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<p>Last night in the Twin Cities, the Calgary Flames played perhaps their most complete game of the season. They weren&#8217;t dipsy-doodling or dangling the puck wildly, but in terms of minimizing mistakes and taking advantage of their chances, they were golden in a 1-0 win over the Minnesota Wild.</p>
<p>Tonight, they&#8217;re back in action as they return home to host the Arizona Coyotes. The Coyotes have been off since Saturday and will have some young, fresh legs in their lineup. The hope is that the Flames can keep their game simple and error-free if they want to grind out another win.</p>
<p>The action kicks off at 8 p.m. MT on Sportsnet West and Sportsnet 960 The Fan!</p>
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<h2>THE FLAMES</h2>
<p>Lines <a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/lines/17/calgary-flames">via Daily Faceoff</a>:</p>
<p><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2767/sam-bennett"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Bennett-Sam_1.png" alt="Sam Bennett"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2525/sean-monahan"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/MonahanSean.png" alt="Sean Monahan"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/290/troy-brouwer"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Brouwer-Troy_1.png" alt="Troy Brouwer"><br /></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/3033/matthew-tkachuk"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Tkachuk-Matthew.png" alt="Matthew Tkachuk"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/193/mikael-backlund"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/BacklundMikael.png" alt="Mikael Backlund"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/587/michael-frolik"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Frolik-Michael.png" alt="Michael Frolik"><br /></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/233/matt-stajan"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Vey-Linden_1.png" alt="Linden Vey"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/StajanMatt.png" alt="Matt Stajan"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2280/alex-chiasson"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Chiasson-Alex_2.png" alt="Alex Chiasson"><br /></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2228/micheal-ferland"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Ferland-Michael.png" alt="Micheal Ferland"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2080/freddie-hamilton"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Hamilton-Freddie_1.png" alt="Freddie Hamilton"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2990/garnet-hathaway"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Hathaway-Garret.png" alt="Garnet Hathaway"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/205/mark-giordano"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/GiordanoMark.png" alt="Mark Giordano"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2211/dougie-hamilton"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Hamilton-Dougie_1.png" alt="Dougie Hamilton"><br /></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/199/tj-brodie"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/BrodieTJ.png" alt="T.J. Brodie"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/616/dennis-wideman"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/WidemanDennis_2.png" alt="Dennis Wideman"><br /></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2862/brett-kulak"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Kulak-Jakub.png" alt="Brett Kulak"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1224/deryk-engelland"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Engelland-Deryk.png" alt="Deryk Engelland"></a></p>
<p>After Chad Johnson got the start last night, presumably the team flips back to Brian Elliott given it&#8217;s a back-to-back scenario. That&#8217;s not confirmed, though, so take it with a grain of salt.</p>
<p><b>UPDATE</b>: Nope.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Johnson starts again tonight. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Flames?src=hash">#Flames</a></p>
<p>— Pat Steinberg (@Fan960Steinberg) <a href="https://twitter.com/Fan960Steinberg/status/798975052771303424">November 16, 2016</a>
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<p>The Flames didn&#8217;t skate this morning, so much of this is guess-work. The Flames are without Ladislav Smid (neck), Lance Bouma (shoulder), Kris Versteeg (groin) and Johnny Gaudreau (finger) for the time-being. The presumption is that given his familiarity with Sean Monahan and his status as the only healthy left-shot forward on the roster, Hunter Shinkaruk slots back in.</p>
<p><b>UPDATE:</b> Nope, Vey is in. We&#8217;ll have updated lines for you after the pre-game warm-up.</p>
<p>Calgary had a power play goal last night and didn&#8217;t give up one for the second game in a row, setting some kind of record in terms of their recent play. If they can keep this up, maybe they&#8217;ll be okay going forward.</p>
<h2>THE COYOTES</h2>
<p>Lines <a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/lines/35/arizona-coyotes">courtesy Daily Faceoff</a>:</p>
