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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
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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
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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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