Calgary Flames at Ottawa Senators [Game 69]

			-AT-
			5:30 PM MST
Radio	Network		Arena		Network	Radio
960 AM CFAC	SNW		Canadian Tire Centre		TSN5	1200 AM CFGO
League	Value		Metric		Value	League
18th	55.9%		Points Percentage		43.2%	29th
22nd	15.95%		Net Power Play Percentage		14.01%	25th
18th	83.04%		Net Penalty Kill Percentage		78.13%	29th
17th	98.99%		Combined Special Teams Percentage		92.13%	29th
18th	2.84		Goals for per Game (All Situations)		2.73	23rd
15th	2.94		Goals against per Game (All Situations)		3.50	30th
16th	.03		Penalty +/- per Game (All Situations)		.23	9th
3rd	52.98%		Shot Attempt Percentage (5V5 Score Adjusted)		46.70%	29th
4th	53.32%		Scoring Chance Percentage (5V5 Score Adjusted)		46.15%	28th
16th	99.70%		P.D.O. (5V5)		98.98%	27th
21st	7.24%		Shooting Percentage (5V5)		7.84%	13th
14th	92.47%		Save Percentage (5V5)		91.14%	30th
Data from Hockey-Reference.com and Natural Stat Trick
The Enemies’ Lair
Silver Seven

The Calgary Flames play their 69th game of the season in the nation’s capital as they take on the Ottawa Senators. The Flames are looking to go on a points streak after accruing three points in their last two games. While tonight’s game isn’t exactly a must win, it’s as close as it gets to one as the Flames currently sit with a 20 percent chance at the playoffs and the games don’t get much easier than this.

The Senators are an absolutely woeful team – one of the worst teams in the league by nearly every margin. They aren’t much better than the Buffalo Sabres who the Flames dispatched pretty easily in their last game. A win here would increase the Flames odds at the playoffs over 25 percent again according to Sportsclubstats.com.

There will not be any changes to the lineup tonight. David Rittich will get the start in net. He’ll go up against Mike Condon who’s been slightly above average on the season.

Puck drop is at 5:35 P.M. M.S.T. at the Canadian Tire Center. Your tire fire puns would be greatly appreciated.

by Les Mavus