<p><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2519/max-domi"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Domi-Max2.png" alt="Max Domi"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1180/martin-hanzal"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Hanzal-Martin.png" alt="Martin Hanzal"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1207/radim-vrbata"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Vrbata-Radim_2.png" alt="Radim Vrbata"><br /></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2482/tobias-rieder"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Rieder-Tobias_1.png" alt="Tobias Rieder"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2441/jordan-martinook"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Marinook-Jordan.png" alt="Jordan Martinook"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2784/anthony-duclair"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Duclair-Anthony_2.png" alt="Anthony Duclair"><br /></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1285/jamie-mcginn"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/McGinn-Jamie_3.png" alt="Jamie McGinn"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/773/brad-richardson"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Richardson-Brad_2.png" alt="Brad Richardson"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1174/shane-doan"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Doan-Shane.png" alt="Shane Doan"><br /></a> <a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2871/lawson-crouse"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Crouse-Lawson_2.png" alt="Lawson Crouse"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2967/laurent-dauphin"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Dauphin-Laurent_2.png" alt="Laurent Dauphin"></a>	</p>
<p>					<a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/880/ryan-white"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/White-Ryan_2.png" alt="Ryan White"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1176/oliver-ekman-larsson"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Ekman-Larsson-Oliver.png" alt="Oliver Ekman-Larsson"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1202/michael-stone"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Stone-Michael_1.png" alt="Michael Stone"><br /></a> <a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1227/alex-goligoski"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Goligoski-Alex_1.png" alt="Alex Goligoski"></a>	</p>
<p>					<a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/3060/anthony-deangelo"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/DeAngelo-Anthony.png" alt="Anthony DeAngelo"><br /></a> <a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/3041/jakob-chychrun"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Chychrun-Jakob_1.png" alt="Jakob Chychrun"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2160/connor-murphy"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Murphy-Connor.png" alt="Connor Murphy"></a></p>
<p>Mike Smith is expected to start for the Coyotes tonight, returning from an injury. Martin Hanzal also slots in after being out for a bit.</p>
<p>The desert dogs are coming off a 2-1 loss against Boston in their last outing. After Calgary&#8217;s win yesterday, the Coyotes are (by points percentage) the worst outfit in the NHL. They&#8217;re rested, yes, but they&#8217;re also a team that&#8217;s struggled with consistency throughout the first chunk of this year.</p>
<p>The Flames are down a few key bodies. They played and then they traveled. But the Coyotes are a beatable opponent if the Flames can avoid silliness and stick to what made them successful against Minnesota.</p>
<p>Keep an eye on Lawson Crouse and Jacob Chychrun, two talented young Coyotes who are poised for big games sooner or later.</p>
<h2>THE NUMBERS</h2>
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<td>FLAMES
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<td>COYOTES
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<td>Wins
</td>
<td>6
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<td>5
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<td>Points
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<td>13
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<td>10
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<td>Power Play
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<td>10.2%
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<td>11.9%
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<td>Penalty Kill
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<td>73.8%
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<td>74.4%
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<td>Score-Adjusted Corsi
</td>
<td>49.3%
</td>
<td>45.7%
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</tr>
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</table>
<h2>HISTORY LESSON</h2>
<p>In 187 prior meetings with the Arizona franchise, the Flames are 88-72-27 all-time. They were 1-3-1 against Arizona last season. This is the first of five games between these two clubs this season.</p>
<h2>KNOW THY ENEMY</h2>
<p>Some Coyotes follows for tonight:</p>
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<li><a href="https://twitter.com/Five4Howling">Five for Howling</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/craigsmorgan">Craig Morgan</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/catmsilverman">Catherine Silverman</a></li>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/azc_mclellan">Sarah McLellan</a>
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<h2>SUM IT UP</h2>
