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Calgary Flames @ Chicago Blackhawks - 6:30pm MT
| Broadcast Schedule | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TV | Sportsnet One | CSN-Chicago | |
| Radio | Sportsnet960 The Fan | ||
| Get the lowdown on the opposition at Second City Hockey | |||
Tonight sees the first head-to-head of the year in this writer's house. You see, as a former resident of Chicago, my other half is a Blackhawks fan, and she's going to be unbearable if they win tonight. In fact, she'll probably be worse if they lose. Either way, one of us is going to end the night with no W...
Thank you, Ministry, for having one of the most hockey-relative song titles in Industrial (well, apart from the song Al Jourgensen wrote for the Blackhawks.)
This is a Chicago Blackhawks team that is, well, the Chicago Blackhawks. For all his off-ice troubles, Patrick Kane is a hell of a talent and continues to prove so. The addition of Artem Anisimov looks inspired, and they're a team that oozes quality. It's going to be a toughie.
That said, another win on Friday means the Flames have won four of six, and are 4-0 in overtime games. Is it a run? Maybe. It's nice to have some points.
| Season leaders | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Flames | Chicago Blackhawks | ||||
| Record | |||||
| 13 | Points | 19 | |||
| 28th 13th (W) 6th (P) |
Overall Conference Division |
13th 6th (W) 5th (C) |
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| 6-11-1 4-5-1 |
Record Last 10 |
9-7-1 5-4-1 |
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73-80-26 0-0-0 |
Ov. Vs Sea. Vs |
80-73-26 0-0-0 |
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| -24 2.44 3.77 |
GD GFA GAA |
+2 2.65 2.53 |
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| Time On Ice/Game | |||||
|
T.J. Brodie (24:59) Sean Monahan (20:05) |
Defence Offence |
Duncan Keith (24:48) Patrick Kane (21.14) |
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| Key Stats | |||||
| Sean Monahan (6) | Goals | Patrick Kane (12) | |||
| Johnny Gaudreau (13) | Assists | Patrick Kane (14) | |||
| Johnny Gaudreau (17) |
Points | Patrick Kane (26) | |||
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Brandon Bollig (42) |
PIM | Jonathan Toews (22) | |||
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Michael Frolik (50) Sam Bennett (19) |
SOG Shot % |
Patrick Kane (65) Artem Anisimov (29.2) |
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Derek Grant (57.6) |
FO% |
Jonathan Toews (60.9) |
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| Special Teams | |||||
| 16.67 8 |
PP% PPG |
19.05 12 |
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| Sam Bennett (2) | PPG Leader | Patrick Kane (6) | |||
|
75 13 |
PK% PKG |
80.43 9 |
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| 0 | SHGF | 3 | |||
| 5v5 Corsi (min. 10mins per game played) | |||||
| T.J. Brodie (51.43) Mikael Backlund (52.62) |
D F |
Trevor Daley (54.97) Artemi Panarin (56.4) |
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| 5v5 Fenwick (min. 10mins per game played) | |||||
| T.J. Brodie (54.26) Mikael Backlund (54.34) |
D F |
Trevor Van Riemsdyk (54.03) Artemi Panarin (53.9) |
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| Save percentage | |||||
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Jonas Hiller (86.14) Joni Ortio (86.84) Karri Ramo (89.44) |
All |
Corey Crawford (91.82) Scott Darling (88.54) |
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| Jonas Hiller (86.47) Joni Ortio (90.08) Karri Ramo (89.55) |
EvS 5 on 5 | Corey Crawford (93.06) Scott Darling (90) |
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| Data courtesy of nhl.com and war-on-ice.com | |||||
Karri Ramo's even strength save percentage is over 90% for the first time this season. This is a good thing. He's playing well, now he's had a decent run in the side.
ICYMI
Calgary Flames 3-2 Washington Capitals (AOT)
Who'da thunk it? Even at 2-0, I had a bad feeling. I had a worse feeling when the Caps tied it. Then, the Flames do the thing, and it's two points. Lovely.
Projected lines
- Karri Ramo starts again, and why not, because he's doing pretty well.
- No changes to the lineup.
| Calgary Flames | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing | |||
| Johnny Gaudreau | Sean Monahan | Jiri Hudler | |||
| Sam Bennett | Mikael Backlund | Michael Frolik | |||
| Joe Colborne | Matt Stajan | David Jones | |||
| Micheal Ferland | Derek Grant | Brandon Bollig | |||
| Left Defence | Right Defence | ||||
| Mark Giordano | T.J. Brodie | ||||
| Kris Russell | Dougie Hamilton | ||||
| Deryk Engelland | Dennis Wideman | ||||
| Goalies | |||||
| Karri Ramo (s) | Joni Ortio | ||||
- Duncan Keith and Michal Rozival both returned from injury layoffs last night, so expect them to be in the lineup tonight.
- Scott Darling may get the start on the back of a two-in-two.
| Chicago Blackhawks (c/o dailyfaceoff.com) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing | |||
| Marko Dano | Jonathan Toews | Marian Hossa | |||
| Artemi Panarin | Artem Anisimov | Patrick Kane | |||
| Andrew Shaw | Marcus Kruger | Teuvo Teravainen | |||
| Brandon Mashinter | Tanner Kero | Ryan Garbutt | |||
| Left Defence | Right Defence | ||||
| Duncan Keith | Niklas Hjalmarsson | ||||
| Trevor Van Riemsdyk | Brent Seabrook | ||||
| Trevor Daley | Michal Rosival | ||||
| Goalies | |||||
| Scott Darling (s) | Corey Crawford | ||||
Milestones
It's Johnny Gaudreau's 100th NHL game tonight. 82 points isn't a bad return for a kid that's too small to play hockey, is it? Michael Frolik is one goal away from 100, with David Jones one behind him.
Other games today
Just the one game tonight, with the Rangers hosting the Maple Leafs on Hometown Hockey. It might be worth watching the pre-game this week, as there'll be an interview with Al MacInnis.
Join us in the gamethread, where we'll have pizza (maybe).