Calgary Flames
Calgary Looks To End Two Game Losing Streak As They Return Home
The Flames have taken care of business when it comes to the Eastern Conference this year, but Carolina is a different animal.

Calgary Flames vs Carolina Hurricanes, 7 PM MT, Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary AB
Calgary Flames 15-6-5 (35 pts) – Carolina Hurricanes 17-6-1 (35 pts)
TV: SNW – Radio: Sportsnet 960
Odds: Calgary (-110) Carolina (-110) O/U: 5.5
The Calgary Flames return home to the Saddledome after a four game road trip to face one of the best teams in the East in the Carolina Hurricanes. Calgary went 2-2-0 in a trip through California and Vegas, culminating in a disappointing 5-3 loss to the San Jose Sharks Tuesday night. While the Flames may enjoy this brief home cooking (two quick ones and back on the road), whatโs waiting for them is no easy task.
The Carolina Hurricanes will provide the biggest test for the Flames on this young season as they are almost a mirror image of each other. Their GF, GA, PP%, PK% and overall record/points are all very similar, but Carolinaโs 35 points finds them in third place in the VERY tough Metropolitan Division.
The Canes come into this contest on a nice two game winning streak that has seen them outscore their opponents (Buffalo and Winnipeg) 10-4, which is a nice reprieve from where they were as the month of November came to a close. Carolina hit the skids, dropping five of six, with three of those coming in the Western Conference. For a majority of the year itโs been easy sailing for this group as they won 14 out of their first 16 games, including nine in a row to open the season. That start may have taken some by surprise, but it certainly put the league on notice and showed that this team may have staying power.
The Flames meanwhile looked tired at the end of that road trip and can you blame them? The schedule makers put the Flames on the road for 17 of their first 26 games and despite that theyโve gone 11-4-2 away from the Saddledome. You really canโt ask for much more than that and theyโve played the Eastern Conference well. The Flames have faced the Met/Atlantic 12 times on the road and gone 9-1-2 over that stretch, including five shutouts.
This is a different beast that is waiting for the Flames and it should be a decent barometer for how good this team really is. The key tonight for the Flames is to stay out of the penalty box. Calgary has taken 10 penalties in their last four contests, luckily they were able to kill all but two of those penalties.
Puck drop is at 7 PM MT from the Scotiabank Saddledome.
Calgary Flames | Carolina Hurricanes | |
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15-6-5 | Record | 17-6-1 |
35 | Points | 35 |
Pacific (1st) | Division | Metropolitan (3rd) |
82 | GF | 79 |
56 | GA | 54 |
Mangiapane (17) | Goals Leader | Aho (11) |
Gaudreau (29) | Points Leader | Aho (27) |
Lucic (31) | PIM | Trocheck (37) |
Markstrom (.937) | Save% | Andersen (.927) |
23.9 (8th) | PP | 20.8 (12th) |
84.5 (5th) | PK | 87.0 (3rd) |
3-2-0 | Last 5 | 2-3-0 |
46-24-7 | Overall VS | 24-46-7 |
Player | Record | GAA | Save% |
---|---|---|---|
Flames: Markstrom (E) | 10-5-4 | 1.83 | .937 |
Hurricanes: Andersen (E) | 12-5-0 | 2.04 | .927 |
Calgary Flames | Carolina Hurricanes |
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Tyler Pitlick- Undisclosed Day To Day |
Jake Gardiner- Hip IR-LT |
Jordan Martincook- Ankle Day To Day |
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Tony DeAngelo- Covid IR-NR |
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Brett Pesce- Covid IR-NR |
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Last Time Out
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Carolina Hurricanes 4 – Winnipeg Jets 2
Players To Watch
Calgary Flames
Milan Lucic (F): 3 points in last 5 games
Carolina Hurricanes
Sebastian Aho (F): 7 points in last 3 games
On The Struggle Bus
Calgary Flames
Noah Hanifin (D): 0 goals in last 7 games
Carolina Hurricanes
Jordan Staal (F): 0 goals in last 17 games
by Mark Parkinson