<p>The Flames can claw a little bit closer to the .500 mark with a victory tonight. They can also provide themselves with some momentum and a glimmer of home for the post-Gaudreau stretch the team will have to survive going forward.</p>

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</div><p>Last night in the Twin Cities, the Calgary Flames played perhaps their most complete game of the season. They weren't dipsy-doodling or dangling the puck wildly, but in terms of minimizing mistakes and taking advantage of their chances, they were golden in a 1-0 win over the Minnesota Wild.</p><p>Tonight, they're back in action as they return home to host the Arizona Coyotes. The Coyotes have been off since Saturday and will have some young, fresh legs in their lineup. The hope is that the Flames can keep their game simple and error-free if they want to grind out another win.<br></p><p>The action kicks off at 8 p.m. MT on Sportsnet West and Sportsnet 960 The Fan!</p><p></p><h2>THE FLAMES</h2><p>Lines <a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/lines/17/calgary-flames">via Daily Faceoff</a>:<br></p><p><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2767/sam-bennett"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Bennett-Sam_1.png" alt="Sam Bennett"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2525/sean-monahan"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/MonahanSean.png" alt="Sean Monahan"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/290/troy-brouwer"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Brouwer-Troy_1.png" alt="Troy Brouwer"><br></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/3033/matthew-tkachuk"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Tkachuk-Matthew.png" alt="Matthew Tkachuk"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/193/mikael-backlund"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/BacklundMikael.png" alt="Mikael Backlund"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/587/michael-frolik"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Frolik-Michael.png" alt="Michael Frolik"><br></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/233/matt-stajan"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Vey-Linden_1.png" alt="Linden Vey"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/StajanMatt.png" alt="Matt Stajan"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2280/alex-chiasson"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Chiasson-Alex_2.png" alt="Alex Chiasson"><br></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2228/micheal-ferland"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Ferland-Michael.png" alt="Micheal Ferland"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2080/freddie-hamilton"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Hamilton-Freddie_1.png" alt="Freddie Hamilton"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2990/garnet-hathaway"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Hathaway-Garret.png" alt="Garnet Hathaway"></a></p><p><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/205/mark-giordano"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/GiordanoMark.png" alt="Mark Giordano"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2211/dougie-hamilton"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Hamilton-Dougie_1.png" alt="Dougie Hamilton"><br></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/199/tj-brodie"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/BrodieTJ.png" alt="T.J. Brodie"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/616/dennis-wideman"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/WidemanDennis_2.png" alt="Dennis Wideman"><br></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2862/brett-kulak"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Kulak-Jakub.png" alt="Brett Kulak"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1224/deryk-engelland"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Engelland-Deryk.png" alt="Deryk Engelland"></a></p><p>After Chad Johnson got the start last night, presumably the team flips back to Brian Elliott given it's a back-to-back scenario. That's not confirmed, though, so take it with a grain of salt.</p><p><b>UPDATE</b>: Nope.<br></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Johnson starts again tonight. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Flames?src=hash">#Flames</a></p>— Pat Steinberg (@Fan960Steinberg) <a href="https://twitter.com/Fan960Steinberg/status/798975052771303424">November 16, 2016</a>
</blockquote><script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script><p>The Flames didn't skate this morning, so much of this is guess-work. The Flames are without Ladislav Smid (neck), Lance Bouma (shoulder), Kris Versteeg (groin) and Johnny Gaudreau (finger) for the time-being. The presumption is that given his familiarity with Sean Monahan and his status as the only healthy left-shot forward on the roster, Hunter Shinkaruk slots back in.</p><p><b>UPDATE:</b> Nope, Vey is in. We'll have updated lines for you after the pre-game warm-up.<br></p><p>Calgary had a power play goal last night and didn't give up one for the second game in a row, setting some kind of record in terms of their recent play. If they can keep this up, maybe they'll be okay going forward.