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4-5-1
9 points – 14th in the West
VS
2-0-0
11 points – 12th in the West
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calgary | Category | Detroit |
| 1-2-0 | Home/Road Record | 3-1-1 |
| 4-5-1 | Last 10 | 5-4-1 |
| Lost 1 | Streak | OT 1 |
| 23 | Goals | 23 |
| 28 | Goals Against | 25 |
| 13.5% 23rd | PP% | 14.3% 21st |
| 5 | PP Goals | 6 |
| 1 | SH Goals Against | 1 |
| 81.6% T-18th | PK% | 80.5% 21st |
| 7 | PP Goals Allowed | 8 |
| 0 | SH Goals | 0 |
| 122 | PIM | 104 |
| 46.1% 28th | Face Off % | 50.6% 12th |
| Goaltenders | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | |||||||
| Name | Games Played | Wins | Goals Against | GAA | Shutouts | Saves | Save % |
| Miikka Kipprusoff | 8 | 4 | 19 | 2.50 | 0 | 200 | 0.913 |
| Henrik Karlsson | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3.31 | 0 | 59 | 0.881 |
| Detroit | |||||||
| Jimmy Howard | 7 | 4 | 13 | 1.84 | 1 | 168 | 0.928 |
| Ty Conklin | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3.37 | 1 | 75 | 0.882 |
| Team Leaders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calgary | Category | Detroit |
| Alex Tanguay 4 | Points | Pavel Datsyk 8 |
| Rene Bourque 3 | Goals | Johan Franzen 4 |
| Alex Tanguay 4 | Assists | Pavel Datsyk 6 |
| 4 tied with +1 | +/- | 4 tied +3 |
| Olli Jokinen 6 | PIM | Todd Bertuzzi 18 |
| Niklas Hagman 1 | Game Winning Goals | Johan Franzen 2 |
| Hgaman & Moss 7 | Shots | Henrik Zetterberg 47 |
| Tom Kostopoulos 21 | Hits | Justin Abdelkader 27 |
| Mark Giordano 25 | Blocked Shots | Nicklas Kronwall 25 |
| Jay Bouwmeester 14 | Missed Shots | Ian White 16 |
| 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 |
| Detroit |
| Mike Commodore – D – 10/01/2011 – is on injured reserve – lower body |
| Jan Mursak – LW – 09/26/2011 – is on injured reserve and will miss at least two months – broken right ankle |
| Matchup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | |||||||
| Flames are 7-2 in their last 9 games following a home loss of 3 or more goals. | |||||||
| Flames are 10-3 in their last 13 vs. Central. | |||||||
| Flames are 13-4 in their last 17 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game. | |||||||
| Flames are 5-2 in their last 7 Thursday games. | |||||||
| Flames are 1-4 in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest. | |||||||
| Detroit | |||||||
| Red Wings are 4-1 in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest. | |||||||
| Red Wings are 311-136-16 in their last 463 home games. | |||||||
| Red Wings are 62-29 in their last 91 vs. Northwest. | |||||||
| Red Wings are 96-47-5 in their last 148 Thursday games. | |||||||
| Red Wings are 0-5 in their last 5 overall. | |||||||
| Red Wings are 0-4 in their last 4 vs. Western Conference. | |||||||
| Past 10 Meetings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Visitor | Category | Home |
| 1/7/2011 | Detroit 5 | Calgary 4 (SO) |
| 11/21/2010 | Calgary 4 | Detroit 5 (OT) |
| 11/03/2010 | Detroit 2 | Calgary 1 |
| 10/21/2010 | Calgary 2 | Detroit 4 |
| 03/15/2010 | Detroit 2 | Calgary 1 |
| 03/09/2010 | Calgary 4 | Detroit 2 |
| 11/27/2009 | Calgary 3 | Detroit 0 |
| 10/31/2009 | Detroit 3 | Calgary 1 |
| 03/23/2009 | Detroit 3 | Calgary 5 |
| 03/12/2009 | Calgary 6 | Detroit 5 (SO) |
| HD’s Gameday gut feeling |
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| Forget about the Vancouver game, the good Flames team will return tonight. Iginla has 50 points – 17 goals – in 56 career games against Detroit. Flames win 3-1 – Iginla (X2) & Stempniak |
