Calgary Flames
Cult of personality: Flames vs Chicago Blackhawks preview (21/82)
Look in my eyes, what do you see?
Chicago Blackhawks @ Calgary Flames – 7pm MT
| Broadcast Schedule | |||
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| TV | Sportsnet West | CSN-Ch | |
| Radio | Sportsnet960 The Fan | ||
| Get the lowdown on the opposition at Second City Hockey | |||
Had there been more time between games, I probably would have had a more apt song lined up. As it is, it's been less than a week since the Flames entertained the Blackhawks, and, well, it wasn't pretty. So instead, here's a song relevant to a Blackhawks fan.
Yes, entirely to do with CM Punk. Yes, I am a wrestling fan boy. Yes, it is a good song. No, I don't have much originality.
Was it a case of a bad Flames side or a good Blackhawks? Both? Probably both.
| Season leaders | |||||
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| Calgary Flames | Chicago Blackhawks | ||||
| Record | |||||
| 15 | Points | 23 | |||
| 27th 13th (W) 6th (P) |
Overall Conference Division |
10th 6th (W) 5th (C) |
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| 7-12-1 5-5-0 |
Record Last 10 |
11-7-1 5-4-1 |
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| 73-81-26 0-1-0 |
Ov. Vs Sea. Vs |
91-73-26 1-0-0 |
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| -26 2.4 3.7 |
GD GFA GAA |
+6 2.79 2.53 |
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| Time On Ice/Game | |||||
| T.J. Brodie (24:44) | Defence | Duncan Keith (24:51) | |||
| Sean Monahan (20:07) | Offence | Patrick Kane (21:03) | |||
| Key Stats | |||||
| David Jones (7) | Goals | Patrick Kane (13) | |||
| Johnny Gaudreau (14) | Assists | Patrick Kane (17) | |||
| Johnny Gaudreau (18) | Points | Patrick Kane (30) | |||
| Brandon Bollig (42) | PIM | Jonathan Toews (24) | |||
| Michael Frolik (54) | SOG | Patrick Kane (72) | |||
| David Jones (17.5) | Shot % | Artem Anisimov (25) | |||
| Derek Grant (56.8) | FO% | Jonathan Toews (60.9) | |||
| Special Teams | |||||
| 14.81 | PP% | 19.7 | |||
| 8 | PPG For | 13 | |||
| Sam Bennett (2) | PPG Leader | Patrick Kane (6) | |||
| 75.5 | PK% | 82.35 | |||
| 14 | PKGA | 9 | |||
| 0 | SHGF | 3 | |||
| 5v5 Corsi (min. 10mins per game played) | |||||
| T.J. Brodie (50.24) | D |
Trevor Daley (55.33) | |||
| Mikael Backlund (52.16) | F | Artemi Panarin (57.45) | |||
| 5v5 Fenwick (min. 10mins per game played) | |||||
| T.J. Brodie (51.62) | D | Trevor Daley (53.53) | |||
| Michael Frolik (51.61) | F | Artemi Panarin (55.18) | |||
| Save percentage | |||||
| Jonas Hiller (86.14) Joni Ortio (86.84) Karri Ramo (89.81) |
All | Corey Crawford (91.82) Scott Darling (90.16) |
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| Jonas Hiller (86.47) Joni Ortio (90.46) Karri Ramo (89.55) |
EvS 5 on 5 | Corey Crawford (92.77) Scott Darling (90.91) |
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| Data courtesy of nhl.com and war-on-ice.com | |||||
On paper, it looks like stop Kane, stop the Blackhawks. Lololololololol.
Incidentally, the Flames played the Blackhawks on November 20th last year. Corey Crawford made 24 saves and Kane scored the winner (surprise surprise) as the Hawks won 4-3.
ICYMI
New Jersey Devils 2-3 Calgary Flames
A win! A win! A win!
Projected lines
- Karri Ramo gets his tenth successive start in goal. Jonas Hiller is practising, but by himself. T.J. Brodie and Jiri Hudler missed Thursday’s practice, but no worries. Brodie was having a maintenance day, and Hudler had a personal day.
- Scott Darling starts for the Hawks, who will be missing Teovu Teravainen. Andrew Desjardins is expected to take his place.
| 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 | Josh Jooris | 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 | ||||
| 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 | Markus Kruger | Andrew Desjardins | |||
| Brandon Mashinter | Tanner Kero | Andrew 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
David Jones reached 100 goals on Tuesday night. Your turn now, Michael Frolik.
Other games today
| Road | Time (MT) | Home | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leafs | 5:00 | Hurricanes | Leafs looking to avenge series sweep from last year |
| Predators | 5:00 | Blue Jackets | Preds start five-game road stretch in Ohio |
| Kings | 5:30 | Red Wings | Brad Richards expected to play first game in a month |
| Canadiens | 5:30 | Islanders | Carey Price returns to stop the Habs’ rot |
| Devils | 7:00 | Oilers | Oilers aim to stop three-game slide |
Join us in the gamethread, where we'll be throwing faeces at a wall and seeing what sticks.
by Liam McCausland
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