Sharks bite the Flames
Tuesday, 24.01.2012 / 8:06 PM
/ Calgary Flames Budweiser Game Day
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Flames Record: 23-21-6
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HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT - KIPPER STONES COUTURE
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Benn Ferriero scored the lone goal in the outing while Sharks netminder Antti Niemi recorded 25 saves.
Miikka Kiprusoff made 26 stops in the loss.
The Flames have now lost five straight to the Sharks.
San Jose was mere millimetres from opening the scoring near the end of the first period when a shot bounced over Kiprusoff with Logan Couture and Patrick Marleau perched around the net. Somehow, Kiprusoff and Scott Hannan combined to make a couple of tremendous saves.
While the Flames controlled the majority of the play in the first period, the Sharks picked up their game in the second stanza.
They held the Flames to just three shots on net while San Jose rifled 11 at Kiprusoff.
The Sharks broke the deadlock at 11:35 of the third period. Kiprusoff made a good save on Dan Boyle's point shot but the rebound eluded him.
Ferriero was able to grab the puck out of mid-air and slip it into the net for his sixth goal of the season. Couture and Boyle notched the assists.
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PHOTO OF THE GAME
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BY THE NUMBERS
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| STAT OF THE NIGHT While Blair Jones didn't officially register a shot on net on Tuesday night, he had five shots blocked by the Sharks. He also had one shot - an absolute howitzer in the dying minutes of the game - miss the net. FLAMES LEADERS Icetime -- Bouwmeester (24:38) Shots -- Jokinen (6) Hits -- Jackman (4) Blocks -- Butler (2) Takeaways -- Brodie, Iginla, Jones, Hannan (2) Faceoff Wins -- Jones (6, 50%) |
| TWEET OF THE NIGHT: @NHLFlames go flames! Kipper is amazing!
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FLAMES LINEUP VS. SAN JOSE
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| FORWARD LINES | ||
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| Mike Cammalleri | Mikael Backlund | Jarome Iginla |
| Blake Comeau | Olli Jokinen | Lee Stempniak |
| Alex Tanguay | Blair Jones | Tom Kostopoulos |
| Brendan Morrison | Roman Horak | Tim Jackman |
| DEFENCE PAIRINGS | |
| Left Defence | Right Defence |
| Jay Bouwmeester | Chris Butler |
| Mark Giordano | Scott Hannan |
| TJ Brodie | Cory Sarich |
| Goaltenders: Miikka Kiprusoff, Leland Irving Starting Lineup: Kiprusoff, Bouwmeester, Butler, Cammalleri, Backlund, Iginla |
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POWERPLAY UNITS
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| FORWARD LINES | ||
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| Mike Cammalleri | Olli Jokinen | Jarome Iginla |
| Blake Comeau | Mikael Backlund | Lee Stempniak |
| POINT MEN | |
| Left Point | Right Point |
| TJ Brodie | Jay Bouwmeester |
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PENALTY KILL UNITS
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| FORWARD UNITS | ||
| Forward | Forward | |
| Alex Tanguay | Blair Jones | |
| Blake Comeau | Lee Stempniak | |
| DEFENCE PAIRINGS | |
| Left Defence | Right Defence |
| Jay Bouwmeester | Chris Butler |
| Mark Giordano | Scott Hannan |







