Calgary Flames at Detroit Red Wings [Game 18]

			-AT-
			5:30 PM MST
Radio	Network		Arena		Network	Radio
960 AM CFAC	SN		Little Caesar’s Arena		FSD	97.1 FM WXYT
League	Value		Metric		Value	League
12th	58.8%		Points Percentage		50.0%	22nd
22nd	13.79%		Net Power Play Percentage		15.09%	17th
29th	71.19%		Net Penalty Kill Percentage		80.00%	12th
28th	84.98%		Combined Special Teams Percentage		95.09%	12th
13th	3.00		Goals for per Game (All Situations)		2.72	26th
15th	2.94		Goals against per Game (All Situations)		2.83	12th
19th	-.06		Penalty +/- per Game (All Situations)		-.67	27th
7th	52.07%		Shot Attempt Percentage (5V5 Score Adjusted)		49.81%	17th
4th	52.87%		Scoring Chance Percentage (5V5 Score Adjusted)		47.88%	26th
14th	100.76%		P.D.O. (5V5)		99.63%	20th
21st	7.19%		Shooting Percentage (5V5)		6.74%	26th
3rd	93.57%		Save Percentage (5V5)		92.89%	9th
Data from Hockey-Reference.com and Natural Stat Trick
The Enemies’ Lair
Winging It In Motown

The Calgary Flames are on the mitten as they take on the Detroit Red Wings for the first time ever at the Little Caesar’s arena. Detroit’s new home has garnered terrific reviews and teams such as the Flames and the New York Islanders are working hard to come up with a stadium as glorious as the pizza box. Unfortunately for the Red Wings, the new stadium is one of a select few thing that’s stellar for them at the moment.

Detroit currently comes in with a team that’s quite sub-par offensively. That bodes well for the Flames who lost Mike Smith with a lower body injury against the St. Louis Blues. The Flames will turn to Eddie Lack in tonight’s contest with Jon Gillies backing him up.

The biggest strength for this Detroit team so far this year has been their sound goaltending. Combine that with the Flames substandard luck when it comes to shooting the puck and this could be a very frustrating game for Calgary. While the shooting percentage should turn around eventually, tonight's game doesn't propose the biggest opportunity for doing so.

by Les Mavus