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5-5-1
11 points – T-9th in the West
VS
4-4-1
9 points – 14th in the West
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | Category | Calgary |
| 2-3-0 | Home/Road Record | 3-2-1 |
| 5-5-0 | Last 10 | 4-4-1 |
| Won 1 | Streak | Won 2 |
| 31 | Goals | 22 |
| 33 | Goals Against | 23 |
| 21.2% T-10th | PP% | 16.1% 18th |
| 11 | PP Goals | 5 |
| 1 | SH Goals Against | 1 |
| 85.1% 13th | PK% | 84.4% 16th |
| 7 | PP Goals Allowed | 5 |
| 0 | SH Goals | 0 |
| 143 | PIM | 105 |
| 53.0% 4th | Face Off % | 47.1% 28th |
| Goaltenders | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Games Played | Wins | Goals Against | GAA | Shutouts | Saves | Save % |
| Vancouver | |||||||
| Roberto Luongo | 7 | 3 | 23 | 3.54 | 0 | 153 | 0.869 |
| Cory Schneider | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1.97 | 0 | 115 | 0.927 |
| Calgary | |||||||
| Miikka Kipprusoff | 7 | 4 | 14 | 2.02 | 0 | 187 | 0.930 |
| Henrik Karlsson | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3.84 | 0 | 56 | 0.875 |
| Team Leaders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | Category | Calgary |
| Daniel & Henrik Sedin 13 | Points | Alex Tanguay 8 |
| Chris Higgins 5 | Goals | Rene Bourque 5 |
| Daniel & Henrik Sedin 9 | Assists | Alex Tanguay 7 |
| Sami Salo +6 | +/- | Horak & Hagman +3 |
| Kevin Bieksa 23 | PIM | Cory Sarich 17 |
| Salo & H. Sedin 2 | Game Winning Goals | 4 tied with 1 |
| D. Sedin & Burrows 35 | Shots | Olli Jokinen 28 |
| Aaron Volpatti 28 | Hits | Cory Sarich 20 |
| Kevin Bieksa 21 | Blocked Shots | Mark Giordano 24 |
| Edler & D. Sedin 14 | Missed Shots | Jay Bouwmeester 12 |
| Injuries |
|---|
| Vancouver |
| Nolan Baumgartner – D – 09/26/2011 – is on injured reserve and is expected to miss at least one month – broken foot |
| Byron Bitz – RW – 09/24/2011 – is on injured reserve and is out indefinitely – groin surgery |
| Steve Pinizzotto – RW – 09/27/2011 – is on injured reserve and is out indefinitely – shoulder |
| Mason Raymond – LW – 09/19/2011 – is on injured reserve and is out indefinitely – fractured vertebrae |
| Aaron Rome – D – 09/26/2011 – is on injured reserve and is expected to miss 4-6 weeks – broken hand |
| 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 |
|---|
| Vancouver |
| Canucks are 39-16 in their last 55 vs. Western Conference. |
| Canucks are 42-18 in their last 60 vs. Northwest. |
| Canucks are 100-49-10 in their last 159 games playing on 2 days rest. |
| Canucks are 2-6 in their last 8 road games. |
| Canucks are 1-6 in their last 7 games following a win. |
| Calgary |
| Flames are 6-1 in their last 7 vs. Northwest. |
| Flames are 1-4 in their last 5 games following a win. |
| Flames ar 0-4 in the last 4 meetings in Calgary. |
| Flames are 1-7 in the last 8 meetings. |
| Flames are 2-5 in their last 7 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game. |
| Past 10 Meetings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Visitor | Home |
| 04/09/2011 | Vancouver 3 | Calgary 2 (OT) |
| 03/12/2011 | Vancouver 4 | Calgary 3 |
| 02/12/2011 | Calgary 2 | Vancouver 4 |
| 01/22/2011 | Calgary 4 | Vancouver 3 (SO) |
| 01/05/2011 | Calgary 1 | Vancouver 3 |
| 12/01/2010 | Vancouver 7 | Calgary 2 |
| 04/10/2010 | Calgary 3 | Vancouver 7 |
| 03/14/2010 | Calgary 1 | Vancouver 3 |
| 01/09/2010 | Calgary 3 | Vancouver 2 (SO) |
| 12/27/2009 | Vancouver 5 | Calgary 1 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| Jay Bouwmeester | Chris Butler |
| Scott Hannan | Mark Giordano |
| Cory Sarich | Derek Smith |
| Projected Starting Goaltender |
|---|
| Miikka Kiprusoff |
| HD’s Gameday gut feeling |
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| With back-to-back wins over the Colorado St. Louis the home stand sits at 3-1-1. Tonight a win against the Canucks make it an impressive 9 out of a possible 12 points. Go Flames! 4-3 Flames – Iginla, Horak & Moss |
