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16-15-4
36 points – 11th in the West
VS
21-11-2
44 points – 4th in the West
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calgary | Category | Vancouver |
| 6-10-2 | Home/Road Record | 10-4-1 |
| 5-3-2 | Last 10 | 7-2-1 |
| Won 2 | Streak | Won 3 |
| 87 | Goals | 114 |
| 97 | Goals Against | 82 |
| 17.2% 19th | PP% | 26.1% 1st |
| 21 | PP Goals | 35 |
| 2 | SH Goals Against | 2 |
| 82.7% 12th | PK% | 86.3% 6th |
| 22 | PP Goals Allowed | 18 |
| 0 | SH Goals | 2 |
| 394 | PIM | 473 |
| 45.4% 30th | Face Off % | 52.6% 3rd |
| Goaltenders | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | |||||||
| Name | Games Played | Wins | Goals Against | GAA | Shutouts | Saves | Save % |
| Miikka Kipprusoff | 30 | 16 | 71 | 2.47 | 2 | 773 | 0.916 |
| Henrik Karlsson | 6 | 0 | 18 | 3.48 | 0 | 154 | 0.895 |
| Leland Irving | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.85 | 0 | 39 | 0.951 |
| Vancouver | |||||||
| Name | Games Played | Wins | Goals Against | GAA | Shutouts | Saves | Save % |
| Roberto Luongo | 22 | 14 | 50 | 2.46 | 1 | 526 | 0.913 |
| Cory Schneider | 16 | 7 | 30 | 2.17 | 2 | 402 | 0.931 |
| Team Leaders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calgary | Category | Vancouver |
| Olli Jokinen 29 | Points | Henrik Sedin 40 |
| Glencross & Iginla 13 | Goals | Burrows & D. Sedin 13 |
| Alex Tanguay 17 | Assists | Henrik Sedin 31 |
| Roman Horak +5 | +/- | Alexandre Burrows +14 |
| Tim Jackman 46 | PIM | Maxim Lapierre 67 |
| Jarome Iginla 3 | Game Winning Goals | Burrows & H. Sedin 4 |
| Jarome Iginla 115 | Shots | Daniel Sedin 104 |
| Tim Jackman 77 | Hits | Maxim Lapierre 101 |
| Scott Hannan 64 | Blocked Shots | Bieksa & Edler 50 |
| Jarome Iginla 36 | Missed Shots | Daniel Sedin 46 |
| Injuries | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | |||||||
| Anton Babchuk D 11/09/2011 is on injured reserve IR hand | |||||||
| Rene Bourque RW 12/19/2011 will be eligible to return for Friday’s game against Vancouver Suspended two-game suspension | |||||||
| Brett Carson D 10/05/2011 is on injured reserve IR back | |||||||
| Mark Giordano D 11/28/2011 is on injured reserve and is out indefinitely IR ruptured tendons in leg | |||||||
| Henrik Karlsson G 12/05/2011 is on injured reserve and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks IR sprained right MCL | |||||||
| David Moss RW 11/13/2011 is on injured reserve IR foot | |||||||
| Matt Stajan C 12/19/2011 is on injured reserve IR sprained ankle | |||||||
| Vancouver | |||||||
| Keith Ballard D 12/22/2011 is questionable for Friday’s game against Calgary Questionable back spasms | |||||||
| Byron Bitz RW 09/24/2011 is on injured reserve and is out indefinitely IR groin surgery | |||||||
| David Booth LW 12/07/2011 is on injured reserve and will miss 4-6 weeks IR sprained right knee | |||||||
| Steve Pinizzotto RW 09/27/2011 is on injured reserve and will miss the enitre season IR shoulder surgery | |||||||
| Aaron Rome D 12/18/2011 is expected to miss 3-4 weeks Out broken thumb | |||||||
| Aaron Volpatti LW 12/02/2011 is on injured reserve and will miss the remainder of the regular season IR to undergo shoulder surgery | |||||||
| Matchup | |||||||
| Calgary | |||||||
| Flames are 6-1 in their last 7 vs. Northwest. | |||||||
| Flames are 5-12 in their last 17 games following a win. | |||||||
| Flames are 1-4 in their last 5 Friday games. | |||||||
| Flames are 2-6 in their last 8 in the third game of a 3-in-4 situation. | |||||||
| Vancouver | |||||||
| Canucks are 5-1 in their last 6 games following a win. | |||||||
| Canucks are 8-2 in their last 10 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game. | |||||||
| Canucks are 12-3 in their last 15 overall. | |||||||
| Canucks are 39-13 in their last 52 vs. Northwest. | |||||||
| Past 10 Meetings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Visitor | Category | Home |
| 12-04-11 | Calgary 1 | Vancouver 5 |
| 11-01-11 | Vancouver 5 | Calgary 1 |
| 04-09-11 | Vancouver 3 | Calgary 2 (OT) |
| 03-12-11 | Vancouver 4 | Calgary 3 |
| 02-12-11 | Calgary 2 | Vancouver 4 |
| 01-22-11 | Calgary 4 | Vancouver 3 (SO) |
| 01-05-11 | Calgary 1 | Vancouver 3 |
| 12-01-10 | Vancouver 7 | Calgary 2 |
| 04-10-10 | Calgary 3 | Vancouver 7 |
| 03-14-10 | Calgary 1 | Vancouver 3 |
| HD’s Gut Feeling |
|---|
| The Flames made the most of their brief return to the Dome winning both games. The Flames now start 11 of 13 games on the road due to the World Juniors. Vancouver has a pair of 5-1 victories over Calgary already this season, it’s Calgary turn. Flames win 5-1 – Iginla, Jokinen (X2), Jackman, Bourque & Stajan. |
