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34-26-14
82 points – 11th in the West
VS
30-32-10
70 points – 13th in the West
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calgary | Category | Minnesota |
| 14-16-8 | Home/Road Record | 16-15-4 |
| 5-2-3 | Last 10 | 2-7-1 |
| OT 2 | Streak | Won 1 |
| 183 | Goals | 155 |
| 201 | Goals Against | 199 |
| 17.2% 15th | PP% | 15.0% 25th |
| 39 | PP Goals | 34 |
| 5 | SH Goals Against | 4 |
| 83.6% 9th | PK% | 82.9% 13th |
| 39 | PP Goals Allowed | 42 |
| 3 | SH Goals | 5 |
| 787 | PIM | 867 |
| 45.8% 30th | Face Off % | 51.8% 5th |
| Goaltenders | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | |||||||
| Name | Games Played | Wins | Goals Against | GAA | Shutouts | Saves | Save % |
| Miikka Kipprusoff | 64 | 33 | 146 | 2.33 | 4 | 1720 | 0.922 |
| Leland Irving | 7 | 1 | 21 | 3.20 | 0 | 218 | 0.912 |
| Henrik Karlsson | 7 | 0 | 19 | 3.45 | 0 | 161 | 0.894 |
| Minnesota | |||||||
| Name | Games Played | Wins | Goals Against | GAA | Shutouts | Saves | Save % |
| Nicklas Backstrom | 42 | 17 | 95 | 2.44 | 4 | 1096 | 0.920 |
| Josh Harding | 29 | 10 | 69 | 2.68 | 2 | 757 | 0.916 |
| Matt Hackett | 11 | 3 | 19 | 2.30 | 0 | 240 | 0.927 |
| Team Leaders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calgary | Category | Minnesota |
| Jarome Iginla 62 | Points | Dany Heatley 46 |
| Jarome Iginla 31 | Goals | Dany Heatley 20 |
| Olli Jokinen 37 | Assists | Mikko Koivu 27 |
| Alex Tanguay +9 | +/- | Mikko Koivu +10 |
| Tim Jackman 88 | PIM | Cal Clutterbuck 95 |
| Iginla & Jokinen 5 | Game Winning Goals | Heatley & Bouchard 3 |
| Jarome Iginla 230 | Shots | Dany Heatley 210 |
| Tim Jackman 149 | Hits | Cal Clutterbuck 246 |
| Scott Hannan 117 | Blocked Shots | Nate Prosser 100 |
| Jarome Iginla 87 | Missed Shots | Dany Heatley 87 |
| Injuries | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | |||||||
| Mikael Backlund C 02/12/2012 is on injured reserve IR left arm | |||||||
| Lance Bouma LW 03/05/2012 is out indefinitely Out upper body | |||||||
| TJ Brodie D 03/10/2012 is out indefinitely Out upper body | |||||||
| Chris Butler D 02/22/2012 is on injured reserve IR lacerated left thigh | |||||||
| Mike Cammalleri LW 03/05/2012 is out indefinitely Out upper body | |||||||
| Blair Jones C 02/10/2012 is on injured reserve and is out indefinitely IR broken left ankle | |||||||
| Minnesota | |||||||
| Niklas Backstrom G 03/20/2012 is questionable for Thursday’s game against Calgary Questionable lower body | |||||||
| Pierre-Marc Bouchard C 01/05/2012 is on injured reserve and is out indefinitely IR concussion/groin | |||||||
| Justin Falk D 03/05/2012 is out indefinitely Out leg | |||||||
| Mikko Koivu C 02/16/2012 is expected to be activated from injured reserve for Thursday’s game against Calgary IR shoulder | |||||||
| Guillaume Latendresse LW 12/15/2011 is on injured reserve and is out indefinitely IR post-concussion symptoms | |||||||
| Mike Lundin D 02/17/2012 is on injured reserve and will miss the remainder of the season IR sports hernia surgery | |||||||
| Jarod Palmer C 12/31/2011 is on injured reserve IR upper body | |||||||
| Matchup | |||||||
| Calgary | |||||||
| Flames are 4-1 in their last 5 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game. | |||||||
| Flames are 11-4 in their last 15 vs. Northwest. | |||||||
| Flames are 8-17 in their last 25 road games. | |||||||
| Flames are 2-5 in their last 7 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game. | |||||||
| Flames are 4-0 in the last 4 meetings. | |||||||
| Minnesota | |||||||
| Wild are 8-25 in their last 33 vs. Western Conference. | |||||||
| Wild are 10-32 in their last 42 overall. | |||||||
| Wild are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. Northwest. | |||||||
| Wild are 1-5 in their last 6 games following a win. | |||||||
| Wild are 1-5 in their last 6 home games. | |||||||
| Past 10 Meetings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Visitor | Home |
| 03-11-12 | Minnesota 4 | Calgary 3 |
| 01-07-12 | Minnesota 1 | Calgary 3 |
| 12-20-11 | Minnesota 1 | Calgary 2 |
| 11-27-11 | Minnesota 5 | Calgary 2 |
| 11-08-11 | Minnesota 3 | Calgary 0 |
| 01-19-11 | Minnesota 6 | Calgary 0 |
| 12-20-10 | Minnesota 1 | Calgary 4 |
| 12-18-10 | Minnesota 3 | Calgary 1 |
| 12-03-10 | Minnesota 3 | Calgary 2 (SO) |
| 11-29-10 | Minnesota 0 | Calgary 3 |
| HD’s Gut Feeling |
|---|
| This is not the time for losses, after 5 stright wins the Flames have lost 3 in a row. Stajan needs some help leading the offense, yes that’s correct I said Matt Stajan leading the Flames offence! The Flames need the big guns to return tonight and shell the Wild. The Flames sit 2 points behind eighth-place Los Angeles in the West.3-1 Flames – Iginla, Jokinen & Giordano |
| Projected Lines | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alex Tanguay | Matt Stajan | Jarome Iginla |
| Curtis Glencross | Olli Jokinen | Tom Kostopoulos |
| Lee Stempniak | David Moss | Blake Comeau |
| Guillaume Desbiens | Roman Horak | Tim Jackman |
| Projected Pairings | ||
| Jay Bouwmeester | Chris Butler | |
| Mark Giordano | Scott Hannan | |
| Anton Babchuk | Derek Smith | |
| Projected Starting Goaltender | ||
| Miikka Kiprusoff | ||
