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41-29-5
87 points – 3rd in the West
VS
34-27-15
83 points – 11th in the West
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas | Category | Calgary |
| 19-15-2 | Home/Road Record | 34-27-15 |
| 7-3-0 | Last 10 | 5-2-3 |
| Won 1 | Streak | Lost 1 |
| 198 | Goals | 186 |
| 198 | Goals Against | 208 |
| 18.0% 13th | PP% | 13.5% 30th |
| 39 | PP Goals | 29 |
| 5 | SH Goals Against | 5 |
| 84.0% 8th | PK% | 82.8% 21th |
| 33 | PP Goals Allowed | 39 |
| 5 | SH Goals | 2 |
| 593 | PIM | 747 |
| 49.3% 20th | Face Off % | 45.7% 30th |
| Goaltenders | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | |||||||
| Name | Games Played | Wins | Goals Against | GAA | Shutouts | Saves | Save % |
| Kari Lehtonen | 53 | 31 | 117 | 2.23 | 4 | 1435 | 0.925 |
| Richard Bachman | 16 | 8 | 39 | 2.71 | 1 | 399 | 0.911 |
| Andrew Raycroft | 10 | 2 | 31 | 3.52 | 0 | 272 | 0.898 |
| Calgary | |||||||
| Name | Games Played | Wins | Goals Against | GAA | Shutouts | Saves | Save % |
| Miikka Kipprusoff | 66 | 33 | 151 | 2.33 | 4 | 1764 | 0.921 |
| Leland Irving | 7 | 1 | 21 | 3.20 | 0 | 218 | 0.912 |
| Henrik Karlsson | 7 | 0 | 19 | 3.45 | 0 | 161 | 0.894 |
| Team Leaders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas | Category | Calgary |
| Loui Eriksson 68 | Points | Jarome Iginla 62 |
| Michael Ryder 33 | Goals | Jarome Iginla 31 |
| Ribero & Eriksson 42 | Assists | Olli Jokinen 37 |
| Michael Ryder +21 | +/- | Alex Tanguay +9 |
| Steve Ott 142 | PIM | Tim Jackman 88 |
| Jamie Benn 7 | Game Winning Goals | Olli Jokinen 5 |
| Michael Ryder 192 | Shots | Jarome Iginla 239 |
| Steve Ott 254 | Hits | Tim Jackman 150 |
| Trevor Daily 109 | Blocked Shots | Scott Hannan 123 |
| Alex Goligoski 78 | Missed Shots | Jarome Iginla 93 |
| Injuries |
|---|
| Dallas |
| Mark Fistric D 03/21/2012 will miss at least one week Out strained abdominal |
| Calgary |
| Mikael Backlund C 02/12/2012 is on injured reserve IR left arm |
| TJ Brodie D 03/10/2012 is out indefinitely Out upper body |
| Cory Sarich D 03/25/2012 is questionable for Monday’s game against Dallas Questionable upper body |
| Derek Smith D 03/25/2012 is questionable for Monday’s game against Dallas Questionable upper body |
| Matchup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | |||||||
| Stars are 10-1 in their last 11 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game. | |||||||
| Stars are 6-1 in their last 7 road games. | |||||||
| Stars are 11-2 in their last 13 vs. Western Conference. | |||||||
| Stars are 16-5 in their last 21 vs. Northwest. | |||||||
| Stars are 5-2 in their last 7 Monday games. | |||||||
| Calgary | |||||||
| Flames are 6-1 in their last 7 in the second game of a home-and-home situation. | |||||||
| Flames are 4-1 in their last 5 home games. | |||||||
| Flames are 7-16 in their last 23 vs. Pacific. | |||||||
| Flames are 0-5 in their last 5 overall. | |||||||
| Flames are 0-5 in their last 5 Monday games. | |||||||
| Past 10 Meetings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Visitor | Category | Home |
| 03-24-12 | Calgary 1 | Dallas 4 |
| 03-04-12 | Dallas 3 | Calgary 2 (SO) |
| 02-16-12 | Calgary 2 | Dallas 3 (OT) |
| 03-09-11 | Calgary 4 | Dallas 3 (SO) |
| 02-16-11 | Dallas 2 | Calgary 4 |
| 01-21-11 | Dallas 4 | Calgary 7 |
| 12-23-10 | Calgary 3 | Dallas 2 (SO) |
| 02-11-10 | Dallas 3 | Calgary 1 |
| 01-27-10 | Calgary 3 | Dallas 4 (SO) |
| 11-04-09 | Calgary 3 | Dallas 2 (OT) |
| HD’s Gut Feeling |
|---|
| Calgary has lost five straight and is three points out of a playoff spot with six games remaining. Dallas is looking for the season sweep tonight. The Flames have scored a total of six goals during their five-game skid. Throw all clichés out the window.4-1 Flames – Iginla, Glencross, Moss & Giordano |
| Projected Lines | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alex Tanguay | Matt Stajan | Jarome Iginla |
| Curtis Glencross | Olli Jokinen | Lee Stempniak |
| Mike Cammalleri | Blair Jones | Blake Comeau |
| Tom Kostopoulos | Lance Bouma | David Moss |
| Projected Pairings | ||
| Jay Bouwmeester | Chris Butler | |
| Mark Giordano | Scott Hannan | |
| Anton Babchuk | Clay Wilson | |
| Projected Starting Goaltender | ||
| Miikka Kiprusoff | ||
