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Anaheim Ducks @ Calgary Flames - Round 2, Game 4 - 7:30pm MT (9:30ET/6:30PT)
Sportsnet, NBCSN
Give me the flammable life, I'm cold as a match, ready to strike. So here I go...
Here lies a city on fire, singing along, the arsonist choir. Now here I go...
It started with a spark, and burned into the dark, now here I go...
Oh sweet ignition be my fuse, you have no choice you have to choose. Bid farewell to yesterday, say goodbye I'm on my way....
- Foo Fighters, Something From Nothing
I'm going to stop singing now and get on with the preview. Fitting, no? You think there's nothing left. The Flames find something from it.
There was a very strong possibility of a series sweep. Then Calgary did the third period thing, and the heart just starts to overrule the head. Can they? No, they can't. But...can they? No. They can't.
Are you sure? Because I'm not. They need one game in the Pond. Just one. They can't do it. Can they? Goddamnit Calgary, be awful or brilliant. I can't handle both in such a short space of time.
Anyway, we worry about that on Sunday. There's a job to do tonight, on home ice, where the Flames are good. Very good. Go do the thing.
Playoff Leaders
| Calgary Flames | Anaheim Ducks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record | |||||
| 5-4 | Playoffs | 6-1 | |||
| 1-2 | Series | 2-1 | |||
| Goal Differential | |||||
| -3 | Playoffs | +14 | |||
| -7 | Series | +7 | |||
| Time On Ice | |||||
| Playoffs | |||||
| TJ Brodie (27:00/gm) | Defence | Francois Beauchemin (23:35/gm) | |||
| Sean Monahan (19:40/gm) | Offence | Ryan Getzlaf (20:43/gm) | |||
| Series | |||||
| Dennis Wideman (26:52/gm) | Defence | Francois Beauchemin (23:50/gm) | |||
| Mikael Backlund (19:37/gm) | Offence | Ryan Kesler (19:17/gm) | |||
| Points | |||||
| Playoffs | |||||
|
Jiri Hudler, Sam Bennett, Johnny Gaudreau (3) |
Goals |
Corey Perry (6) |
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| Dennis Wideman (5) | Assists | Ryan Getzlaf (10) | |||
| Johnny Gaudreau (7) | Points | Corey Perry (14) | |||
| Series | |||||
| Sam Bennett, Brandon Bollig, Joe Colborne, Johnny Gaudreau, Mikael Backlund (1) |
Goals | Corey Perry, Matt Beleskey (3) | |||
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Deryk Engelland, TJ Brodie, Markus Granlund, Mason Raymond, Dennis Wideman, Kris Russell (1) |
Assists | Ryan Getzlaf (7) | |||
| 11 Skaters (1) | Points | Ryan Getzlaf (8) | |||
| Special Teams | |||||
| Playoffs | |||||
| 20% | Powerplay | 23.8% | |||
| 6 | Powerplay Goals For | 5 | |||
| 80.8% | Penalty Kill | 88% | |||
| 5 | PK Goals Conceded | 2 | |||
| 1 | Shorthanded Goals For | 0 | |||
| Series | |||||
| 8.3% | Powerplay | 20% | |||
| 1 | Powerplay Goals For | 2 | |||
| 80% | Penalty Kill | 91.7% | |||
| 2 | PK Goals Conceded | 1 | |||
| 1 | Shorthanded Goals For | 0 | |||
| Shots | |||||
| Playoffs | |||||
| Mikael Backlund (28) | Shots On Goal | Corey Perry (30) | |||
| Jiri Hudler (27.3%) | Shot % | Nate Thompson (33.3%) | |||
| Series | |||||
| Mikael Backlund (8) | Shots On Goal | Corey Perry (14) | |||
| Johnny Gaudreau, Joe Colborne (25%) | Shot % | Emerson Etem, Hampus Lindholm, Nate Thompson (33.3%) |
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| Faceoff Leaders | |||||
| Matt Stajan (58.21%) | Playoffs | Nate Thompson (67.65%) | |||
| Josh Jooris (54.17%) | Series | Nate Thompson (67.65%) | |||
| #GRITCHART | |||||
| Playoffs | |||||
