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34-25-12
80 points – 10th in the West
VS
27-36-7
61 points – 14th in the West
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calgary | Category | Edmonton |
| 14-15-7 | Home/Road Record | 17-15-4 |
| 6-2-2 | Last 10 | 3-6-1 |
| Won 5 | Streak | Won 1 |
| 180 | Goals | 185 |
| 194 | Goals Against | 209 |
| 17.8% 13th | PP% | 21.8% 1st |
| 39 | PP Goals | 51 |
| 5 | SH Goals Against | 7 |
| 83.0% 11th | PK% | 81.4% 19th |
| 39 | PP Goals Allowed | 46 |
| 3 | SH Goals | 4 |
| 758 | PIM | 787 |
| 45.7% 30th | Face Off % | 48.2% 25th |
| Goaltenders | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | |||||||
| Name | Games Played | Wins | Goals Against | GAA | Shutouts | Saves | Save % |
| Miikka Kipprusoff | 60 | 33 | 143 | 2.36 | 4 | 1672 | 0.921 |
| Leland Irving | 6 | 1 | 18 | 3.22 | 0 | 196 | 0.916 |
| Henrik Karlsson | 7 | 0 | 19 | 3.45 | 0 | 161 | 0.894 |
| Edmonton | |||||||
| Name | Games Played | Wins | Goals Against | GAA | Shutouts | Saves | Save % |
| Devan Dubnyk | 37 | 15 | 96 | 2.82 | 2 | 966 | 0.910 |
| Nikolai Khabibulin | 38 | 12 | 94 | 2.64 | 2 | 967 | 0.911 |
| Yann Danis | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.75 | 0 | 10 | 0.833 |
| Team Leaders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calgary | Category | Edmonton |
| Jarome Iginla 62 | Points | Jordan Eberle 66 |
| Jarome Iginla 31 | Goals | Jordan Eberle 30 |
| Olli Jokinen 37 | Assists | Jordan Eberle 36 |
| Alex Tanguay +10 | +/- | Andy Sutton +6 |
| Tim Jackman 88 | PIM | Ben Eager 92 |
| Iginla & Jokinen 5 | Game Winning Goals | Taylor Hall 7 |
| Jarome Iginla 225 | Shots | Taylor Hall 207 |
| Tim Jackman 149 | Hits | Ladislav Smid 171 |
| Giordano & Hannan 113 | Blocked Shots | Ladislav Smid 166 |
| Jarome Iginla 83 | Missed Shots | Sam Gagner 70 |
| Injuries | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | |||||||
| Mikael Backlund C 02/12/2012 is on injured reserve IR left arm | |||||||
| Lance Bouma LW 03/15/2012 missed Thursday’s game against Phoenix Out upper body | |||||||
| TJ Brodie D 03/15/2012 missed Thursday’s game against Phoenix Out upper body | |||||||
| Chris Butler D 02/22/2012 is on injured reserve and is expected to miss three weeks IR lacerated left thigh | |||||||
| Mike Cammalleri LW 03/05/2012 is out indefinitely Out upper body | |||||||
| Tim Jackman RW 03/15/2012 missed Thursday’s game against Phoenix Out upper body | |||||||
| Blair Jones C 02/10/2012 is on injured reserve and is out indefinitely IR broken left ankle | |||||||
| Lee Stempniak RW 02/02/2012 is on injured reserve and will miss at least six weeks IR high ankle sprain | |||||||
| Edmonton | |||||||
| Ben Eager LW 03/15/2012 is doubtful for Friday’s game against Calgary Doubtful back spasms | |||||||
| Taylor Fedun D 10/03/2011 is on injured reserve and is expected to miss the entire season IR broken right femur | |||||||
| Matchup | |||||||
| Calgary | |||||||
| Flames are 4-0 in their last 4 games following a win. | |||||||
| Flames are 5-0 in their last 5 overall. | |||||||
| Flames are 20-7 in their last 27 vs. Northwest. | |||||||
| Flames are 16-35 in their last 51 games playing on 0 days rest. | |||||||
| Flames are 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Edmonton. | |||||||
| Flames are 37-16-1 in the last 54 meetings. | |||||||
| Edmonton | |||||||
| Oilers are 17-35 in their last 52 games playing on 1 days rest. | |||||||
| Oilers are 64-138 in their last 202 overall. | |||||||
| Oilers are 5-12 in their last 17 Friday games. | |||||||
| Oilers are 17-44 in their last 61 vs. Northwest. | |||||||
| Oilers are 1-5 in their last 6 home games. | |||||||
| Past 10 Meetings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Visitor | Home |
| 02-21-12 | Edmonton 6 | Calgary 1 |
| 01-21-12 | Calgary 6 | Edmonton 2 |
| 12-10-11 | Edmonton 0 | Calgary 3 |
| 12-03-11 | Calgary 5 | Edmonton 3 |
| 10-18-11 | Edmonton 1 | Calgary 2 |
| 04-06-11 | Edmonton 1 | Calgary 6 |
| 03-26-11 | Calgary 5 | Edmonton 4 (SO) |
| 01-01-11 | Calgary 2 | Edmonton 1 |
| 10-26-10 | Edmonton 4 | Calgary 5 (SO) |
| 10-16-10 | Edmonton 3 | Calgary 5 |
| HD’s Gut Feeling |
|---|
| The Battle of Alberta is for pride tonight. The Oilers have nothing to lose and the Flames can jump from 10th to 7th with a victory. Iginla has scored in six straight games and has eight goals in his last eight & Matt Stajan has three goals and three assists during a five-game point scoring streak. Bouwmeester played in his 577th consecutive game on Thursday, moving him into seventh on the all-time list. Leland Irving will be between the pipes tonight. 5-2 Flames – Iginla (X2), Glencross, Moss & Nemisz |
| Projected Lines | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alex Tanguay | Matt Stajan | Jarome Iginla |
| Curtis Glencross | Olli Jokinen | David Moss |
| Tom Kostopoulos | Greg Nemisz | Sven Baertschi |
| Guillaume Desbiens | Roman Horak | Blake Comeau |
| Projected Pairings | ||
| Jay Bouwmeester | Cory Sarich | |
| Mark Giordano | Scott Hannan | |
| Anton Babchuk | Derek Smith | |
| Projected Starting Goaltender | ||
| Leland Irving | ||
