Calgary Flames at Anaheim Ducks [Game 38]

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			8:00 PM MST
Radio	Network		Arena		Network	Radio
960 AM CFAC	SN		Honda Center		PRIM	830 AM KLAA
League	Value		Metric		Value	League
19th	54.1%		Points Percentage		52.6%	21st
21st	14.73%		Net Power Play Percentage		16.35%	12th
27th	79.83%		Net Penalty Kill Percentage		85.71%	10th
24th	94.56%		Combined Special Teams Percentage		102.06%	12th
23rd	2.78		Goals for per Game (All Situations)		2.68	27th
18th	2.95		Goals against per Game (All Situations)		2.95	19th
11th	.27		Penalty +/- per Game (All Situations)		-.95	31st
8th	52.18%		Shot Attempt Percentage (5V5 Score Adjusted)		47.02%	27th
7th	52.77%		Scoring Chance Percentage (5V5 Score Adjusted)		46.11%	30th
22nd	99.49%		P.D.O. (5V5)		100.82%	10th
26th	6.82%		Shooting Percentage (5V5)		8.02%	11th
12th	92.66%		Save Percentage (5V5)		92.79%	9th
Data from Hockey-Reference.com and Natural Stat Trick
The Enemies’ Lair
Anaheim Calling

The Calgary Flames are going for just their second win against the Anaheim Ducks in Anaheim in 13 years tonight in the second game of this California back-to-back. The Ducks have been quite lackluster this year and there’s good reason to believe that the Flames can come out on top even in the schedule loss. Anaheim is one of the worst possession teams in the league.

They’ll have to do it without the services of Michael Frolik however as he broke his jaw in last night’s contest and is week to week. Curtis Lazar is back in as Jaromir Jagr bumps up to the second line. Glen Gulutzan has also opted to play Matt Bartkowski over Brett Kulak, an inexplicable and inexcusable offense. Bartkowski is one of the four worst defensemen in the league.

There are 234 defensemen that have played in ten or more games. Four of them have numbers this bad. #NJDevils #Isles #CofRed #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/QiiywCjLKZ

— Les Mavus – It’s pronounced “Jif” (@HockeyGoalieEh) December 28, 2017

Mike Smith will return to the net tonight. John Gibson will go for the Ducks. Puck drop is at 8:05 P.M. M.S.T.

by Les Mavus