Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames vs Ottawa Senators Preview 2/27/2016
The Flames welcome old friend Dion Phaneuf and the Senators to Calgary tonight for the final game of their 2 game series this season.
Ottawa Senators @ Calgary Flames, 10 PM ET, Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
Broadcast Schedule |
TV: CBC |
Radio: Sportsnet 960 The Fan |
Dion Phaneuf heads back to Calgary tonight, this time with his new team the Ottawa Senators. This is the second and final meeting of the two teams this season with Ottawa winning the previous contest 5-4 in a shootout. Ottawa has won 4 of their last 5 games and are at .500 for the month so far. The Flames come into this contest losers of 6 out of their last 7, but have gotten great goaltending from Joni Orito as of late. Ottawa needs wins as they sit 4 points out of a Wild Card spot, while the Flames are 12 back from an improbable playoff birth. The Flames hold the all time series lead with a 17-15-4 record against the Sens and hold a commanding 12-5-1 record at home where they average 3.4 goals a game. Calgary will need their starting goalie to play at his best tonight with Ottawa points leader Erik Karlsson (65 points) in town. Calgary spread the love around in the last meeting between these two getting points from 10 different players and it’ll take another effort like that tonight to get a W. Here’s how the teams match up:
Calgary Flames | Ottawa Senators | |
26-30-4 | Record | 29-27-6 |
55 | Points | 64 |
6th Pacific | Division | 5th Atlantic |
11th West | Conference | 11th East |
4-6 | Last 10 Games | 6-4 |
160 | Goals For | 173 |
182 | Goals Against | 188 |
Gaudreau (22) | Goals | Hoffman (25) |
Gaudreau (59) | Points | Karlsson (65) |
Ramo (.909) | SV % | Anderson (.917) |
29th (15.8%) | PP | 19th (17.7) |
30th (73.4%) | PK | 29th (74.6) |
Calgary took the ice on Thursday night and dropped a heart breaker to the Islanders 2-1 in OT. The Flames came out strong throwing the body around and peppering Jaroslav Halak with 32 shots, but could only get one past him. The Flames once again left Joni Ortio out to dry as he stopped 32 of 34 shots, but they couldn’t get enough offense going to get the win. Here’s the highlights:
Ottawa last played on Thursday night as well and lost to the Canucks 5-3 snapping a 4 game win streak. Dion Phaneuf had two helpers in the loss and Craig Anderson stopped 31 of the 35 shots he faced. Here are the highlights:
Calgary Flames Projected Lines (these are the projected line and can change at any time up until puck drops)
Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
Johnny Gaudreau | Sean Monahan | Jiri Hudler |
Joe Colborne | Mikael Backlund | Michael Frolik |
Micheal Ferland | Sam Bennett | David Jones |
Brandon Bollig | Matt Stajan | Lance Bouma |
Left Defense | Right Defense |
Mark Giordano | TJ Brodie |
Deryk Engelland | Dougie Hamilton |
Jakub Nakladal | Tyler Wotherspoon |
Goalies | |
Jonas Hiller (s) | Joni Ortio |
Scratches: Josh Jooris, Dennis Wideman (Susp)
Injuries: Kris Russell, Karri Ramo, Ladislav Smid
Ottawa Senators Projected Lineup (these are the projected lines and can be changed any time before the puck drop)
Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
Mike Hoffman | Kyle Turris | Mark Stone |
Ryan Dzingel | Mika Zibanejad | Bobby Ryan |
Zack Smith | Jean-Gabriel Pageau | Alex Chiasson |
Nick Paul | Curtis Lazar | Chris Neil |
Left Defense | Right Defense |
Marc Methot | Erik Karlsson |
Dion Phaneuf | Cody Ceci |
Mark Borowiecki | Chris Wideman |
Goalies | |
Craig Anderson (s) | Andrew Hammond |
Scratches: None
Injuries: David Dziurzynski, Chris Phillips, Clarke MacArthur
by Mark Parkinson