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1-0-0
2 points – 1st in the East
VS
0-0-0
0 points – 3rd in the West
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | Category | Calgary |
| 1-0-0 | Home/Road Record | 0-0-0 |
| 1-0-0 | Last 10 | 0-0-0 |
| Won 1 | Streak | – |
| 4 | Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Goals Against | 0 |
| 66.7% 1st | PP% | 00.0% 9th |
| 2 | PP Goals | 0 |
| 0 | SH Goals Against | 0 |
| 100.0% 1st | PK% | 0.00% 19th |
| 0 | PP Goals Allowed | 0 |
| 0 | SH Goals | 0 |
| 6 | PIM | 0 |
| 45.8% 14th | Face Off % | 0.00% 19th |
| Goaltenders | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Games Played | Wins | Goals Against | GAA | Shutouts | Saves | Save % |
| Pittsburgh | |||||||
| Marc-Andre Fleury | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2.77 | 0 | 33 | 0.917 |
| Brent Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Calgary | |||||||
| Miikka Kipprusoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Henrik Karlsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Team Leaders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | Category | Calgary |
| Matt Cooke 2 | Points | – |
| Matt Cooke 2 | Goals | – |
| Kris Letang 2 | Assists | – |
| Letang & Cooke +1 | +/- | – |
| Michalek, Letang & Malkin 2 | PIM | – |
| – | Game Winning Goals | – |
| 6 tied with 3 | Shots | – |
| James Neal 5 | Hits | – |
| Deryk Engelland 3 | Blocked Shots | – |
| 4 tied with 2 | Missed Shots | – |
| Injuries |
|---|
| Pittsburgh |
| Robert Bortuzzo – D – 10/03/2011 – is on injured reserve – IR – knee |
| Sidney Crosby – C – 10/03/2011 – is on injured reserve – IR – post-concussion syndrome |
| Dustin Jeffrey – C – 10/03/2011 – is on injured reserve – IR – right knee surgery |
| Brooks Orpik – D – 10/06/2011 – missed Thursday’s game against Vancouver – Out – hernia surgery |
| Nick Petersen – RW – 10/03/2011 – is on injured reserve – IR – concussion |
| Boris Valabik – D – 10/03/2011 – is on injured reserve – IR – knee |
| Calgary |
| Mikael Backlund – C – 10/04/2011 – is on injured reserve and is expected to miss six weeks – IR – broken left pinkie finger |
| Rene Bourque – LW – 10/03/2011 – is questionable for Saturday’s game against Pittsburgh – Questionable – undisclosed |
| Brett Carson – D – 10/05/2011 – is on injured reserve – IR – back |
| Jarome Iginla – RW – 10/06/2011 – is probable for Saturday’s game against Pittsburgh – Probable – back spasms |
| Raitis Ivanans – LW – 10/05/2011 – is on injured reserve – IR – concussion |
| Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond – LW – 10/03/2011 – will miss Saturday’s game against Pittsburgh – Suspended – one-game suspension |
| Brendan Morrison – C – 10/05/2011 – is doubtful for Saturday’s game against Pittsburgh – Doubtful – knee |
| Matchup |
|---|
| Pittsburgh |
| Penguins are 5-1 in their last 6 vs. Northwest. |
| Penguins are 11-4 in their last 15 Saturday games. |
| Penguins are 11-4 in their last 15 vs. Western Conference. |
| Penguins are 8-3 in their last 11 games following a win. |
| Penguins are 6-1 in their last 7 road games. |
| Calgary |
| Flames are 5-2 in their last 7 vs. Eastern Conference. |
| Flames are 2-5 in their last 7 vs. a team with a winning % above .600. |
| Flames are 1-4 in their last 5 Saturday games. |
| Flames are 1-5 in their last 6 vs. Atlantic. |
| Past 10 Meetings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Visitor | Home |
| 11/27/2010 | Calgary 1 | Pittsburgh 4 |
| 01/13/2010 | Pittsburgh 3 | Calgary 1 |
| 03/25/2009 | Calgary 0 | Pittsburgh 2 |
| 12/06/2007 | Pittsburgh 3 | Calgary 2 (SO) |
| 12/03/2005 | Calgary 3 | Pittsburgh 2 |
| 12/07/2003 | Pittsburgh 1 | Calgary 6 |
| 12/21/2002 | Calgary 0 | Pittsburgh 2 |
| 01/17/2002 | Pittsburgh 6 | Calgary 4 |
| 03/10/2001 | Calgary 3 | Pittsburgh 6 |
| 11/04/2000 | Pittsburgh 1 | Calgary 1 |
| HD’s Gameday gut feeling |
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| Opening night in the Dome, the Flames show the rest of the league that they are for real against the Pens. They will punish them on the ice and on the scoreboard, 5-1. Iggy, Tanguay, Stajan, Babchuk & Glencross |
| Flames start the season off on the right foot. |
