A tight win in Denver
The Flames notched their eighth straight win over the Avs on Saturday night
Saturday, 12.11.2011 / 9:45 PM
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By Torie Peterson
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 2011-12 Game No. 16; Road Game No. 8 |
Flames Record: 7-8-1
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HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT - BYRON'S BURST OF SPEED
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With their 4-3 win on Saturday night, the team now has eight straight victories over the Avs. Over the course of that streak, the Flames have scored 31 goals while only allowing 13.
Miikka Kiprusoff's performance was also a key aspect in the Flames win. He made 36 saves and was able to keep his team in as the Avalanche pressed hard to find the equalizer late in the game.
Recently recalled Paul Byron opened the scoring with after a beautiful passing play between himself and Derek Smith. Byron zoomed into the zone, dished the puck off to Smith and cut through the defence in hopes his linemate could get it back to him in time to take a shot. Aware that Avs defenceman Ryan Wilson was lagging behind Byron, Smith threw the puck back and the forward snapped his shot over Seymon Varlamov's glove for his first goal in a Flames jersey.
Jarome Iginla scored his fifth of the season just over three minutes later when he was able to backhand a pass from Alex Tanguay through Varlamov. Jay Bouwmeester also earned an assist on the tally.
The Flames were unable to convert on the power play midway through the period but just as Avs rookie Gabriel Landeskog finished serving his sentence for a hooking minor, Curtis Glencross made the Avs defenders pay for screening their own netminder with his first goal in 11 games.
Lee Stempniak added Calgary's fourth goal of the evening at 9:36 of the second period after a strong individual effort. Battling Jan Hejda behind the net, the winger broke free from the defenceman, swooped in front of the net and backhanded the puck into the net.
The Avalanche got on the scoresheet at 13:16 of the middle stanza when Milan Hejduk's shot from the faceoff circle slipped over Kiprusoff's glove.
Matt Duchene was able to get his club within two just 26 seconds into the final frame. Bouwmeester's turnover in the Flames zone ended up right on Duchene's stick and he beat Kiprusoff blocker side.
Colorado's surge continued later in the period when David Jones was able to deflect a Ryan O'Reilly shot from the blueline.
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PHOTO OF THE GAME
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BY THE NUMBERS
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STAT OF THE NIGHT A night after leveling the Blackhawks with 36 hits, the Flames backed off physically in Colorado. They only sent 12 hits at the Avalanche while the opposition had 28 hits. FLAMES LEADERS Icetime -- Bouwmeester (27:19) Shots -- Iginla (4) Hits -- Jackman, Smith (2) Blocks -- Smith, Butler (3) Takeaways -- Jokinen (3) Faceoffs -- Jokinen (22) |
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TWEET OF THE NIGHT: @NHLFlames Backlund, Byron and Brodie sound so cool when mentioned together! They should all stay on the team! And bring up Bouma!
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FLAMES LINEUP VS. COLORADO
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| FORWARD LINES | ||
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| Alex Tanguay | Mikael Backlund | Jarome Iginla |
| Curtis Glencross | Olli Jokinen | Rene Bourque |
| Paul Byron | Roman Horak | Lee Stempniak |
| Tom Kostopoulos | David Moss | Tim Jackman |
| DEFENCE PAIRINGS | |
| Left Defence | Right Defence |
| Scott Hannan | Mark Giordano |
| Jay Bouwmeester | Chris Butler |
| Derek Smith | TJ Brodie |
| Goaltenders: Miikka Kiprusoff, Henrik Karlsson Starting Lineup: Kiprusoff, Bourque, Jokinen, Glencross, Bouwmeester, Butler |
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POWERPLAY UNITS
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| FORWARD LINES | ||
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| Tim Jackman | Mikael Backlund | Jarome Iginla |
| Roman Horak | Olli Jokinen | Rene Bourque |
| POINT MEN | |
| Left Point | Right Point |
| Mark Giordano | Alex Tanguay |
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PENALTY KILL UNITS
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| FORWARD UNITS | ||
| Forward | Forward | |
| Alex Tanguay | Curtis Glencross | |
| Rene Bourque | Lee Stempniak | |
| DEFENCE PAIRINGS | |
| Left Defence | Right Defence |
| Scott Hannan | Mark Giordano |
| Jay Bouwmeester | Chris Butler |
