Calgary Flames
No Rest For The Flames As The Surging Maple Leafs Come To Town
Toronto brings a six game winning streak to the Dome in an attempt to stop the Flames four game winning streak.
Calgary Flames vs Toronto Maple Leafs, 7 PM MT, Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary AB
Calgary Flames 24-13-6 (54 pts) – Toronto Maple Leafs 30-10-3 (63 pts)
TV: SNW – Radio: Sportsnet 960
Odds: Calgary (-105) Toronto (-115), O/U: 6
Calgary Flames | Toronto Maple Leafs | |
---|---|---|
24-13-6 | Record | 30-10-3 |
54 | Points | 63 |
4th Pacific | Division | 3rd Atlantic |
8-4-4 | Home Record | 17-4-1 |
16-9-2 | Road Record | 8-2-0 |
140 | GF | 155 |
104 | GA | 114 |
Tkachuk (22) | Goals Leader | Matthews (31) |
Gaudreau (55) | Points Leader | Matthews (53) |
Gudbranson (42) | PIM | Simmonds (47) |
Markstrom (.925) | Save % | Campbell (.925) |
21.6 (12th) | PP | 30.3 (1st) |
84.6 (3rd) | PK | 84.5 (4th) |
4-1-0 | Last 5 | 5-0-0 |
68-70-12 | Overall VS | 70-68-12 |
Starting Goalies (E=Expected, C=Confirmed)
Calgary: Markstrom (E)- 18-10-5, 2.13 GAA, .925 SV%
Toronto: Campbell (E)- 21-6-3, 2.30 GAA, .925 SV%
Injury Report
Calgary: Tyler Pitlick (undisclosed/Day To Day)
Toronto: Jake Muzzin (Concussion/Day To Day), Wayne Simmonds (Personal/Day To Day)
Game Social
@MatchsticksCGY, @PPPLeafs, @NHLFlames, @MapleLeafs, #Flames, #LeafsForever, #CGYvsTOR
Just the Facts (Mostly Facts)
-Both teams are riding high with significant winning streaks of their own. Toronto has won six in a row, scoring 31 goals in those six victories. The Flames, meanwhile, have a four game winning streak where they’ve scored 15 times.
-Calgary has made the Saddledome a tough place to visit by winning four straight at the Dome which took their record from 4-4-4 to 8-4-4 on home ice.
-Calgary has won 7 of their last nine and three are by way of a shutout. All three have come with Jacob Markstrom in net, giving him 8 on the season. Those eight shutouts are double that of the next closest goalie, Toronto’s Jack Campbell.
-Toronto has the league’s best powerplay, which is operating at 30.3% on the season. They’ve lit the lamp 37 times with the man advantage.
-On the other side of the coin, the Flames have the 3rd best PK in the NHL and have killed 17 straight penalties at home.
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Players To Watch
Calgary Flames
Andrew Mangiapane (F): 6 points in last 5 games
Toronto Maple Leafs
Auston Matthews (C): 10 points in last 4 games
On The Struggle Bus
Calgary Flames
Brett Ritchie (F): 0 points in 22 games
Toronto Maple Leafs
T.J. Brodie (D): 0 points in last 11 games
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by Mark Parkinson