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4 SPORTS The Calgary Sun n Thursday, November 6, 2014

LaST 5 LaST 5@ Caps W 4-3 (OT)

@ Habs W 6-2vs. Preds W 4-3vs. Habs L 2-1 (SO)

vs. Caps L 3-1

vs. Caps W 4-3vs. Flyers W 4-3vs. Coyotes W 7-3@ Wild L 7-2@Jets W 4-2

CaLGaRY FLaMES (8-4-2) aT TaMPa BaY LiGhTninG (8-3-1) Today, 5:30 p.m., Amelie ArenaTV: Sportsnet Flames / Radio: Sportsnet 960

Flames: PP 19.6% (9-46, 12th), PK 75.0% (26th); Lightning: PP 25.0% (11-44, 3rd), PK 84.8% (10th) TEaMSSPECiaL

LW Sven BaertSchiWhile other callups have made immediate impact, Baertschi hasn’t generated much in two

games since his arrival.

LW Brenden MorroWThe Bolts don’t need the wily veteran to fill the net, but no

goals and just one assist is a tad underwhelming.

c MarKuS GranLundRookie has scored in back-to-

back tilts — albeit on lucky bounces both times.

rW niKita KucherovIn five outings since being

blanked at Dome, the Russian has five goals, nine points. Wow.

FLaMES GaMEdaY LinESLeft wing Curtis GlencrossJohnny GaudreauSven BaertschiBrandon Bollig

Centre Sean Monahan

Markus GranlundPaul Byron

Lance Bouma

Right wingDavid Jones

Jiri HudlerDevin Setoguchi

Josh Jooris

Mark GiordanoKris RussellLadislav Smid

TJ BrodieDennis WidemanDeryk Engelland

Defence pairings GoaliesJonas HillerKarri Ramo

LiGhTninG GaMEdaY LinES Left wing Valtteri FilppulaOndrej PalatJonathan DrouinBrenden Morrow

Centre Steven Stamkos

Tyler JohnsonVlad. Namestnikov

Brian Boyle

Right wingRyan Callahan

Nikita KucherovCedric Paquette

JT Brown

Anton StralmanJason GarrisonEric Brewer

Matt CarleRadko GudasAndrej Sustr

Defence pairings GoaliesBen Bishop

Evgeni Nabokov

Ondrej Palat scored the winner in Tampa’s 2-1 OT victory over the Flames on Oct. 21 at the Dome. The Flames haven’t suffered a regulation loss in Tampa since March 14, 2002.

GETTinG hEaLThYThe Bolts’ 8-3-1 record is more

impressive when you consider how many key contributors have missed time due to injury. Rising-star defenceman Victor Hedman remains out after surgery on a fractured finger, but the latest to return was right-winger Ryan Callahan.

nO PaSSinG FanCYSophomore slump? Not for this guy.

Lightning centre Tyler Johnson, one of three finalists for the Calder Trophy last season, was tied for the league lead with 13 helpers in a dozen games prior to Wednesday.

LEavinG hiS MaRkFired as Calgary’s GM last December, Jay Feaster has

rejoined the Lightning organization as the executive director of community hockey development. Feaster’s fingerprints are all over the Flames’ current roster. Among his notable moves, he drafted Johnny Gaudreau and signed Josh Jooris.

— Wes Gilbertson

SCOuTinG ...

FLAMES Skaters GP G A Pts +/- PIM Mark Giordano 14 4 9 13 6 17T.J. Brodie 14 4 9 13 10 6Jiri Hudler 13 3 7 10 4 2Dennis Wideman 13 5 4 9 1 6Joe Colborne 11 0 8 8 3 12Johnny Gaudreau 13 2 6 8 8 0Sean Monahan 14 4 4 8 2 2Kris Russell 14 0 7 7 5 2Mason Raymond 10 5 2 7 2 4Curtis Glencross 14 2 4 6 3 18Josh Jooris 7 3 2 5 1 0Mikael Backlund 11 1 3 4 0 4Paul Byron 14 1 3 4 4 2Lance Bouma 13 3 1 4 0 2Markus Granlund 3 2 1 3 2 0Matt Stajan 11 1 1 2 2 12 Brandon Bollig 14 0 2 2 0 18Deryk Engelland 10 0 1 1 -1 18Ladislav Smid 14 0 1 1 -3 11David Jones 5 0 1 1 1 2Brian McGrattan 5 0 0 0 -1 4Devin Setoguchi 7 0 0 0 -3 2Michael Ferland 1 0 0 0 0 0Raphael Diaz 5 0 0 0 1 2Sven Baertschi 2 0 0 0 -1 0Goalies GP W L OT SO GAA SV% Jonas Hiller 9 6 2 1 1 1.95 .935Karri Ramo 5 2 2 1 0 2.37 .914

LightningSkaters GP G A Pts +/- PIM Tyler Johnson 12 1 13 14 7 0Steven Stamkos 12 8 5 13 -1 4Nikita Kucherov 12 5 6 11 5 2Valtteri Filppula 12 2 8 10 -2 4Anton Stralman 12 1 8 9 13 2Ondrej Palat 12 4 4 8 5 6Victor Hedman 5 3 4 7 2 4Brian Boyle 12 3 3 6 2 11Ryan Callahan 7 4 2 6 3 4Jason Garrison 12 2 4 6 2 4Vlad. Namestnikov 12 3 1 4 -3 2Alex Killorn 8 2 2 4 0 4Jonathan Drouin 7 1 3 4 -2 0Eric Brewer 10 0 3 3 2 8Matthew Carle 12 1 1 2 0 8Brett Connolly 8 2 0 2 3 12Brenden Morrow 12 0 1 1 1 4Radko Gudas 8 0 1 1 -2 18J.T. Brown 11 0 1 1 -2 7Andrej Sustr 10 0 1 1 -3 2Mike Blunden 2 0 0 0 -1 2Goalies GP W L OT SO GAA SV% Ben Bishop 10 7 1 1 0 2.45 .912Evgeni Nabokov 3 1 2 0 0 3.01 .873

STaTSPLaYERS

hEad TO hEad

FLAMES — C Mikael Backlund (abdomen), RW Joe Colborne (wrist), LW Michael Ferland (concussion), LW Mason Raymond (shoulder) and C Matt Stajan (knee) are out.

LIGHTNING — RW Alex Killorn is doubtful due to an upper-body injury. RW Brett Connolly (lower-body) and D Victor Hedman (finger) are out.

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CaLLahanBack on ice

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