<br></p><h2>THE COYOTES</h2><p>Lines <a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/lines/35/arizona-coyotes">courtesy Daily Faceoff</a>:<br></p><p><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2519/max-domi"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Domi-Max2.png" alt="Max Domi"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1180/martin-hanzal"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Hanzal-Martin.png" alt="Martin Hanzal"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1207/radim-vrbata"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Vrbata-Radim_2.png" alt="Radim Vrbata"><br></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2482/tobias-rieder"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Rieder-Tobias_1.png" alt="Tobias Rieder"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2441/jordan-martinook"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Marinook-Jordan.png" alt="Jordan Martinook"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2784/anthony-duclair"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Duclair-Anthony_2.png" alt="Anthony Duclair"><br></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1285/jamie-mcginn"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/McGinn-Jamie_3.png" alt="Jamie McGinn"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/773/brad-richardson"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Richardson-Brad_2.png" alt="Brad Richardson"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1174/shane-doan"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Doan-Shane.png" alt="Shane Doan"><br></a> <a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2871/lawson-crouse"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Crouse-Lawson_2.png" alt="Lawson Crouse"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2967/laurent-dauphin"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Dauphin-Laurent_2.png" alt="Laurent Dauphin"></a>	
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
		
		
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
					<a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/880/ryan-white"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/White-Ryan_2.png" alt="Ryan White"></a></p><p><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1176/oliver-ekman-larsson"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Ekman-Larsson-Oliver.png" alt="Oliver Ekman-Larsson"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1202/michael-stone"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Stone-Michael_1.png" alt="Michael Stone"><br></a> <a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1227/alex-goligoski"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Goligoski-Alex_1.png" alt="Alex Goligoski"></a>	
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
				
		
		
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
			
				
					<a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/3060/anthony-deangelo"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/DeAngelo-Anthony.png" alt="Anthony DeAngelo"><br></a> <a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/3041/jakob-chychrun"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Chychrun-Jakob_1.png" alt="Jakob Chychrun"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2160/connor-murphy"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Murphy-Connor.png" alt="Connor Murphy"></a></p><p>Mike Smith is expected to start for the Coyotes tonight, returning from an injury. Martin Hanzal also slots in after being out for a bit.</p><p>The desert dogs are coming off a 2-1 loss against Boston in their last outing. After Calgary's win yesterday, the Coyotes are (by points percentage) the worst outfit in the NHL. They're rested, yes, but they're also a team that's struggled with consistency throughout the first chunk of this year.</p><p>The Flames are down a few key bodies. They played and then they traveled. But the Coyotes are a beatable opponent if the Flames can avoid silliness and stick to what made them successful against Minnesota.</p><p>Keep an eye on Lawson Crouse and Jacob Chychrun, two talented young Coyotes who are poised for big games sooner or later.<br></p><h2>THE NUMBERS</h2><table border="1" cellspacing="0"><tbody>
<tr>
<td><br></td>
<td>FLAMES<br>
</td>
<td>COYOTES<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wins<br>
</td>
<td>6<br>
</td>
<td>5<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Points<br>
</td>
<td>13<br>
</td>
<td>10<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Power Play<br>
</td>
<td>10.2%<br>
</td>
<td>11.9%<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Penalty Kill<br>
</td>
<td>73.8%<br>
</td>
<td>74.4%<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Score-Adjusted Corsi<br>
</td>
<td>49.3%<br>
</td>
<td>45.7%<br>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table><p></p><h2>HISTORY LESSON</h2><p>In 187 prior meetings with the Arizona franchise, the Flames are 88-72-27 all-time. They were 1-3-1 against Arizona last season. This is the first of five games between these two clubs this season.<br></p><h2>KNOW THY ENEMY</h2><p>Some Coyotes follows for tonight:</p><ul>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/Five4Howling">Five for Howling</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/craigsmorgan">Craig Morgan</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/catmsilverman">Catherine Silverman</a></li>
<li>
<a href="https://twitter.com/azc_mclellan">Sarah McLellan</a><br>
</li>
</ul><h2>SUM IT UP</h2><p>The Flames can claw a little bit closer to the .500 mark with a victory tonight. They can also provide themselves with some momentum and a glimmer of home for the post-Gaudreau stretch the team will have to survive going forward.<br></p>

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