Calgary Flames
Battle of Alberta game day preview – Sam Bennett maybe…?
A special and personal game day preview as the Flames look to spill blood in Rexall Place one more time this season. Bennett is also a game-time decision.
It's a special day in the city of Edmonton. No, it's not another draft day. Nor is it another former Oiler whose faded glory and need for money has them coming back to "run" the team. And finally no, it's not Rogers shill or Lays spokesperson Mark Messier becoming your 69th coach in the last five years.
Today is another Battle of Alberta that will pit a team who cannot seem to do anything right versus a team in the playoff bubble.
The air is sweet with hockey excitement every time this nearly eternal battle happens. The scent of failure is overwhelmed with the allure of upsets, goals, fights, and all those lovely facets of a game we hold dear to our hearts. We also have a potential chance of seeing young Sam Bennett make his Flames regular season debut. The excitement of this happening has coursed through the entire fan base. Pun intended: it’s further ignited the playoff aspirations of this club and fans.
Last season’s 8-1 thrashing was abundant with memories. Be it former Flames (and Oilers!) forward Curtis Glencross scoring a hat-trick, or Matt Stajan’s penalty shot goal and tribute to his deceased son. The game gave us something to look forward to next season. It gave us optimism that the rebuild would eventually yield more of this.
Previous Game's Recap | Stats Recap | NHL Boxscore
Oilers' previous game recap? This:
But seriously you can check out our pals at Copper and Blue.
Game time: 8:00 PM MT
Channel: CBC
All-time record: It’s 124-107-19-3 for the Flames, with a +19 goal differential. Oh, Oilers. EVEN WITH YOUR GREAT DYNASTY YOU ARE STILL NOTHING.
Common threads: Both teams exist in a province called Alberta, that is in western Canada. Both teams make decisions that often confuse their fans.
Approaching milestones: The Oilers drafting another player in the top-five. Fifth time in the past six years!
Scoreboard watching:
- Vancouver kicks off HNIC rather early in Winnipeg at 1:00 PM MST. It’s a catch-22 but it’s probably for the best that the Canucks win. Former first-round pick Sven Baertschi is set to make his Canucks debut.
- Detroit takes on Minnesota at 5:00 MST on City TV. Please for the love of all things, Detroit…do what is needed.
- The fleeting seasons of Dallas and San Jose are meager threats to the Flames’ playoff hopes. Dallas takes on Nashville at 6:00 MST and San Jose takes on Arizona at 7:00 MST. Maybe keep an eye on Predators‘ forward Filip Forsberg as he is a strong contender for the Calder.
- Finally the second late game: Colorado with former captain Jarome Iginla take on the Los Angeles Kings. Jarome, please score five goals or something. We all believe in you.
Current records and leaders
Calgary Flames | Deadmonton Oilers | ||||
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Record: 42-29-7: 91 points | Record: 23-43-13: 59 points | ||||
Pacific Division: 3rd | Pacific Division: 6th | ||||
Western Conference: 7th | Western Conference: 13th | ||||
Goal Differential: +22 | Goal Differential: -80 | ||||
Time on ice | |||||
Defence: Mark Giordano (25:10 per game) Forward: Sean Monahan (19:35 per game) |
Defence: Justin Schlutz (22:36 per game) Forward: The Nuge (20:38 per game) |
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Points | |||||
Goals: Sean Monahan (30) Assists: Jiri Hudler (43) Points: Jiri Hudler (72) |
Goals: Ryan Nougat-Cumpkins (24) Assists: Jordan Eberle (39) Points: Jordan Eberle (62) |
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Shots | |||||
Shots on goal: Sean Monahan (183) Shooting percentage: Jiri Hudler (19.5%) |
Shots on goal: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (189) Shooting percentage: Brandon Davidson (20.0%) |
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Faceoff Leaders | |||||
Sean Monahan (49.3%, 1759 taken) | Boyd Gordon (55.9%, 1218 taken) | ||||
#GRITCHART | |||||
Penalty minutes: Brandon Bollig (88) Hits: Lance Bouma (256) Blocked shots: Kris Russell (274) |
Penalty minutes: Matt Hendricks (76) Hits: Matt Hendricks (209) Blocked shots: Mark Fayne (125) |
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ES Corsi/Fenwick (minimum 1/2 team’s games played) | |||||
Corsi for%: Mark Giordano (49.75%, 61 GP) Josh Jooris (47.48%, 56 GP) Fenwick for%: Josh Jooris (49.66%, 56 GP) Raphael Diaz (48.27%, 56 GP) |
Corsi for%: Jordan Eberle (51.17%, 77 GP) Taylor Hall (51.10%, 49 GP) Fenwick for%: Justin Schlutz (50.38%, 77 GP) Oscar Klefblom (50.07%, 56 GP) |
Possible starting lineups
Calgary Flames | |||||
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Left Wing | Center | Right Wing | |||
Johnny Gaudreau | Sean Monahan | Papa Jiri Hudler | |||
Lance Bouma | Mikael Backlund | David Jones | |||
Mason Raymond | Markus Granlund | Joe Colborne | |||
Brandon Bollig | Matt Stajan | Drew Shore | |||
Left Defence | Right Defence | ||||
Kris Russell | Dennis Wideman | ||||
TJ Brodie | Deryk Engelland | ||||
David Schlemko | Corey Potter | ||||
Goalies | |||||
KARRI RAMBO | |||||
Jonas Hiller |
Edmonton Oilers | |||||
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Left Wing | Center | Right Wing | |||
Benoit Pouliot | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | Jordan Eberle | |||
Teddy Purcell | Derek Roy | Nail Yakupov | |||
LOL TAYLOR HALL | Anton Lander | Andrew Miller | |||
Luke Gazdic | Rob “The” Klinkhammer | Matt Fraser | |||
Left Defence | Right Defence | ||||
Oscar Klefblom | Justin Schultz | ||||
Martin Marincin | Nikita Nikitin | ||||
Brandon Davidson | Keith Aulie | ||||
Goalies | |||||
The Professor Ben Scrivens | |||||
Tyler “Hot Cross” Bunz |
by Mike Pfeil