| Deryk Engelland (46) | PIM | Tim Jackman (12) | |||
| Micheal Ferland (43) | Hits | Matt Beleskey (27) | |||
| Kris Russell (38) | Blocked Shots | Clayton Stoner (14) | |||
| Series | |||||
| Brandon Bollig (14) | PIM | Tim Jackman (12) | |||
| David Jones (16) | Hits | Matt Beleskey (10) | |||
| Kris Russell, Dennis Wideman (10) | Blocked Shots | Sami Vatanen (8) | |||
| 5v5 Corsi/Fenwick (minimum 10mins per game played) |
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| Playoffs | |||||
|
David Schlemko (56.18%, 9gp) TJ Brodie (51.01%, 9gp) |
Corsi For % | Andrew Cogliano (57.31%, 7gp) Hampus Lindholm (55.71%, 7gp) |
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| David Schlemko (59.48%, 9gp) David Jones (53.73%, 9gp) |
Fenwick For % | Andrew Cogliano (62.18%, 7gp) Ryan Getzlaf (59.12%, 7gp) |
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| Series | |||||
| David Schlemko (63.33%, 3gp) TJ Brodie (58.88%, 3gp) |
Corsi For % | Ryan Getzlaf (63.77%, 3gp) Matt Beleskey (57.89%, 3gp) |
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| David Schlemko (67.50%, 3gp) TJ Brodie (54.67%, 3gp) |
Fenwick For % | Ryan Getzlaf (65.45%, 3gp) Patrick Maroon (59.26%, 3gp) |
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| Save percentage | |||||
| Playoffs | |||||
|
Jonas Hiller (.919) Karri Ramo (.896) |
All Situations | Frederik Andersen (.928) | |||
| Jonas Hiller (.914) Karri Ramo (.904) |
Even Strength 5 on 5 |
Frederik Andersen (.940) | |||
| Series | |||||
| Karri Ramo (.893) Jonas Hiller (.786) |
All Situations | Frederik Andersen (.933) | |||
| Karri Ramo (.891) Jonas Hiller (.727) |
Even Strength 5 on 5 |
Frederik Andersen (.965) | |||
Potential Starting Lineups (Subject To Change)
Lance Bouma should make his first NHL playoff appearance, replacing Markus Granlund on the third line. However, Granlund was also on the ice with Drew Shore and Micheal Ferland, so that's something to keep an eye on. David Schlemko missed Thursday's practice, but he was on ice this morning, so expect him to be good to go.
As for the Ducks, Bruce Boudreau played with his lines during practice on Thursday. Tomas Fleischmann joined the third line, and Jiri Sekac was on the fourth line. Both could be expected to go.
| Anaheim Ducks | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing | |||
| Patrick Maroon | Ryan Getzlaf | Corey Perry | |||
| Matt Beleskey |
Ryan Kesler |
Jakob Silfverberg |
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| Andrew Cogliano | Rickard Rakell |
Tomas Fleischmann |
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| Jiri Sekac | Nate Thompson | Tim Jackman | |||
| Left Defence | Right Defence | ||||
| Hampus Lindholm | Francois Beauchemin | ||||
| Cam Fowler | Simon Despres | ||||
| Clayton Stoner | Sami Vatanen | ||||
| Goalies | |||||
| Frederik Andersen | |||||
| Jason LaBarbera | |||||
| Calgary Flames | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing | |||
| Johnny Gaudreau | Sean Monahan | Jiri Hudler | |||
| Sam Bennett | Mikael Backlund | Joe Colborne | |||
| Lance Bouma | Matt Stajan | David Jones | |||
| Brandon Bollig | Josh Jooris | Mason Raymond | |||
| Left Defence | Right Defence | ||||
| TJ Brodie | Deryk Engelland | ||||
| Kris Russell | Dennis Wideman | ||||
| David Schlemko | Raphael Diaz | ||||
| Goalies | |||||
| Karri Ramo | |||||
| Jonas Hiller | |||||
Join us in the gamethread, where we will be taking deep breaths.