Calgary Flames
Nashville Predators at Calgary Flames [Game #67 Thread]
This one should prove difficult.
Fresh off of Bob Hartley's promise that he's not tanking, the Flames will do their best to keep not tanking as best as they can against the Nashville Predators.
Calgary has points in their previous two games after that eight game losing streak and will look for that to continue. Playoffs are not out of reach, but the prospects are bleak – they probably have to go 14-1 the rest of the way to make the playoffs. They'll turn to Joni Ortio once again and try to work their magic.
The Predators don't like to make their goalies known before games, but it's likely that Pekka Rinne will be in net. The Predators are looking like the first wild card team in the dance at 80 points in the west with eight points separating them with the Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota wild who are tied at 72 a piece. They'll look to keep their two game winning streak in tact.
Nashville is a better team up and down and best the Flames in nearly every statistical category. This is going to be a tough game for Calgary. Will they overcome?
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| 102.5 FM WPRT | FSTN | Scotiabank Saddledome | RSN | 960 AM CFAC | ||
| League | Value | Metric | Value | League | ||
| 13rd | 59.7% | Points Percentage | 44.7% | 27th | ||
| 11st | 19.63% | Power Play Percentage | 15.91% | 28th | ||
| 24th | 79.21% | Penalty Kill Percentage | 74.03% | 30th | ||
| 19th | 98.84% | Combined Special Teams | 89.94% | 30th | ||
| 13rd | .192 | Goals +/- per 60 Minutes (All) | -.434 | 25th | ||
| 8th | 2.7 | Goals for per 60 Minutes (All) | 2.6 | 12nd | ||
| 10th | 2.5 | Goals against per 60 Minutes (All) | 3.1 | 29st | ||
| 22nd | 49.4% | Faceoff Percentage (All) | 48.4% | 26th | ||
| 9th | .699 | Penalty +/- per 60 Minutes (All) | 1.773 | 2nd | ||
| 4th | 6.03 | Corsi +/- per 60 Minutes (5V5 – Score Adjusted) | -5.72 | 23rd | ||
| 2nd | 5.89 | Fenwick +/- per 60 Minutes (5V5 – Score Adjusted) | -2.92 | 22nd | ||
| 3rd | 3.53 | Shot +/- per 60 Minutes (5V5 – Score Adjusted) | -1.04 | 19th | ||
| 4th | 3.28 | Scoring Chance +/- per 60 Minutes (5V5 – Score Adjusted) | -.89 | 20th | ||
| 22nd | 98.22% | P.D.O. (5V5) | 99.05% | 17th | ||
| 17th | 7.21% | Shooting Percentage (5V5) | 8.09% | 7th | ||
| 13rd | 92.84% | Save Percentage (5V5) | 91.24% | 30th | ||
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Nashville Predators Lines
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| Calle Jarnkrok | Ryan Johansen | James Neal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Filip Forsberg | Nope | Craig Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miikka Salomaki | Mike Fisher | Viktor Arvidsson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colin Wilson | Colton Sissons | Austin Watson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Left Defence | Right Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roman Josi | Shea Weber | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Bitetto | Ryan Ellis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mattias Ekholm | Petter Granberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pekka Rinne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carter Hutton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Calgary Flames Lines
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| Johnny Gaudreau | Sean Monahan | Micheal Ferland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Garnet Hathaway | Mikael Backlund | Michael Frolik | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lance Bouma | Sam Bennett | Joe Colborne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brandon Bollig | Matt Stajan | Josh Jooris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Left Defence | Right Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TJ Brodie | Dougie Hamilton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Giordano | Jakub Nakladal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jyrki Jokipakka | Tyler Wotherspoon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Joni Ortio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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