Canucks-Flames Preview
Not many teams will complain about non-regulation victories, but even the NHL's hottest squad seemingly needs to find something to improve.
The Vancouver Canucks seek their seventh victory in eight games and their sixth consecutive road win over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night.
Before beating Minnesota 5-2 on Thursday, Vancouver's four previous victories each came...
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Shaune Vetter: A Big Win In San Jose
Going into the game last night, there were a few numbers that really stood out. Although many of them were discussed in the preview for the game, the result of said game was such that those numbers needed to be revisited as well as some new ones be added to the list.
1-9. That was Miikka Kiprusoff's record when facing Antii Niemi.
1. That was the number of hat-tricks posted...
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Jokinen's hat trick caps Kiprusoff's 300th career win
Olli Jokinen recorded his seventh career hat trick and Miikka Kiprusoff secured his 300th career NHL victory by turning aside 34 shots as the Calgary Flames skated to a 4-3 road triumph over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday.
Jokinen also assisted on captain Jarome Iginla's third goal in as many contests for Calgary, which defeated San Jose for the first time in six tries and...
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Coyotes look to continue win streak vs. Flames
The Phoenix Coyotes' current winning streak has put them very much in the mix for a Western Conference playoff spot.
Right behind them are the Calgary Flames.
The Coyotes look for a season-high fourth straight victory while trying to continue their recent success against the visiting Flames on Thursday night.
After enduring a stretch where it dropped 12 of 15 games, Phoenix...
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3 days ago
Jokinen's hat trick lifts Flames to win
Miikka Kiprusoff can thank fellow Finn Olli Jokinen for helping him earn his 300th career NHL win.
Jokinen capitalized on a turnover by Colin White to break a third-period tie with his third goal of the game, and the Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 Wednesday night.
Jokinen also assisted on Jarome Iginla's second-period goal to help Kiprusoff reach the milestone...
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3 days ago
Jokinen's hat trick leads Flames past Sharks 4-3
(02-08) 22:51 PST San Jose, Calif. (AP) -- Miikka Kiprusoff can thank fellow Finn Olli Jokinen for helping him earn his 300th career NHL win. Jokinen capitalized on a turnover by Colin White to break a third-period tie...
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Jokinen's hat trick lifts Sharks to win
Olli Jokinen capitalized on a turnover by Colin White to break a third-period tie with his third goal of the game, and the Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 Wednesday night.
Jokinen also assisted on Jarome Iginla's second-period goal to help Miikka Kiprusoff earn his 300th NHL win and end San Jose's five-game winning streak in the series.
Logan Couture, Joe Pavelski...
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Goalie Miikka Kiprusoff gets 300th career win as Calgary Flames beat San Jose Sharks
Calgary goalie beats his former club for 300th victory
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Flames' Kiprusoff notches 300th victory (AP)
Olli Jokinen capitalized on a turnover by Colin White to break a third-period tie with his third goal of the game, and the Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 Wednesday night. Jokinen also assisted on Jarome Iginla's second-period goal to help Miikka Kiprusoff earn his 300th NHL win and end San Jose's five-game winning streak in the series.
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Flames' Kiprusoff notches 300th victory (AP)
Olli Jokinen capitalized on a turnover by Colin White to break a third-period tie with his third goal of the game, and the Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 Wednesday night. Jokinen also assisted on Jarome Iginla's second-period goal to help Miikka Kiprusoff earn his 300th NHL win and end San Jose's five-game winning streak in the series.
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Flames 4, Sharks 3
Olli Jokinen capitalized on a turnover by Colin White to break a third-period tie with his third goal of the game, and the Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 Wednesday night.
Jokinen also assisted on Jarome Iginla's second-period goal to help Miikka Kiprusoff earn his 300th NHL win and end San Jose's five-game winning streak in the series.
Logan Couture, Joe Pavelski...
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Sharks fact box
SHARKS VS. CALGARYFaceoff: 7 p.m. at HP PavilionTV/Radio: CSNCA, NBCSN; 92.1, 98.5, 102.1Flames update: Former Sharks G Miikka Kiprusoff is one win short of career victory No.
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Flames-Sharks Preview
Goals have been at a premium in the season's first two meetings between the San Jose Sharks and Calgary Flames. The games could have gone either way, but Antti Niemi outperformed Miikka Kiprusoff in each - something that has regularly been the case.
The Sharks look to beat the Flames for a sixth straight time when they meet Wednesday night at HP Pavilion.
These teams played...
