Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Flames Game Day
Tonight the Flames are back home in the Saddledome, and playing the L.A. Kings (630PM MST, TSN). Checking the state of the standings at the left, I'd say it's time to start taking these remaining 11 games pretty seriously.For, what, the third time this season, the Flames play a team within days of a coaching change. The Kings' players are apparently thrilled that Andy Murray is gonzo, but I'm not sure where, if anywhere, that adrenalin will get them. Interesting tidbit from the game preview:
Los Angeles has given up 31 goals in its last seven games, losing five, while Calgary has allowed more than three goals only once in its last 22 contests.
I was actually quite surprised to read that about the Flames, since my casual observation has been that they've been committing more defensive miscues recently. So I looked it up myself, and sure enough, that 9GA fooferaw in Nashville is the only time they've allowed more than three since a 7-4 loss in Denver back in January. Their record in that 22-game stretch, by the way, is .
The best news tonight is simply that it's a home game. In 34 home games, the Flames are 24-7-3, allowing a total of 62 goals. That's a Home GAA of 1.82; no other team has one below 2. Kipper's personal Home GAA is even better.
Also: the Flames have not suffered a 3-game regulation losing streak all season (even including OT/SO losses, they haven't had one more than 3 games). Demitra and Roenick among others are hurt, and I don't think John Torchetti knows what he's doing, not that it'd make much of a difference anyway. 4-1 for the homeboyz. Go Flames.
# posted by Matt @ 1:10 pm 
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Just for some perspective, the Kings were playing against teams that can score more than 2 goals a night.
Tough night to be an Oiler fan. Either Calgary or LA gets points tonight, and maybe Anaheim and Vancouver also.
Since my team can only score 2.6 goals a game, I'm cheering for the Flames to win 3.6-2.6 in a shooutout.
Go Flames
Very nice Post:
"Los Angeles has given up 31 goals in its last seven games, losing five, while Calgary has allowed more than three goals only once in its last 22 contests."
That inspired a close look at Goals Against for the last 10 games/top 20 teams. Here is what I noticed.
Calgary has allowed 3 or more goals 6 times in the last 10.
Dallas has allowed 3 goals twice in the last 10.
Calgary ranks 12th overall, Detroit ranks 5th, and Dallas is the winner.
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Just for some perspective, the Kings were playing against teams that can score more than 2 goals a night.
# posted by 
: March 29, 2006 2:15 pm
: March 29, 2006 2:15 pm 
Tough night to be an Oiler fan. Either Calgary or LA gets points tonight, and maybe Anaheim and Vancouver also.
Since my team can only score 2.6 goals a game, I'm cheering for the Flames to win 3.6-2.6 in a shooutout.
Go Flames
# posted by : March 29, 2006 3:51 pm
: March 29, 2006 3:51 pm Very nice Post:
"Los Angeles has given up 31 goals in its last seven games, losing five, while Calgary has allowed more than three goals only once in its last 22 contests."
That inspired a close look at Goals Against for the last 10 games/top 20 teams. Here is what I noticed.
Calgary has allowed 3 or more goals 6 times in the last 10.
Dallas has allowed 3 goals twice in the last 10.
Calgary ranks 12th overall, Detroit ranks 5th, and Dallas is the winner.
# posted by : March 29, 2006 5:41 pm
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