Gamethread – Flames visit Sharks – 8:00 – SNetW(HD)

March 23rd, 2011 | Posted in Game Takes | By: Mike Fawcett

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37-27-11

85 points – 10th in the West

VS

42-23-8

92 points – 3rd in the West


Team Stat Comparison
Calgary Category San Jose
15-15-7 Home/Road Record 20-11-5
4-4-2 Last 10 6-2-2
Lost in SO Streak Won 3
227 Goals 211
216 Goals Against 191
18.3% 12th PP% 23.0% 3rd
53 PP Goals 62
8 SH Goals Against 7
81.6% 18th PK% 80.5% 23rd
48 PP Goals Allowed 47
7 SH Goals 6
775 PIM 802
48.1% 24th Face Off % 53.9% 2nd

Goaltenders
Calgary
Name Games Played Wins Goals Against GAA Shutouts Saves Save %
Miikka Kipprusoff 65 33 165 2.61 6 1605 0.907
Henrik Karlsson 16 4 33 2.55 0 319 0.906
San Jose
Antti Niemi 52 29 125 2.47 5 1381 0.917
Antero Nittymaki 23 12 58 2.57 0 523 0.900
Alex Stock 1 1 0 0.00 0 9 1.000

Team Leaders
Calgary Category San Jose
Jarome Iginla 71 Points Joe Thornton 61
Jarome Iginla 33 Goals Patrick Marleau 29
Alex Tanguay 39 Assists Joe Thornton 42
Anton Babchuk +16 +/- Demers & Couture +15
Tim Jackman 84 PIM Jamal Mayers 109
Rene Bourque 6 Game Winning Goals Marleau & Couture 8
Jarome Iginla 260 Shots Joe Pavalski 247
Robyn Regehr 162 Hits Douglas Murray 164
Mark Giordano 178 Blocked Shots Marc-Edouard Vlasic 130
Jarome Iginla 96 Missed Shots Dany Heatley 89

Injuries
Calgary
Niklas Hagman – LW – 03/22/2011 – is expected to miss Wednesday’s game against San Jose – – head
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
San Jose
Logan Couture – C – 03/21/2011 – is questionable for Wednesday’s game against Calgary – – right leg
Dany Heatley – RW – 03/20/2011 – is probable for Wednesday’s game against Calgary – – two-game suspension served
Kent Huskins – D – 02/22/2011 – is on injured reserve – – upper body
Scott Nichol – C – 02/20/2011 – is on injured reserve – – upper body
Niclas Wallin – D – 03/21/2011 – is expected to miss Wednesday’s game against Calgary – – head

Matchup
Calgary
Flames are 5-1 in their last 6 games playing on 1 days rest
Flames are 4-1 in their last 5 Wednesday games
Flames are 1-4 in their last 5 road games
Flames are 0-4 in their last 4 vs. Pacific
Flames are 2-6 in the last 8 meetings in San Jose
San Jose
Sharks are 9-1 in their last 10 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game
Sharks are 17-4 in their last 21 vs. Western Conference
Sharks are 37-18 in their last 55 vs. Northwest
Sharks are 53-20 in their last 73 home games vs. a team with a losing road record

Past 10 Meetings
Date Visitor Home
2/25/2011 San Jose 4 Calgary 3 (SO)
11/13/2010 Calgary 3 San Jose 4
10/24/2010 San Jose 0 Calgary 4
04/06/2010 San Jose 2 Calgary 1
03/19/2010 San Jose 3 Calgary 4
01/18/2010 Calgary 1 San Jose 9
12/05/2009 Calgary 2 San Jose 1
03/30/2009 San Jose 2 Calgary 1
01/15/2009 Calgary 3 San Jose 2
01/06/2009 San Jose 2 Calgary 5

HD’s Gameday gut feeling
I will pass on an actual prediction but the way my life is going right now I expect more dissapointment. 🙁


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