Gameday – Flames vs Oilers – 8:00 – HNiC-HD
March 26th, 2011 | Posted in Game Takes
By: Mike Fawcett
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37-28-11
85 points – 10th in the West
VS
23-41-10
56 points – 15th in the West
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calgary | Category | Edmonton |
| 15-16-7 | Home/Road Record | 12-20-5 |
| 4-4-2 | Last 10 | 2-6-2 |
| Lost 1 | Streak | Lost 2 |
| 230 | Goals | 176 |
| 222 | Goals Against | 244 |
| 18.6% 12th | PP% | 13.0% 30th |
| 54 | PP Goals | 36 |
| 8 | SH Goals Against | 2 |
| 81.4% 18th | PK% | 77.1% 28th |
| 49 | PP Goals Allowed | 65 |
| 7 | SH Goals | 7 |
| 784 | PIM | 1118 |
| 47.9% 24th | Face Off % | 44.0% 30th |
| Goaltenders | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | |||||||
| Name | Games Played | Wins | Goals Against | GAA | Shutouts | Saves | Save % |
| Miikka Kipprusoff | 66 | 33 | 171 | 2.66 | 6 | 1637 | 0.905 |
| Henrik Karlsson | 16 | 4 | 33 | 2.55 | 0 | 319 | 0.906 |
| Edmonton | |||||||
| Devan Dubnyk | 31 | 10 | 86 | 2.84 | 1 | 893 | 0.912 |
| Nikolai Khabibulin | 43 | 10 | 137 | 3.34 | 2 | 1125 | 0.891 |
| Martin Gerber | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1.30 | 0 | 91 | 0.958 |
| Team Leaders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calgary | Category | Edmonton |
| Jarome Iginla 72 | Points | Hall, Gagner & Hemsky 42 |
| Jarome Iginla 34 | Goals | Taylor Hall 22 |
| Alex Tanguay 39 | Assists | Ales Hemsky 28 |
| Anton Babchuk +15 | +/- | Ryan Whitney +13 |
| Tim Jackman 84 | PIM | Theo Peckham 162 |
| Rene Bourque 6 | Game Winning Goals | Hall & Eberle 4 |
| Jarome Iginla 262 | Shots | Taylor Hall 186 |
| Robyn Regehr 165 | Hits | Theo Peckham 176 |
| Mark Giordano 180 | Blocked Shots | Tom Gilbert 161 |
| Jarome Iginla 96 | Missed Shots | Taylor Hall 76 |
| Injuries |
|---|
| Calgary |
| Niklas Hagman – LW – 03/24/2011 – is questionable for Saturday’s game against Edmonton – concussion-like symptoms |
| Raitis Ivanans – LW – 10/08/2010 – is on injured reserve and is out indefinitely – concussion |
| Daymond Langkow – C – 09/27/2010 – is on injured reserve and is out indefinitely – broken vertebrae/neck |
| Fredrik Modin – LW – 03/11/2011 – is on injured reserve – back |
| Brendan Morrison – C – 03/03/2011 – is on injured reserve – knee |
| David Moss – RW – 03/13/2011 – is on injured reserve – right ankle |
| Adam Pardy – D – 02/08/2011 – is on injured reserve and is out indefinitely – shoulder |
| Edmonton |
| Gilbert Brule – C – 03/14/2011 – is out indefinitely – concussion |
| Taylor Chorney – D – 02/23/2011 – is on injured reserve – right knee |
| Kurtis Foster – D – 03/25/2011 – is expected to miss Saturday’s game against Calgary – neck |
| Sam Gagner – C – 03/10/2011 – will miss the remainder of the season – left hand surgery |
| Taylor Hall – LW – 03/04/2011 – will miss the remainder of the season – high left ankle sprain |
| Ales Hemsky – RW – 03/03/2011 – will miss the remainder of the season – to undergo shoulder surgery |
| Shawn Horcoff – C – 03/14/2011 – is expected to miss at least one week – hairline fracture in left foot |
| Ryan Whitney – D – 12/29/2010 – is on injured reserve and is expected to miss the remainder of the season – right ankle surgery |
| Matchup |
|---|
| Calgary |
| Flames are 10-1 in the last 11 meetings |
| Flames are 10-1 in their last 11 vs. a team with a losing record |
| Flames are 11-2 in their last 13 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game |
| Flames are 3-7 in their last 10 Saturday games |
| Flames are 0-4 in their last 4 road games |
| Edmonton |
| Oilers are 16-35 in their last 51 vs. Northwest |
| Oilers are 10-25 in their last 35 home games |
| Oilers are 4-23 in their last 27 when their opponent allows 5 goals or more in their previous game |
| Oilers are 0-4 in their last 4 games playing on 1 days rest |
| Past 10 Meetings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Visitor | Home |
| 1/1/2011 | Calgary 2 | Edmonton 1 |
| 10/26/2010 | Edmonton 4 | Calgary 5 (SO) |
| 10/16/2010 | Edmonton 3 | Calgary 5 |
| 10/07/2010 | Calgary 0 | Edmonton 4 |
| 01/30/2010 | Edmonton 1 | Calgary 6 |
| 12/31/2009 | Edmonton 1 | Calgary 2 |
| 12/28/2009 | Calgary 4 | Edmonton 1 |
| 10/24/2009 | Edmonton 2 | Calgary 5 |
| 10/08/2009 | Calgary 4 | Edmonton 3 (SO) |
| 10/03/2009 | Calgary 4 | Edmonton 3 |
| HD’s Gameday gut feeling |
|---|
| Flames will put a pounding on the Oilers 6-2. Iginla (x2), Bourque, Jackman, Nemisz & Babchuk |
