and is out indefinitely – broken left scapula |
| David Perron – LW – 09/22/2011 – is on injured reserve – post-concussion syndrome |
| Matchup |
|---|
| Calgary |
| Flames are 9-1 in their last 10 vs. Central. |
| Flames are 6-1 in the last 7 meetings in St. Louis. |
| Flames are 20-6 in the last 26 meetings. |
| Flames are 13-3 in their last 16 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game. |
| Flames are 7-2 in their last 9 games playing on 1 days rest. |
| Flames are 19-7 in their last 26 vs. a team with a losing record. |
| St. Louis |
| Blues are 2-6 in their last 8 Monday games. |
| Blues are 5-1 in their last 6 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game. |
| Blues are 4-1 in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest. |
| Blues are 8-17 in their last 25 vs. Northwest. |
| Blues are 1-6 in their last 7 when their opponent allows 5 goals or more in their previous game. |
| Past 10 Meetings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Visitor | Home |
| 1/1/2011 | Calgary 3 | St. Louis 2 |
| 10/26/2010 | Calgary 6 | St. Louis 0 |
| 10/16/2010 | St. Louis 0 | Calgary 1 |
| 10/07/2010 | St. Louis 1 | Calgary 4 |
| 01/30/2010 | St. Louis 2 | Calgary 0 |
| 12/31/2009 | St. Louis 2 | Calgary1 (SO) |
| 12/28/2009 | Calgary 3 | St. Louis 4 |
| 10/24/2009 | Calgary 2 | St. Louis 1 (SO) |
| 10/08/2009 | St. Louis 3 | Calgary 2 |
| 10/03/2009 | St. Louis 1 | Calgary 3 |
| HD’s Gameday gut feeling |
|---|
| The Flames are 11-2-1 in St. Louis and will continue the trend today. Last season, Calgary cruised to a four-game sweep by outscoring St. Louis 14-3. Miikka Kiprusoff had four wins (two shutouts) and a 0.75 goals-against average. Kipper will pass Vernon as the Flames all-time leader with 263 wins. Flames win 4 -1 – Iginla, Glencross (2), Giordano |
