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Flames Scoring Chances – Game 34 versus Minnesota

By Kent Wilson
Dec 20, 2010, 22:36 EST
Scoring Chances for NHL Game Number 20494
Team | Period | Time | Note | CGY | Opponent | |||||||||||
CGY | 1 | 18:28 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 33 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 32 | 46 | 5v5 | |
MIN | 1 | 16:29 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 5v5 | |
CGY | 1 | 15:16 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 32 | 96 | 5v5 | |
CGY | 1 | 12:58 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 5v5 | |
CGY | 1 | 12:48 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 5v5 | |
CGY | 1 | 12:32 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 5v5 | |
MIN | 1 | 10:44 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 32 | 96 | 5v5 | |
MIN | 1 | 10:43 | Brodziak goal | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 32 | 96 | 5v5 |
MIN | 1 | 8:45 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 34 | 40 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 5v4 | ||
CGY | 1 | 7:28 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 5v5 | |
CGY | 1 | 6:43 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 32 | 5v5 | |
MIN | 1 | 5:13 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 34 | 40 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 32 | 5v5 | |
CGY | 1 | 1:51 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 40 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 32 | 96 | 5v5 | |
MIN | 1 | 1:20 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 32 | 5v5 | |
CGY | 1 | 0:48 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 5v5 | |
CGY | 2 | 19:26 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 40 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 5v5 | |
CGY | 2 | 17:54 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 33 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 32 | 5v5 | |
CGY | 2 | 16:38 | Jokinen goal | 6 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 32 | 5v5 |
MIN | 2 | 15:29 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 32 | 96 | 5v5 | |
CGY | 2 | 12:22 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 28 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 5v5 | |
MIN | 2 | 10:34 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 28 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 5v5 | |
CGY | 2 | 10:15 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 34 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 5v5 | |
CGY | 2 | 10:14 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 34 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 5v5 | |
CGY | 2 | 4:47 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 46 | 5v5 | |
CGY | 2 | 3:49 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 34 | 40 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 5v4 | ||
CGY | 2 | 1:17 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 32 | 4v5 | ||
CGY | 3 | 16:27 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 34 | 40 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 5v4 | ||
MIN | 3 | 13:48 | Havlat goal | 4 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 34 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 96 | 4v5 | |
MIN | 3 | 10:41 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 32 | 4v5 | ||
MIN | 3 | 9:24 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 34 | 40 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 32 | 46 | 96 | 5v5 | |
MIN | 3 | 9:12 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 34 | 40 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 32 | 46 | 96 | 5v5 | |
MIN | 3 | 8:50 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 28 | 34 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 32 | 46 | 96 | 5v5 | |
CGY | 3 | 7:53 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 40 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 32 | 5v5 | |
CGY | 3 | 1:46 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 5v4 | ||
CGY | 3 | 1:44 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 5v4 |
# | Player | EV | PP | SH | ||||||
4 | J. BOUWMEESTER | 17:37 | 12 | 4 | 4:44 | 4 | 0 | 2:22 | 1 | 1 |
5 | M. GIORDANO | 16:32 | 9 | 4 | 3:25 | 0 | 1 | 1:49 | 0 | 0 |
6 | C. SARICH | 18:58 | 3 | 3 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1:41 | 0 | 1 |
7 | A. PARDY | 13:04 | 3 | 3 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:39 | 0 | 1 |
8 | B. MORRISON | 12:31 | 3 | 1 | 2:21 | 2 | 0 | 2:47 | 1 | 0 |
10 | N. HAGMAN | 13:25 | 4 | 4 | 3:22 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
12 | J. IGINLA | 15:28 | 11 | 5 | 6:30 | 4 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
13 | O. JOKINEN | 14:10 | 8 | 4 | 6:27 | 4 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
15 | T. JACKMAN | 9:09 | 0 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
16 | T. KOSTOPOULOS | 9:28 | 0 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:25 | 0 | 1 |
17 | R. BOURQUE | 13:13 | 3 | 3 | 4:28 | 2 | 1 | 1:22 | 0 | 1 |
18 | M. STAJAN | 14:23 | 4 | 4 | 0:43 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
20 | C. GLENCROSS | 12:34 | 3 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 3:05 | 1 | 1 |
24 | C. CONROY | 6:37 | 2 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:36 | 0 | 1 |
25 | D. MOSS | 9:41 | 3 | 1 | 0:40 | 0 | 0 | 1:28 | 0 | 0 |
28 | R. REGEHR | 18:47 | 4 | 3 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1:54 | 1 | 1 |
33 | A. BABCHUK | 10:10 | 3 | 3 | 1:32 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
34 | M. KIPRUSOFF | 47:20 | 17 | 10 | 6:49 | 2 | 1 | 4:32 | 1 | 2 |
40 | A. TANGUAY | 12:41 | 10 | 4 | 5:59 | 4 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
Period | Totals | EV | PP | 5v3 PP | SH | 5v3 SH | ||||||
1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 22 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Not much to say about this one. Nine times out of ten when you outshoot and outchance the bad guys to the degree the Flames did this evening, you win. Calgary was the better team by a fair margin through the first two periods, but Backstrom’s net-minding and the Flames penchant for shooting pucks wide hurt them in the end. It also didn’t help that Kipper allowed Madden’s gut-punch goal from the corner in the third.
This game highlights the difficulty of the Flames current position in the standings: sometimes, even when you outplay the bad guys, you lose. Unfortunately, the club doesn’t have the luxury of giving up points to WC opponents for any reason at this point. Every loss, however undeserved, is another blow to their ever fading playoff hopes.
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