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5 days ago
Ducks and Flames Shoot It Out at Anaheim Corral
With only 30 games left and the Ducks still languishing at 28th overall, every single game counts and every single point matters. Two points have to be earned every single night. Realistically, they won't be, but statistically, they have to be.The Ducks earned two points against Calgary at home on Monday night in a 3-2 victory, but they did not do it the easy way. It took...
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Ducks beat Flames in 8th round of shootout
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Niklas Hagman scored the deciding goal in the eighth round of a shootout and the Anaheim Ducks beat Calgary 2-1 on Monday night for their 14th straight home victory over the Flames.
Bobby Ryan and Matt Beleskey scored less than 2 minutes apart in the first period for the Ducks, who won the tiebreaker by a 3-2 margin. Jonas Hiller made 24 saves.
The Ducks...
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Flames-Ducks Preview
In the win column again following back-to-back losses, the Calgary Flames know they have to keep picking up points if they're going to make a move up the Western Conference standings.
Getting that done in Anaheim could prove difficult.
The Flames will try to snap a 13-game road losing streak in this series on Monday night when they face a Ducks team that's run into difficulties...
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Hudler's go-ahead goal lifts Wings over Flames
Jiri Hudler scored the go-ahead goal at 11:29 of the third period to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.
Flames defenseman Chris Butler lost his balance and fell inside the Calgary blue line, allowing Valtteri Filppula to wheel around him and carry the puck deep into the Calgary zone. Filppula's centering pass caromed off the side...
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11 days ago
Hudler's goal lifts Red Wings over Flames
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) -- Jiri Hudler scored the go-ahead goal at 11:29 of the third period to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.
Flames defenseman Chris Butler lost his balance and fell inside the Calgary blue line, allowing Valtteri Filppula to wheel around him and carry the puck deep into the Calgary zone. Filppula's centering...
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11 days ago
Detroit vs Calgary: Business as Usual
After a five day break the Wings get back to work tonight starting in Calgary with the first of four road games that will take them through Canada and down to Phoenix.The time is now to fix their road record. Puck drops at 9 pm on FSD+Click the jump for more
The Flames are sitting in 11th place, but only 3 points out of the final spot in the west. They have done a bit of tweaking...
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Odds Update On Goalie Wins and Leading Goal Scorer in NHL
A couple of the more interesting proposition bets on the board in at the Harvey's SportsBook in Lake Tahoe were for regular season goalie wins and the leading goal scorer (Rocket Richard Trophy Winner).Here are the latest odds with he current numbers in parenthesis...Goalie WinsJimmy Howard (30) 4/7Pekka Rinne (28) 9/2Marc Andre Fleury (26) 7/1Field ...
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Red Wings-Flames Preview
The Detroit Red Wings return from the All-Star break with the NHL's most points and one of the league's highest-scoring offenses.
Although the Calgary Flames are in 11th place in the Western Conference, they're unlikely to be intimidated.
The Red Wings, who have struggled away from Detroit, open a stretch of four consecutive road games Tuesday night against the Flames, one of the...
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13 days ago
Sharks 1, Flames 0
Benn Ferriero scored and Antti Niemi made 25 saves to lead the San Jose Sharks over the Calgary Flames 1-0 on Tuesday night in the final game before All-Star break for both teams.
Ferriero's goal came with 8:25 to go in the third period on a scramble in front of Calgary's net. Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff made stops on Dan Boyle and Logan Couture before the puck bounced...
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18 days ago
Flames-Oilers Preview
The Calgary Flames have been relatively successful of late despite generating little offense. That trend could continue with a game against the Edmonton Oilers up next.
Calgary looks to extend its longest winning streak against archrival Edmonton on Saturday night when it faces an Oilers club that has struggled badly to score over the past two weeks.
The Flames (22-20-6) scored...
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23 days ago
Shaune Vetter: Big Win In LA
Who's kidding who? The Flames have zero chance to win that game last night if Miikka Kiprusoff doesn't stand on his head and out-duel one of the top goalies in the league in Jonathan Quick. Sure, people in other markets will tell you that Miikka is washed up, that his numbers have been on the decline since '04 and that for all intents and purposes he's essentially...
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Flames 2, Kings 1, SO
The Calgary Flames and Los Angeles Kings have been playing low-scoring games for the majority of the season. And with the goaltenders they have, it's easy to see why.
Miikka Kiprusoff made 31 saves and stopped two of the three shots he faced in a shootout, leading the Flames to a 2-1 victory over the Kings on Thursday night. Calgary is 7-17-3 when scoring fewer than three goals...
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