Washington Capitals at Calgary Flames [Game 12]

			-AT-
			7:00 PM MST
Radio	Network		Arena		Network	Radio
106.7 FM WJFK	CSNW		Scotiabank Saddledome		SN	960 AM CFAC
League	Value		Metric		Value	League
20th	50.0%		Points Percentage		45.5%	25th
24th	11.43%		Net Power Play Percentage		12.50%	20th
28th	77.55%		Net Penalty Kill Percentage		78.72%	26th
27th	88.98%		Combined Net Special Teams		91.22%	26th
12th	3.18		Goals for per Game (All Situations)		2.36	28th
24th	3.55		Goals against per Game (All Situations)		2.91	12th
30th	-1.27		Penalty +/- per Game (All Situations)		-.64	25th
20th	49.14%		Shot Attempt Percentage (5V5 Score Adjusted)		50.07%	14th
18th	49.10%		Scoring Chance Percentage (5V5 Score Adjusted)		49.91%	14th
9th	101.72%		P.D.O. (5V5)		100.56%	16th
8th	9.79%		Shooting Percentage (5V5)		6.39%	27th
17th	91.93%		Save Percentage (5V5)		94.17%	4th
Data from Hockey-Reference.com and Natural Stat Trick
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The Calgary Flames are back on their home ice and are looking to get back to .500. Fortunately for them, the schedule makers gave them the perfect opportunity to do so. Their opponents in tonight's matchup, the Washington Capitals, are on their second night of a back to back having beat the Edmonton Oilers by a final of five to two last night.

The Capitals used Braden Holtby last night which only increases the Flames odds in tonight's matchup. They'll square off against the backup Philipp Grubauer in net. Mike Smith will oppose him for the Flames.

In addition to the built in advantages for the Flames, they have the advantage in most statistical categories in this one. Despite their woeful record on special teams, the Capitals have somehow been worse on both the penalty kill and the power play. The Flames also carry the possession advantage as well and a better penalty differential to boot. Just about the only categories where Washington has performed better than the Flames have been shooting percentage and P.D.O.

The lineups are mostly going to be game time decisions, though Glen Gulutzan already announced that Brett Kulak would be in for Matt Bartkowsi in the revolving door of "who gets to be sandbagged by Michael Stone." Jaromir Jagr is not yet ready for action, so Mark Jankowski will go again tonight. Their could be some changes on the fourth line, but the most projections have Tanner Glass staying in and Matt Stajan departing for Curtis Lazar.

Puck drop is at 7:05 P.M. M.S.T.

Washington Capitals Lineup

Calgary Flames Lines