Calgary Flames at Edmonton Oilers [Game 49]

			-AT-
			7:00 PM MST
Radio	Network		Arena		Network	Radio
960 AM CFAC	SN		Rogers Place		SN	630 AM CHED
League	Value		Metric		Value	League
12th	59.4%		Points Percentage		46.9%	27th
23rd	14.63%		Net Power Play Percentage		12.50%	28th
20th	82.39%		Net Penalty Kill Percentage		75.97%	31st
22nd	97.02%		Combined Special Teams Percentage		88.47%	31st
22nd	2.79		Goals for per Game (All Situations)		2.73	23rd
10th	2.73		Goals against per Game (All Situations)		3.21	25th
14th	.10		Penalty +/- per Game (All Situations)		-.54	29th
7th	52.29%		Shot Attempt Percentage (5V5 Score Adjusted)		51.38%	13th
8th	52.34%		Scoring Chance Percentage (5V5 Score Adjusted)		51.69%	11th
16th	100.39%		P.D.O. (5V5)		99.08%	23rd
22nd	7.00%		Shooting Percentage (5V5)		7.12%	21st
3rd	93.39%		Save Percentage (5V5)		91.96%	22nd
Data from Hockey-Reference.com and Natural Stat Trick
The Enemies’ Lair
The Copper & Blue

The Calgary Flames are back to the ice after last night’s loss to the Los Angeles Kings in overtime. The loss puts the Flames losing streak at three games, but they have points in all three games. They have yet to win a game since their bye week.

Tonight’s contest is the Battle of Alberta against the Edmonton Oilers. These Oilers aren’t good at all this year despite coming in as cup favourites to many and this would be a game where the Flames are normally favoured, particularly after they were blitzed five to nothing against the Buffalo Sabres. With that being said, the Oilers had the chance to rest while the Flames played last night and they’ve made the peculiar decision to dress Ryan Lomberg at the expense of Marek Hrivik and Andrew Mangiapane – having Lomberg, Curtis Lazar, and Troy Brouwer in the lineup is quite the handicap.

David Rittich will start tonight. He’ll have his work cut out for him – despite the Oilers record, they do a decent job of getting shots on goal. He’s up against Cam Talbot tonight.

Game time is at 7:05 P.M. M.S.T.

by Les Mavus