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0-2-0
0 points – 15th in the West
VS
1-1-0
2 points – 9th in the East
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calgary | Category | Montreal |
| 0-1-0 | Home/Road Record | 0-0-0 |
| 0-2-0 | Last 10 | 1-1-0 |
| Lost 2 | Streak | Won 1 |
| 5 | Goals | 5 |
| 10 | Goals Against | 3 |
| 16.7% 12th | PP% | 11.1% 18th |
| 1 | PP Goals | 1 |
| 0 | SH Goals Against | 1 |
| 75.0% 23rd | PK% | 100.0% T-1st |
| 2 | PP Goals Allowed | 0 |
| 0 | SH Goals | 0 |
| 28 | PIM | 24 |
| 46.7% 23rd | Face Off % | 49.6% 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 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 30 | 0.859 |
| Montreal | |||||||
| Carey Price | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.53 | 0 | 46 | 0.939 |
| Peter Budaj | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Team Leaders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calgary | Category | Montreal |
| 4 tied with 2 | Points | Tomas Plekanec 3 |
| Curtis Glencross 2 | Goals | 5 tied with 1 |
| 4 tied with 2 | Assists | Tomas Plekanec 2 |
| Anton Babchuk +1 | +/- | Gorges, Weber & Moen +2 |
| Glencross, Iginla & Sarich 4 | PIM | Subban & Gomez 4 |
| – | Game Winning Goals | Tomas Plekanec 1 |
| Alex Tanguay 5 | Shots | Pacioretty & Plekanec 6 |
| Sarich & Stajan 6 | Hits | 7 tied with 2 |
| Chris Butler 6 | Blocked Shots | Josh Gorges 7 |
| David Moss 5 | Missed Shots | Brian Gionta 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 |
| Brendan Morrison – C – 10/03/2011 – is on injured reserve – knee |
| Montreal |
| Mike Cammalleri – LW – 10/10/2011 – is expected to miss 1-2 weeks – lacerated left leg |
| Chris Campoli – D – 10/07/2011 – is out indefinitely – left leg |
| Lars Eller – C – 10/11/2011 – is probable for Thursday’s game against Calgary – right shoulder surgery |
| Hal Gill – D – 10/12/2011 – is questionable for Thursday’s game against Calgary – personal |
| Andrei Markov – D – 09/19/2011 – is on injured reserve – right knee inflammation |
| Brendon Nash – D – 09/27/2011 – is on injured reserve and is out indefinitely – shoulder surgery |
| Jaroslav Spacek – D – 10/11/2011 – is doubtful for Thursday’s game against Calgary – upper body |
| Ryan White – RW – 10/04/2011 – is on injured reserve – groin |
| Matchup |
|---|
| Calgary |
| Flames are 6-2 in their last 8 vs. Northeast. |
| Flames are 4-1 in their last 5 Thursday games. |
| Flames are 1-4 in their last 5 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game. |
| Flames are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings. |
| Flames are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings in Montreal. |
| Montreal |
| Canadiens are 3-9 in their last 12 games following a win. |
| Home team is 10-1 in the last 11 meetings. |
| Canadiens are 3-7 in their last 10 games playing on 3 or more days rest. |
| Canadiens are 1-4 in their last 5 Thursday games. |
| Canadiens are 0-5 in their last 5 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game. |
| Past 10 Meetings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Visitor | Home |
| 1/1/2011 | Montreal 0 | Calgary 4 |
| 10/26/2010 | Calgary 4 | Montreal 5 (OT) |
| 10/16/2010 | Calgary 1 | Montreal 0 |
| 10/07/2010 | Montreal 3 | Calgary 4 |
| 01/30/2010 | Montreal 2 | Calgary 6 |
| 12/31/2009 | Calgary 1 | Montreal 4 |
| 12/28/2009 | Calgary 4 | Montreal 5 |
| 10/24/2009 | Montreal 2 | Calgary 3 |
| 10/08/2009 | Calgary 1 | Montreal 4 |
| 10/03/2009 | Montreal 1 | Calgary 2 |
| HD’s Gameday gut feeling |
|---|
| The Flames have surrended 10 goals while being outshot 71-37 margin in the first 2 games. Last year the Flames were 28-8-3 when scoring first they are already 0-2-0 this year, Glencross has scored the first goal in both games. With a victory tonight Kiprusoff will pass Vernon as the Flames all-time leader with 263 wins.
Flames win 5 -2 – Iginla X3, Butler, Moss |
