The Flames Have Lost 20 Straight In Anaheim
By Ryan Pike
8 years agoThe Calgary Flames return to Anaheim’s Honda Center tonight for their first of three visits to Orange County this season. The Flames have lost their last 20 regular season dates in that building, dating back to the spring of 2004.
Here’s a quick and dirty trip down memory lane at 11 years and 20 games worth of futility.
THE GAMES
As you can see, the Calgary Flames have lost many regular season games, in many ways, over the past decade in Anaheim.
- 2-1 Loss (April 4, 2004)
- 4-1 Loss (October 26, 2005)
- 4-3 Loss (April 17, 2006)
- 5-3 Loss (November 26, 2006)
- 4-1 Loss (December 18, 2006)
- 4-2 Loss (February 17, 2008)
- 3-1 Loss (February 29, 2008)
- 3-2 Loss (November 2, 2008)
- 3-2 Overtime Loss (Feburary 11, 2009)
- 3-2 Shootout Loss (November 23, 2009)
- 5-4 Loss (January 17, 2010)
- 3-2 Shootout Loss (December 10, 2010)
- 5-4 Overtime Loss (March 20, 2011)
- 3-2 Shootout Loss (February 6, 2012)
- 3-2 Loss (March 2, 2012)
- 4-0 Loss (March 8, 2013)
- 3-2 Loss (October 16, 2013)
- 5-2 Loss (November 29, 2013)
- 3-2 Loss (November 25, 2014)
- 6-3 Loss (January 21, 2015)
That’s a lot of one-goal games, and a lot of games that were one-goal games prior to an empty-netter by the Ducks. All-told, the Flames only lost by three (or more) goals four times over the 20-game losing skid in Anaheim.
THE GOALIES
Thirteen goaltenders have played, and lost, regular season games in Anaheim for the Calgary Flames during the streak.
- Roman Turek
- Miikka Kiprusoff (nine times)
- Brian Boucher
- Jamie McLennan
- Curtis Joseph (twice)
- Curtis McElhinney
- Henrik Karlsson (twice)
- Leland Irving
- Joey MacDonald
- Karri Ramo
- Reto Berra
- Jonas Hiller (twice)
- Joni Ortio
THE GOAL-SCORERS
Twenty-two players have scored for the Calgary Flames in regular seasons in Anaheim that their team has lost. Here they are listed, from most goals to least.
- Jarome Iginla 6
- Curtis Glencross 5
- Daymond Langkow 4
- Kristian Huselius 2
- Todd Bertuzzi 2
- Olli Jokinen 2
- Tom Kostopoulos 2
- Alex Tanguay 2
- Jiri Hudler 2
- David Jones 2
- Byron Ritchie 1
- Wayne Primeau 1
- Dion Phaneuf 1
- Jamie Lundmark 1
- Mark GIordano 1
- David Moss 1
- Rene Bourque 1
- Lee Stempniak 1
- T.J. Brodie 1
- Mikael Backlund 1
- Sean Monahan 1
- Joe Colborne 1
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