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5-5-1
11 points – 12th in the West
VS
6-5-0
12 points – 9th in the East
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calgary | Category | Buffalo |
| 2-2-0 | Home/Road Record | 2-4-0 |
| 5-4-1 | Last 10 | 5-5-0 |
| Won 1 | Streak | Lost 2 |
| 27 | Goals | 31 |
| 29 | Goals Against | 25 |
| 17.1% T-13th | PP% | 18.9% 12th |
| 7 | PP Goals | 7 |
| 1 | SH Goals Against | 2 |
| 80.5% 21st | PK% | 92.5% 1st |
| 8 | PP Goals Allowed | 3 |
| 0 | SH Goals | 0 |
| 128 | PIM | 135 |
| 46.4% 28th | Face Off % | 52.0% 5th |
| Goaltenders | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | |||||||
| Name | Games Played | Wins | Goals Against | GAA | Shutouts | Saves | Save % |
| Miikka Kipprusoff | 9 | 5 | 20 | 2.33 | 0 | 228 | 0.919 |
| Henrik Karlsson | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3.31 | 0 | 59 | 0.881 |
| Buffalo | |||||||
| Ryan Miller | 9 | 4 | 20 | 2.48 | 1 | 235 | 0.922 |
| Jhonas Enroth | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.39 | 0 | 85 | 0.955 |
| Team Leaders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calgary | Category | Buffalo |
| Tanguay & Jokinen 9 | Points | Thomas Vanek 16 |
| Rene Bourque 5 | Goals | Thomas Vanek 8 |
| Alex Tanguay 7 | Assists | Jason Pominville 10 |
| Hagman & Babchuk +3 | +/- | Andrej Sekera +7 |
| Cory Sarich 21 | PIM | Kalete & Gaustad 18 |
| 5 tied with 1 | Game Winning Goals | Thomas Vanek 2 |
| Olli Jokinen 34 | Shots | Thomas Vanek 41 |
| Sarich & Kostopoulos 21 | Hits | Robyn Regehr 31 |
| Mark Giordano 29 | Blocked Shots | Tyler Myers 19 |
| Jay Bouwmeester 14 | Missed Shots | Luke Adam 15 |
| 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 |
| Buffalo |
| Tyler Ennis – LW – 10/23/2011 – will miss at least 1-2 weeks – sprained ankle |
| Jochen Hecht – C – 10/07/2011 – is on injured reserve and is out indefinitely – concussion |
| Patrick Kaleta – RW – 11/03/2011 – will be eligible to return on 11/12 against Boston – four-game suspension |
| Matchup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | |||||||
| Flames are 14-4 in their last 18 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game. | |||||||
| Flames are 5-2 in their last 7 road games. | |||||||
| Flames are 7-3 in their last 10 vs. Northeast. | |||||||
| Flames are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. Eastern Conference. | |||||||
| Flames are 0-4 in their last 4 games playing on 0 days rest. | |||||||
| Flames are 0-7 in the last 7 meetings in Buffalo. | |||||||
| Buffalo | |||||||
| Sabres are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. Western Conference. | |||||||
| Sabres are 5-1 in their last 6 Friday games. | |||||||
| Sabres are 1-4 in their last 5 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game. | |||||||
| Sabres are 1-4 in their last 5 overall. | |||||||
| Sabres are 1-4 in their last 5 home games. | |||||||
| Home team is 10-1 in the last 11 meetings. | |||||||
| Past 10 Meetings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Visitor | Category | Home |
| 12/27/2010 | Buffalo 2 | Calgary 5 |
| 11/13/2009 | Calgary 1 | Buffalo 2 (SO) |
| 01/28/2009 | Buffalo 2 | Calgary 5 |
| 02/10/2007 | Calgary 2 | Buffalo 3 (SO) |
| 01/21/2006 | Buffalo 1 | Calgary 4 |
| 10/18/2003 | Buffalo 2 | Calgary 0 |
| 10/31/2002 | Buffalo 0 | Calgary 3 |
| 01/03/2002 | Buffalo 1 | Calgary 3 |
| 11/23/2001 | Calgary 2 | Buffalo 5 |
| 11/13/2000 | Calgary 2 | Buffalo 3 (OT) |
| HD’s Gut Feeling |
|---|
| Nice bounceback game against the Wings, Iggy is alive! The Flames have lost the last the last four 2nd nights of back-to-back games, time to shake that off. Flames win 4-2 – Iginla, Horak, Morrison & Bouwmeester |
| Projected Lines | ||
|---|---|---|
| Curtis Glencross | Olli Jokinen | Jarome Iginla |
| Alex Tanguay | Brendan Morrison | Lee Stempniak |
| Rene Bourque | Roman Horak | David Moss |
| Tom Kostopoulos | Matt Stajan | Tim Jackman |
| Projected Pairings | ||
| Chris Butler | Jay Bouwmeester | |
| Scott Hannan | Anton Babchuk | |
| Mark Giordano | Cory Sarich | |
| Projected Starting Goaltender | ||
| Henrik Karlsson | ||
