conundrumed Posted December 21, 2023 Report Share Posted December 21, 2023 Calgary Flames vs Anaheim Ducks Arrowhead Honda Pond Centre - 8pm MST Watch at any SN channel; Listen at Fan960 The Storyline Two teams in the midst of a revival meet Thursday when the Anaheim Ducks play host to the Calgary Flames. Both teams have won consecutive games after losing streaks. The Ducks have rallied back after losing five consecutive games and 13 of 14 going back to Nov. 15. The Flames were on a four-game losing streak and had dropped six of their previous seven before their back-to-back wins. The Ducks are set to open a season-long eight-game home stretch after a 2-2-0 road trip that concluded when they defeated the New Jersey Devils and Detroit Red Wings on consecutive days by scoring nine combined goals. John Gibson made 18 saves over the first two periods before being pulled for feeling sick in the easy 5-1 victory over the Devils on Sunday, while Lukas Dostal made 29 saves to get past the Red Wings 4-3 on Monday in his first win since Nov. 1. Adam Henrique scored a combined four goals in the victories, including his first career hat trick against New Jersey. Anaheim showed a rare sense of urgency against Detroit, taking a 3-0 lead in the first period before increasing it to 4-0 on a goal from Troy Terry at 1:46 of the second period. "We haven't been in that position many times this year," Terry said of the big early lead. "The story of our season has been getting a goal or two behind and having to battle back. (Monday) we got the lead early and I liked the way we managed the game." The Ducks continue to await the return of forward Trevor Zegras and defenseman Jamie Drysdale from lower-body injuries; both started to skate with the team before the road trip and are likely to play again before the end of the homestand. The Flames found some success during a quick two-game return home when they defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Saturday and the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Monday. They preceded that by going 0-3 on a road trip and are in Southern California for consecutive games with a visit to the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. The last two losses on that three-game road trip came in games that were tied through three periods, leaving the Flames on a four-game points streak (2-0-2). Jacob Markstrom made 33 saves in the victory over the Panthers after missing the previous seven games with a broken finger. Martin Pospisil, Mikael Backlund and Blake Coleman each scored goals, with Backlund and Coleman scoring while short-handed. Coleman is on a seven-game points streak. Calgary has eight short-handed goals this season, tied with the New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues for most in the NHL at the start of play Wednesday. The Flames' 82.0 penalty-kill percentage was 10th in the league. "We've got some players that can skate well, and if there's a chance, we talked about that we don't cheat for chances, but if the play's there we go for it," said Backlund, who broke a 1-1 tie at 3:31 of the third period. "If we can find a way to score some big goals, that's big for the team." But the Flames are one of the worst teams with a man advantage, scoring 11 goals with an 11.3 power-play percentage. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted December 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2023 The Straightgoods GO FLAMES GO!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sak22 Posted December 21, 2023 Report Share Posted December 21, 2023 Anaheim should start Clang, guess they don't want to win that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted December 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 Everybody must be Christmasing!! So far so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted December 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 6 hours ago, sak22 said: Anaheim should start Clang, guess they don't want to win that bad. ahh he was sent down and Alex Stalock recalled. They obviously don't wanna win.lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flames-fan-in-jets-land Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 11 minutes ago, conundrumed said: Everybody must be Christmasing!! So far so good. I got here late but congrats to DeSimone, good to see rookies of all ages getting on the board. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted December 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, flames-fan-in-jets-land said: I got here late but congrats to DeSimone, good to see rookies of all ages getting on the board. Same, missed most of the 1st. Good to see turmoil in leafland. The 'peg must be lovin' their Jets. That Dubois trade was epic. Mangiapane is now our Bennett penalty guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted December 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 Rosie just drilled that post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfire11 Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 Hate to pick on a player but damn Hubs is useless. Also watching Mangi stand in one spot is irritating which is why he gets so many penalties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 Just now, conundrumed said: Same, missed most of the 1st. Good to see turmoil in leafland. The 'peg must be lovin' their Jets. That Dubois trade was epic. Mangiapane is now our Bennett penalty guy? I'm here. Ruzicka just a hair off there. Watching without reading this time, so posting now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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conundrumed Posted December 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 PP goal. What world is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted December 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 I like how we get a penalty and the camera pans to Bread...when it was Weegar.lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted December 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 6 minutes ago, redfire11 said: Hate to pick on a player but damn Hubs is useless. Also watching Mangi stand in one spot is irritating which is why he gets so many penalties. I try to stay upbeat...but daaaamn... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted December 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 Oooh pump the PP stats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 Why do they bother with Ras on the PP. He constantly moves sideways out of the lane and passes it. Plays catch with Kadri and Zary. What a waste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 Huberdeau will never score a PP goal ever again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted December 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 PP out there waaay too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 Uberdon't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted December 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 22 minutes ago, redfire11 said: Hate to pick on a player but damn Hubs is useless. Also watching Mangi stand in one spot is irritating which is why he gets so many penalties. And we never need LWers...good thing Zary can be one. Might as well move Rosie up until Pelletier is back. We need LWers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted December 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 I agree with the heads, Dostal's been great. He's just 23 and looks like he wants Gibson's job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 18 minutes ago, conundrumed said: And we never need LWers...good thing Zary can be one. Might as well move Rosie up until Pelletier is back. We need LWers. 43 minutes ago, redfire11 said: Hate to pick on a player but damn Hubs is useless. Also watching Mangi stand in one spot is irritating which is why he gets so many penalties. Two of three LW in the top 9 are not playing well. Mangiapane plays direct and then curls back or tries the skill moves he doesn't have. Huberdeau is like a bakery. Turnovers all the time. Ruzie with Sharky would be a dangerous line. I have no solution to Huberdeau. Maybe just play him on the wrong wing. He had more points as a RW last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted December 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 Huberdeau why on earth do you pass there? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 Ras is only ever shooting when he's on the left boards. He won't even consider a shot on the point. He walks in from the point and passes to the side. Drives me crazy. Oooh, he took a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfire11 Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 1 minute ago, conundrumed said: Huberdeau why on earth do you pass there? What a bonehead play by Hubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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