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7-7-4
18 points – 12th in the West
VS
7-8-3
17 points – 14th in the West
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calgary | Category | Colorado |
| 3-2-2 | Home/Road Record | 5-2-1 |
| 4-4-2 | Last 10 | 3-4-3 |
| OT 1 | Streak | OT 2 |
| 49 | Goals | 44 |
| 61 | Goals Against | 54 |
| 21.2% 9th | PP% | 14.0% 25th |
| 14 | PP Goals | 8 |
| 0 | SH Goals Against | 1 |
| 76.2% 26th | PK% | 78.2% 22nd |
| 15 | PP Goals Allowed | 17 |
| 0 | SH Goals | 0 |
| 175 | PIM | 273 |
| 46.2% 27th | Face Off % | 49.3% 19th |
| Goaltenders | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | |||||||
| Name | Games Played | Wins | Goals Against | GAA | Shutouts | Saves | Save % |
| Joey MacDonald | 6 | 3 | 16 | 2.70 | 0 | 156 | 0.907 |
| Miikka Kipprusoff | 7 | 2 | 22 | 3.24 | 0 | 147 | 0.870 |
| Leland Irving | 6 | 2 | 15 | 3.33 | 0 | 113 | 0.883 |
| Danny Taylor | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 33 | 0.892 |
| Colorado | |||||||
| Name | Games Played | Wins | Goals Against | GAA | Shutouts | Saves | Save % |
| Semyon Varlamov | 15 | 5 | 41 | 2.76 | 2 | 426 | 0.912 |
| Jean-Sebastien Giguere | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2.87 | 0 | 103 | 0.912 |
| Team Leaders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calgary | Category | Colorado |
| Alex Tanguay 16 | Points | Matt Duchene 17 |
| Curtis Glencross 7 | Goals | PA Parenteau 8 |
| Iginla & Tanguay 10 | Assists | Matt Duchene 11 |
| Matt Stajan +7 | +/- | John Mitchell +9 |
| Matt Stajan 16 | PIM | McLeod & Bordeleau 39 |
| Curtis Glencross 2 | Game Winning Goals | McGinn & Jones 2 |
| Jarome Iginla 67 | Shots | Jamie McGinn 62 |
| Tim Jackman 44 | Hits | Jan Hejda 43 |
| Dennis Wideman 37 | Blocked Shots | Greg Zanon 54 |
| Dennis Wideman 22 | Missed Shots | Jamie McGinn 25 |
| Injuries |
|---|
| Calgary |
| Akim Aliu RW 02/27/2013 is questionable for Thursday’s game against Colorado Questionable sprained knee |
| Mikael Backlund C 02/06/2013 is on injured reserve and is expected to miss one month IR sprained knee |
| Sven Baertschi LW 01/27/2013 is on injured reserve and is out indefinitely IR hip flexor |
| Lance Bouma C 01/07/2013 is on injured reserve and will miss the entire season IR right knee surgery |
| Paul Byron C 02/13/2013 is on injured reserve and is out indefinitely IR broken left hand |
| Miikka Kiprusoff G 02/06/2013 is on injured reserve and expected to miss two weeks IR sprained knee |
| Colorado |
| Steve Downie RW 01/23/2013 is on injured reserve and is expected to miss the remainder of the season IR right knee surgery |
| Matt Duchene C 02/27/2013 is questionable for Thursday’s game against Calgary Questionable groin |
| Erik Johnson D 02/12/2013 is on injured reserve IR head |
| Ryan Wilson D 02/03/2013 is on injured reserve IR leg |
| Matchup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | |||||||
| Flames are 7-1 in the last 8 meetings in Colorado | |||||||
| Flames are 9-3 in the last 12 meetings | |||||||
| Calgary | |||||||
| Avalanche are 5-1 in their last 6 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 stretch | |||||||
| Past 10 Meetings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Visitor | Category | Home |
| 03-18-12 | Colorado 6 | Calgary 3 |
| 12-27-11 | Colorado 4 | Calgary 1 |
| 12-01-11 | Calgary 1 | Colorado 2 (OT) |
| 11-21-11 | Colorado 2 | Calgary 3 |
| 03-04-11 | Calgary 4 | Colorado 3 |
| 12-21-10 | Calgary 2 | Colorado 1 |
| 12-13-10 | Colorado 2 | Calgary 4 |
| 10-22-10 | Calgary 2 | Colorado 1 |
| 01-08-10 | Colorado 2 | Calgary 5 |
| 11-28-09 | Calgary 9 | Colorado 1 |
| HD’s Gut Feeling |
|---|
| These 4 points games are getting bigger and bigger, the Flames have to put distance between them and Colorado. No loser points for the Avs tonight. This will be a payback game for the 6-3 loss last month. Flames win 4-1 – Iginla (X2), Cervenka & Stempniak |
