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20-9-5
45 points – 2nd in the West
VS
14-15-4
32 points – 12th in the West
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | Category | Calgary |
| 10-5-2 | Home/Road Record | 14-15-4 |
| 6-2-2 | Last 10 | 8-5-2 |
| Lost 1 | Streak | Lost 1 |
| 84 | Goals | 82 |
| 76 | Goals Against | 94 |
| 16.7% 18th | PP% | 17.1% 15th |
| 20 | PP Goals | 20 |
| 2 | SH Goals Against | 2 |
| 84.3% 8th | PK% | 82.0% 16th |
| 19 | PP Goals Allowed | 22 |
| 5 | SH Goals | 0 |
| 396 | PIM | 374 |
| 51.3% 7th | Face Off % | 45.1% 30th |
| Goaltenders | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | |||||||
| Name | Games Played | Wins | Goals Against | GAA | Shutouts | Saves | Save % |
| Niklas Backstrom | 23 | 11 | 46 | 2.15 | 2 | 610 | 0.930 |
| Josh Harding | 13 | 7 | 24 | 2.14 | 1 | 331 | 0.932 |
| Matt Hackett | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.01 | 0 | 76 | 0.974 |
| Calgary | |||||||
| Name | Games Played | Wins | Goals Against | GAA | Shutouts | Saves | Save % |
| Miikka Kipprusoff | 28 | 14 | 68 | 2.54 | 2 | 715 | 0.913 |
| Henrik Karlsson | 6 | 0 | 18 | 3.48 | 0 | 154 | 0.895 |
| Leland Irving | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.85 | 0 | 39 | 0.951 |
| Team Leaders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | Category | Calgary |
| Mikko Koivu 28 | Points | Olli Jokinen 27 |
| Kyle Brodziak 11 | Goals | Jarome Iginla 12 |
| Mikko Koivu 20 | Assists | Alex Tanguay 17 |
| Mikko Koivu +9 | +/- | Horak & Byron +4 |
| Brad Stubitz 59 | PIM | Tim Jackman 41 |
| Pierre-Marc Bouchard 3 | Game Winning Goals | Jarome Iginla 2 |
| Dany Heatley 95 | Shots | Iginla & Jokinen 102 |
| Cal Clutterbuck 128 | Hits | Tim Jackman 72 |
| Nick Schultz 64 | Blocked Shots | Scott Hannan 60 |
| Dany Heatley 50 | Missed Shots | Jarome Iginla 32 |
| Injuries |
|---|
| Minnesota |
| Pierre-Marc Bouchard C 12/19/2011 played Monday against Vancouver Probable broken nose/lacerated lip |
| Justin Falk D 11/27/2011 is on injured reserve IR back spasms |
| Josh Harding G 12/19/2011 was available for Monday’s game against Vancouver Probable head/neck |
| Mikko Koivu C 12/19/2011 missed Monday’s game against Vancouver Out leg |
| Guillaume Latendresse LW 12/15/2011 is on injured reserve and is out indefinitely IR post-concussion symptoms |
| Devin Setoguchi RW 12/07/2011 is on injured reserve IR left ankle |
| Casey Wellman C 12/14/2011 is on injured reserve IR wrist |
| Calgary |
| Anton Babchuk D 11/09/2011 is on injured reserve IR hand |
| Rene Bourque RW 12/19/2011 will be eligible to return on 12/23 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 questionable for Tuesday’s game against Minnesota Questionable ankle |
| Matchup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | |||||||
| Wild are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings | |||||||
| Road team is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings | |||||||
| Calgary | |||||||
| Flames are 20-8-2 in the last 30 meeting vs Wild in Calgary | |||||||
| Flames are 0-4 in their last 4 overall | |||||||
| Past 10 Meetings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Visitor | Category | Home |
| 11-27-11 | Calgary 5 | Minnesota 2 |
| 11-08-11 | Calgary 3 | Minnesota 0 |
| 01-19-11 | Calgary 6 | Minnesota 0 |
| 12-20-10 | Calgary 1 | Minnesota 4 |
| 12-18-10 | Calgary 3 | Minnesota 1 |
| 12-03-10 | Calgary 3 | Minnesota 2 (SO) |
| 11-29-10 | Calgary 0 | Minnesota 3 |
| 11-05-10 | Calgary 1 | Minnesota 2 |
| 04-08-10 | Calgary 2 | Minnesota 1 (SO) |
| 03-21-10 | Calgary 3 | Minnesota 4 |
| HD’s Gut Feeling |
|---|
| Both teams are 0-2-2 in their last 4 games. The wild have only score 4 goals over that stretch while the Flames have potted 9. Rene Bourque will miss the first of his 2 game suspention tonight. The teams have split the season sears so far with a win each. 2-1 Flames – Iginla & Morrison |
