Kiprusoff makes 36 saves, Flames hold off Avs 4-3

The Calgary Flames jumped out to a 4-0 lead and Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 35 shots to give the Flames a 4-3 win in Denver tonight. Paul Byron opened the scoring for the Flames early in the first period on a hard-working drive to the net. He worked a nice give-and-go with Derek Smith, who had [...]

Tweet MAGNIFICENT MIIKKA Flames netminder Miikka Kiprusoff has been an Avs killer throughout his career and came into Saturday's battle riding on a seven-game win streak over Colorado. In those seven victories, Ki...

Miikka Kiprusoff made 36 saves, Lee Stempniak had a goal and assist, and the Calgary Flames held on to beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Saturday night. Jarome Iginla, Paul Byron and Curtis Glencross also scored for the Flames, who have beaten Colorado eight straight times and twice in six days. Milan Hejduk had a goal and assist, and Matt Duchene and David Jones also scored for the Avalanche,...

Miikka Kiprusoff made 36 saves, Lee Stempniak had a goal and assist, and the Calgary Flames held on to beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Saturday night.

Did the Calgary Flames buy the Colorado Avalanche without telling anyone because lately they just own the Avs. Coming off a 4-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks the previous night, the Flames came into Pepsi Center and beat the Avs 4-3. The Flames scored three times in the first period on just 7 shots because of a turnover happy, no-defense, careless Avs team- or is that an Avs...

via Bob McKenzie tweets, ANA claims Niklas Hagman on re-entry waivers from CGY. CGY responsible for half of Hagman’s remaining salary ($3M annually) and a cap hit of $1.5M. ANA pays the balance and also has $1.5M cap hit Hagman’s contract expires at the end of this season.

Adrian Dater There was a point tonight where I thought “there is no way in H E double hockey sticks the Avs are going to win tonight.” And then I thought at the end, “there is no way in H E double hockey sticks this game isn’t going to overtime.” The former was the case, of course. In the end, it was just another loss to the Calgary Flames. The under...

Looking solely at Niklas Hagman's contributions to his team this season, it's safe to assume that the majority of Calgary Flames fans aren't too upset with the organization's decision to send him to their minor league affiliate Abbotsford Heat. With promising prospect Michael Backlund returning from injury, Hagman's iffy production (1 goal through the first 15...

Tweet CALGARY, AB -- The Calgary Flames announced today that they have assigned forward Niklas Hagman to the Abbotsford Heat (AHL). #10 NIKLAS HAGMAN – LEFT WING BORN: &nbsp...

Calgary Flames center Matt Stajan, who arrived with Niklas Hagman in the now-lamentable Dion Phaneuf trade, said last week of Hagman: "There's no doubt in my mind he can contribute in this league. For whatever reason, he didn't seem to fit here. Hopefully, he gets a chance somewhere. That somewhere is with the flailing Anaheim Ducks, who snagged him on re-entry waivers...

The Calgary Flames may be at the bottom of the Northwest Division, but the Colorado Avalanche haven't been able to solve them. The struggling Flames look to earn their eighth straight win over the Avalanche overall and their seventh in a row in Denver on Saturday night in these clubs' third meeting of 2011-12. Calgary (6-8-1) has the second-fewest points in the Western...

Miikka Kiprusoff made 36 saves, Lee Stempniak had a goal and assist, and the Calgary Flames held on to beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Saturday night.

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The Calgary Flames have assigned veteran left wing Niklas Hagman to their American Hockey League affiliate in Abbotsford.

Ah, back to NHL hockey. The Hawks return home to find a waiting Calgary Flames squad tonight at the United Center. The Hawks have been pretty good the past few years in these back-to-back situations, and they haven't lost in regulation in three attempts this year. They also get the added bonus of playing a team that hasn't beaten them here in four years, and one that'...