Re: The C of Red - Calgary Flames (NHL11 BAGM)
Game 01. Flames @ Bruins, 9-5
The Flames and Bruins opened their seasons with a goal-scoring frenzy. Calgary sealed the win in the second period when shorthanded goals from Tom Kostopoulos and Curtis Glencross gave the visitors a 5-3 lead. The Flames never looked back and cruised to an easy win despite poor defense. However, Calgary lost center Mikael Backlund to an elbow injury.
Game 02. Flames @ Rangers, 6-1
Calgary continued with another high-scoring effort, beating the Rangers at MSG. Former Ranger Ales Kotalik had two goals and goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 27 shots. Tim Jackman and Rene Bourque both went down injured. Jackman suffered a broken nose while Bourque suffered a concussion after being hit by a slapshot from teammate Anton Babchuk.
Game 03. Flames @ Devils, 4-5 OT
With just 3.9 seconds left in overtime, Devils forward Zach Parise ended what had been an entertaining game that went back and forth. Jarome Iginla led Calgary with two goals while Parise had a hat-trick for New Jersey. Flames forwards Ryan Howse and Greg Nemisz both scored their first NHL goals.
Game 04. Flames @ Blackhawks, 6-2
Miikka Kiprusoff stonewalled the Blackhawks with 51 saves, while the Flames had six goals on just 26 shots. The already injury-plagued Flames lost another forward when rookie Greg Nemisz went down in the third period with an apparent hamstring problem. Olli Jokinen scored twice for Calgary.
Game 05. Flames @ Red Wings, 3-1
Despite having four call-ups in the lineup, the Flames ended their five-game road trip with a solid effort in Detroit. Olli Jokinen, Anton Babchuk and Curtis Glencross gave Calgary a 3-0 lead in the first period, and Miikka Kiprusoff had 28 saves after being beaten only once by Niklas Kronwall in the second period.
INJURY REPORT:
*** Mikael Backlund suffered an elbow injury in the Flames' first game. He has been out of the lineup since then and is expected to miss at least another week.
*** Tim Jackman suffered a broken nose in the second game of the season when he crashed awkwardly into the boards after being hit by Ryan Callahan. He has been out of the lineup since then and is expected two miss two more weeks.
*** Rene Bourque suffered a severe concussion in the second game of the season when he was hit by a hard shot from teammate Anton Babchuk. It is a scary injury and doctors expect him to be out for five to six weeks.
*** Greg Nemisz suffered a hamstring injury in the fourth game of the season. He did not play against the Red Wings and he could easily be out for one or two weeks.
CALL-UPS:
Due to recent injuries, the Flames have already used 26 players this season. Calgary decided to give various farm players a chance to prove themselves, and therefore, five different forwards have been called up to play: David Desharnais, Ben Walter, Greg Mauldin, David Van der Gulik and Luca Caputi.
THE ROAD AHEAD:
game 06: vs MTL, 10/17
game 07: vs OTT, 10/19
game 08: vs WSH, 10/21
game 09: @ CBJ, 10/23
game 10: @ STL, 10/25
No back-to-back games and no divisional rivals next week. The Flames will play their first three home games of the season before going on the road again.
Game 01. Flames @ Bruins, 9-5
The Flames and Bruins opened their seasons with a goal-scoring frenzy. Calgary sealed the win in the second period when shorthanded goals from Tom Kostopoulos and Curtis Glencross gave the visitors a 5-3 lead. The Flames never looked back and cruised to an easy win despite poor defense. However, Calgary lost center Mikael Backlund to an elbow injury.
Game 02. Flames @ Rangers, 6-1
Calgary continued with another high-scoring effort, beating the Rangers at MSG. Former Ranger Ales Kotalik had two goals and goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 27 shots. Tim Jackman and Rene Bourque both went down injured. Jackman suffered a broken nose while Bourque suffered a concussion after being hit by a slapshot from teammate Anton Babchuk.
Game 03. Flames @ Devils, 4-5 OT
With just 3.9 seconds left in overtime, Devils forward Zach Parise ended what had been an entertaining game that went back and forth. Jarome Iginla led Calgary with two goals while Parise had a hat-trick for New Jersey. Flames forwards Ryan Howse and Greg Nemisz both scored their first NHL goals.
Game 04. Flames @ Blackhawks, 6-2
Miikka Kiprusoff stonewalled the Blackhawks with 51 saves, while the Flames had six goals on just 26 shots. The already injury-plagued Flames lost another forward when rookie Greg Nemisz went down in the third period with an apparent hamstring problem. Olli Jokinen scored twice for Calgary.
Game 05. Flames @ Red Wings, 3-1
Despite having four call-ups in the lineup, the Flames ended their five-game road trip with a solid effort in Detroit. Olli Jokinen, Anton Babchuk and Curtis Glencross gave Calgary a 3-0 lead in the first period, and Miikka Kiprusoff had 28 saves after being beaten only once by Niklas Kronwall in the second period.
| CALGARY FLAMES Stats - 2011-12 | |||||||||
| Skaters | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | |||
| IGINLA, Jarome | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 4 | |||
| JOKINEN, Olli | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +5 | 2 | |||
| TANGUAY, Alex | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +8 | 0 | |||
| BABCHUK, Anton | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +6 | 2 | |||
| GLENCROSS, Curtis | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +3 | 2 | |||
| KOTALIK, Ales | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 5 | |||
| GIORDANO, Mark | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 4 | |||
| SCHENN, Brayden | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 2 | |||
| BOUWMEESTER, Jay | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +8 | 0 | |||
| HOWSE, Ryan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||
| NEMISZ, Greg | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 0 | |||
| SOPEL, Brent | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +6 | 6 | |||
| KOSTOPOULOS, Tom | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |||
| JACKMAN, Tim | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 0 | |||
| SARICH, Cory | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | |||
| BRODIE, T.J. | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| HAGMAN, Niklas | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | |||
| BOUMA, Lance | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| BACKLUND, Mikael | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | |||
| CAPUTI, Luca | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |||
| DESHARNAIS, David | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | |||
| BOURQUE, Rene | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | |||
| HICKEY, Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | |||
| VAN DER GULIK, David | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | |||
| MAULDIN, Greg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| WALTER, Ben | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Goalies | GP | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | |||
| KIPRUSOFF, Miikka | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2.79 | .921 | |||
INJURY REPORT:
*** Mikael Backlund suffered an elbow injury in the Flames' first game. He has been out of the lineup since then and is expected to miss at least another week.
*** Tim Jackman suffered a broken nose in the second game of the season when he crashed awkwardly into the boards after being hit by Ryan Callahan. He has been out of the lineup since then and is expected two miss two more weeks.
*** Rene Bourque suffered a severe concussion in the second game of the season when he was hit by a hard shot from teammate Anton Babchuk. It is a scary injury and doctors expect him to be out for five to six weeks.
*** Greg Nemisz suffered a hamstring injury in the fourth game of the season. He did not play against the Red Wings and he could easily be out for one or two weeks.
CALL-UPS:
Due to recent injuries, the Flames have already used 26 players this season. Calgary decided to give various farm players a chance to prove themselves, and therefore, five different forwards have been called up to play: David Desharnais, Ben Walter, Greg Mauldin, David Van der Gulik and Luca Caputi.
THE ROAD AHEAD:
game 06: vs MTL, 10/17
game 07: vs OTT, 10/19
game 08: vs WSH, 10/21
game 09: @ CBJ, 10/23
game 10: @ STL, 10/25
No back-to-back games and no divisional rivals next week. The Flames will play their first three home games of the season before going on the road again.
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