Calgary 3, Colorado 2
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 8, 2011
Where: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
Referees:
Greg Kimmerly, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen:
Michel Cormier, Jonny Murray
Attendance:
19289
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Olli Jokinen scored with 4:50 left in the third period and the Calgary Flames’ slumbering power play woke up at home to defeat Colorado 3-2 on Thursday for their ninth straight victory over the Avalanche.
Miikka Kiprusoff turned aside 16 shots to win his 10th straight against Colorado – including four this season – and hand the Avalanche their seventh straight loss on the road.
After T.J. Galiardi received a double-minor for high-sticking, Lee Stempniak and Curtis Glencross scored power-play goals 1:26 apart to put the Flames ahead 2-1.
The Flames entered the game with the NHL’s worst power play at home (3-for-47) and were 0-for-5 on Thursday prior to the outburst.
Glencross, who missed Tuesday’s 7-6 victory over Carolina because of the flu, also provided Jokinen with a beautiful cross-ice pass on the winning goal as Calgary improved to 5-1-1 in last seven games.
Galiardi made amends when he tied it 2-2 at 9:58 with his third goal in four games.
Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped a season-high 32 shots, including 25 in the first two periods.
Matt Duchene snapped a wrist shot past Kiprusoff at 15:15 of the second period for his team-high 10th goal of the season.
Colorado was without forwards Paul Stastny and Kevin Porter. Stastny missed his second straight game with a torso injury and Porter began serving a four-game suspension for his knee-to-knee hit Tuesday on Vancouver’s David Booth.
Top Game Performances
| Colorado |
|
Calgary |
|
Matt Duchene 1 |
Points |
Curtis Glencross 2 |
|
Matt Duchene 1 |
Goals |
Curtis Glencross 1 |
|
Jan Hejda 1 |
Assists |
Brendan Morrison 2 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Curtis Glencross 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Jean-Sebastien Giguere .914 |
Save Percentage |
Miikka Kiprusoff .889 |
|
Jean-Sebastien Giguere 32 |
Saves |
Miikka Kiprusoff 16 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Colorado
|
18 |
2 |
0-2 |
6-8 |
16 |
27 |
| Calgary
|
35 |
3 |
2-8 |
2-2 |
4 |
32 |
Upcoming Games
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Calgary will play their next game at home against Edmonton. The Flames have a W/L % of .231 after a win and .667 after a loss.
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Colorado will play their next game on the road against Edmonton. The Avalanche have a W/L % of .429 after a win and .467 after a loss.
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