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21-20-5
47 points – 12th in the West
VS
25-12-5
55 points – 3rd in the West
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calgary | Category | San Jose |
| 8-14-3 | Home/Road Record | 14-7-2 |
| 4-5-1 | Last 10 | 6-2-2 |
| Lost 1 | Streak | Lost 1 |
| 111 | Goals | 123 |
| 131 | Goals Against | 99 |
| 17.1% 19th | PP% | 17.4% 17th |
| 26 | PP Goals | 26 |
| 4 | SH Goals Against | 3 |
| 82.2% 18th | PK% | 77.4% 28th |
| 28 | PP Goals Allowed | 28 |
| 0 | SH Goals | 2 |
| 487 | PIM | 427 |
| 45.1% 30th | Face Off % | 53.3% 2nd |
| Goaltenders | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | |||||||
| Name | Games Played | Wins | Goals Against | GAA | Shutouts | Saves | Save % |
| Miikka Kipprusoff | 39 | 20 | 91 | 2.43 | 3 | 994 | 0.916 |
| Leland Irving | 4 | 1 | 13 | 3.66 | 0 | 128 | 0.908 |
| Henrik Karlsson | 6 | 0 | 18 | 3.48 | 0 | 154 | 0.895 |
| San Jose | |||||||
| Name | Games Played | Wins | Goals Against | GAA | Shutouts | Saves | Save % |
| Antti Niemi | 33 | 19 | 75 | 2.31 | 2 | 847 | 0.919 |
| Thomas Greiss | 10 | 6 | 21 | 2.09 | 0 | 262 | 0.926 |
| Team Leaders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calgary | Category | San Jose |
| Jarome Iginla 32 | Points | Marleau & Thornton 36 |
| Curtis Glencross 18 | Goals | Logan Couture 18 |
| Olli Jokinen 23 | Assists | Joe Thornton 28 |
| Roman Horak +4 | +/- | Marc-Edouard Vlasic +20 |
| Tim Jackman 56 | PIM | Brad Winchester 71 |
| Jarome Iginla 4 | Game Winning Goals | Patrick Marleau 5 |
| Jarome Iginla 143 | Shots | Dan Boyle 140 |
| Tim Jackman 108 | Hits | Jamie McGinn 89 |
| Scott Hannan 73 | Blocked Shots | Marc-Edward Vlasic 87 |
| Jarome Iginla 44 | Missed Shots | Joe Pavelski 60 |
| Injuries | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | |||||||
| Brett Carson D 10/05/2011 is on injured reserve IR back | |||||||
| Scott Hannan D 01/06/2012 is on injured reserve IR upper body | |||||||
| Henrik Karlsson G 12/05/2011 is on injured reserve and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks IR sprained right MCL | |||||||
| David Moss RW 11/13/2011 is on injured reserve and is out indefinitely IR ankle | |||||||
| Derek Smith D 12/30/2011 is on injured reserve and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks IR high right ankle sprain | |||||||
| Matt Stajan C 12/19/2011 is on injured reserve IR sprained ankle | |||||||
| Alex Tanguay LW 12/21/2011 is on injured reserve and is out indefinitely IR upper body | |||||||
| San Jose | |||||||
| Andrew Desjardins C 01/15/2012 is questionable for Tuesday’s game against Calgary Questionable head | |||||||
| Martin Havlat RW 12/18/2011 is on injured reserve and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks IR left hamstring surgery | |||||||
| Jim Vandermeer D 12/07/2011 is on injured reserve IR upper body | |||||||
| Colin White D 12/27/2011 is on injured reserve IR lower body | |||||||
| Matchup | |||||||
| Calgary | |||||||
| Flames are 6-2 in their last 8 games following a loss of 3 or more goals. | |||||||
| Flames are 6-2 in their last 8 vs. Western Conference. | |||||||
| Flames are 8-3 in their last 11 games following a home loss of 3 or more goals. | |||||||
| Flames are 5-2 in their last 7 Tuesday games. | |||||||
| Flames are 1-7 in their last 8 vs. Pacific. | |||||||
| San Jose | |||||||
| Sharks are 4-0 in their last 4 games playing on 1 days rest. | |||||||
| Sharks are 7-2 in their last 9 home games. | |||||||
| Sharks are 6-2 in their last 8 overall. | |||||||
| Sharks are 1-5 in their last 6 Tuesday games. | |||||||
| Past 10 Meetings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Visitor | Home |
| 03-23-11 | Calgary 3 | San Jose 6 |
| 02-25-11 | San Jose 4 | Calgary 3 (SO) |
| 11-13-10 | Calgary 3 | San Jose 4 |
| 10-24-10 | San Jose 0 | Calgary 4 |
| 04-06-10 | San Jose 2 | Calgary 1 |
| 03-19-10 | San Jose 3 | Calgary 4 |
| 01-18-10 | Calgary 1 | San Jose 9 |
| 12-05-09 | Calgary 2 | San Jose 1 |
| 03-30-09 | San Jose 2 | Calgary 1 |
| 01-15-09 | Calgary 3 | San Jose 2 |
| HD’s Gut Feeling |
|---|
| The Flames are four points out of eighth place in the West, and begin a three-game road trip against San Jose Sharks tonight. San Jose has been nearly unbeatable at home of late, going 7-1-1 in its last nine and 2-0-1 over the last three. San Jose has won seven of its last nine home meetings with Calgary and four of its last five overall against the Flames. Flames start the road trip with a win 4-2 – Iginla, Stempniack, Backlund & Giordano |
| Projected Lines | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mike Cammalleri | Mikael Backlund | Jarome Iginla |
| Curtis Glencross | Olli Jokinen | Blake Comeau |
| Lance Bouma | Blair Jones | Lee Stempniak |
| Tom Kostopoulos | Roman Horak | Tim Jackman |
| Projected Pairings | ||
| Jay Bouwmeester | Chris Butler | |
| Mark Giorfdano | Cory Sarich | |
| TJ Brodie | Anton Babchuk | |
| Projected Starting Goaltender | ||
| Miikka Kiprusoff | ||
