Flames vs. Ducks [Stanley Cup Conference Semifinal Game #3 Thread]

The Flames and the Ducks are back at it tonight. This time the game will be played in Scotiabank Saddledome as the Flames hope to get some type of momentum and prevent this from being a sweep. That is going to require a drastic change for Calgary.

The Flames first game was about as bad as it could possibly be with the exception of getting shut out. The Flames second game was slightly better, but they did get shut out. They have one goal in two games against the Ducks. Could one goal get the Flames a victory? Yes, but that isn’t likely.

The defense wasn't terrible last game as they only conceded two goals (not including the empty net goal) and they'll need to keep up or improve upon that intensity if they hope to win tonight. They'll need to work on transitioning out of their own zone and into the Ducks should they hope to garner the victory. While they weren't terrible at stopping the shots, once they had possession they couldn't get it out and wound up with no fantastic scoring chances to speak of.

The Flames do have some good news as Tyler Wotherspoon is out and Raphael Diaz is back in. They also get Michael Ferland back in for David Wolf which is a good addition. Karri Ramo will be in net as Jonas Hiller backs him up again. Hopefully they will give the Flames some momentum.

Update:

Ferland actually cannot go tonight. Wolf will be replaced by Markus Granlund.

Projected Flames Lines and Pairs

Forward Scale
Left Wing																				Center																				Right Wing
Johnny Gaudreau																				Sean Monahan																				Jiri Hudler
G/1230				A/1230				P/1230				CFRel				OZRel				G/1230				A/1230				P/1230				CFRel				OZRel				G/1230				A/1230				P/1230				CFRel				OZRel
14.50				21.20				35.70				+3.1%				+15.8%				15.49				18.59				34.09				+1.6%				+2.5%				20.87				32.46				53.32				+3.5%				+14.0%
Sam Bennett																				Mikael Backlund																				Josh Jooris
G/1230				A/1230				P/1230				CFRel				OZRel				G/1230				A/1230				P/1230				CFRel				OZRel				G/1230				A/1230				P/1230				CFRel				OZRel
0.00				83.84				83.84				+5.8%				+12.5%				10.44				24.35				34.79				+2.1%				-9.3%				10.07				16.79				26.86				+1.3%				+6.4%
Joe Colborne																				Matt Stajan																				David Jones
G/1230				A/1230				P/1230				CFRel				OZRel				G/1230				A/1230				P/1230				CFRel				OZRel				G/1230				A/1230				P/1230				CFRel				OZRel
9.16				22.90				32.07				-1.8%				+3.7%				13.87				17.83				31.70				-0.4%				-14.7%				15.27				20.82				36.10				-1.1%				-13.5%
Brandon Bollig																				Markus Granlund																				Mason Raymond
G/1230				A/1230				P/1230				CFRel				OZRel				G/1230				A/1230				P/1230				CFRel				OZRel				G/1230				A/1230				P/1230				CFRel				OZRel
2.36				7.09				9.45				-2.9%				-5.7%				15.51				19.95				35.46				-4.4%				+8.5%				21.26				17.71				38.97				-1.7%				+8.2%
Defense Scale
Left Defence																														Right Defense
Kris Russell																														Dennis Wideman
G/1640						A/1640						P/1640						CFRel						OZRel						G/1640						A/1640						P/1640						CFRel						OZRel
3.28						10.93						14.21						-2.4%						+8.1%						7.55						23.73						31.28						-2.4%						+6.1%
T J Brodie																														Deryk Engelland
G/1640						A/1640						P/1640						CFRel						OZRel						G/1640						A/1640						P/1640						CFRel						OZRel
4.19						12.56						16.75						+1.8%						-8.4%						3.25						9.76						13.02						-6.0%						-7.9%
David Schlemko																														Raphael Diaz
G/1640						A/1640						P/1640						CFRel						OZRel						G/1640						A/1640						P/1640						CFRel						OZRel
2.81						2.81						5.63						+2.9%						+1.5%						2.73						5.45						8.18						2.9%						+4.7%
Goalies
Karri Ramo
Jonas Hiller
All Data Five on Five Score Adjusted																														Data from War-On-Ice.com
Includes Top 450 Forwards in Minutes																														Includes top 240 Defensemen in Minutes

Projected Ducks Lines and Pairs

Forward Scale
Left Wing																				Center																				Right Wing
Patrick Maroon																				Ryan Getzlaf																				Corey Perry
G/1230				A/1230				P/1230				CFRel				OZRel				G/1230				A/1230				P/1230				CFRel				OZRel				G/1230				A/1230				P/1230				CFRel				OZRel
10.17				26.16				36.33				+0.8%				+0.4%				20.31				32.72				53.03				+0.2%				+0.3%				28.60				19.50				48.10				-0.1%				+2.6%
Matt Belesky																				Ryan Kesler																				Jakob Silfverberg
G/1230				A/1230				P/1230				CFRel				OZRel				G/1230				A/1230				P/1230				CFRel				OZRel				G/1230				A/1230				P/1230				CFRel				OZRel
N/A				N/A				N/A				N/A				N/A				11.00				16.51				27.51				-0.4%				-5.3%				10.81				24.01				34.82				+0.7%				-0.3%
Andrew Cogliano																				Rickard Rakell																				Kyle Palmieri
G/1230				A/1230				P/1230				CFRel				OZRel				G/1230				A/1230				P/1230				CFRel				OZRel				G/1230				A/1230				P/1230				CFRel				OZRel
13.55				14.78				28.32				-0.6%				+0.7%				10.97				23.51				34.49				+2.4%				+0.4%				14.36				16.15				30.51				+0.3%				+0.4%
Emerson Etem																				Nate Thompson																				Tim Jackman
G/1230				A/1230				P/1230				CFRel				OZRel				G/1230				A/1230				P/1230				CFRel				OZRel				G/1230				A/1230				P/1230				CFRel				OZRel
12.15				12.15				24.29				+2.6%				+5.2%				2.78				16.70				19.49				-4.5%				-8.6%				13.52				5.41				18.93				+0.7%				+1.4%
Defense Scale
Left Defence																														Right Defense
Hampus Lindholm																														Francois Beauchemin
G/1640						A/1640						P/1640						CFRel						OZRel						G/1640						A/1640						P/1640						CFRel						OZRel
6.18						24.73						30.92						+0.7%						+0.3%						12.91						10.04						22.94						-1.2%						-1.5%
Cam Fowler																														Simon Despres
G/1640						A/1640						P/1640						CFRel						OZRel						G/1640						A/1640						P/1640						CFRel						OZRel
3.84						16.64						20.47						-1.4%						-3.5%						2.94						22.03						24.97						-0.4%						-2.9%
Clayton Stoner																														Sami Vatanen
G/1640						A/1640						P/1640						CFRel						OZRel						G/1640						A/1640						P/1640						CFRel						OZRel
1.57						9.43						11.01						+0.1%						+1.4%						6.27						21.94						28.21						0.7%						+3.4%
Goalies
Frederik Andersen
Jason LaBarbera
All Data Five on Five Score Adjusted																														Data from War-On-Ice.com
Includes Top 450 Forwards in Minutes																														Includes top 240 Defensemen in Minutes

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by Les Mavus