GDT: Game 16: Calgary Flames @ Phoenix Coyotes | 2-18-13 | 7PM

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CALGARY FLAMES(5-5-3) vs PHOENIX COYOTES (7-6-2)






Game 16 at the Jobing.com Arena, Glendale, AZ

TV Coverage (Fox Sports Arizona)
Radio Coverage(XTRA SPORTS 910AM)

[fieldset=Head-to-Head Stats]

STATS | FLAMES | COYOTES
POWER PLAY | 26.5% | 17.5%
PENALTY KILL | 72.3% | 83.9%
GOALS/GAME | 3 | 2.60
GOALS AGAINST/GAME | 2.60 | 2.67
FACE OFF WIN PERCENTAGE | 49.1 | 51.9
SHOTS/GAME | 30.4 | 31.9
SHOTS AGAINST/GAME | 26.8 | 27.5

NOTE: All lines are subject to change.

Left Wing​

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Center​

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Right Wing​

Hudler​

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Tanguay​

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Cervenka​

Glencross​

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Comeau​

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Iginla​

Horak​

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Begin​

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Jackman​

Cammalleri​

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Stajan​

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Stempniak​

Left Defenseman​

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Right Defenseman​

Giordano​

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Bouwmeester​

Wideman​

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Brodie​

Butler​

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Babchuk​

Goalie​

Taylor​

Left Wing​

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Center​

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Right Wing​

Steve Sullivan​

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Antonie Vermette​

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Shane Doan (C)​

Mikkel Boedker​

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Martin Hanzal(A)​

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Radim Vrbata(Questionable)​

Lauri Korpikoski​

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Boyd Gordon​

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David Moss​

Raffi Torres​

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Kyle Chipchura​

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Nick Johnson​

Left Defenseman​

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Right Defenseman​

Oliver Ekman-Larsson​

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Zbynek Michalek​

Keith Yandle (A)​

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TBD​

Rostislav Klesla​

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Michael Stone​

Goalie​

Mike Smith​

TODAYS GAME DAY THREAD IS:








HOWLER APPORVED!

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[awfulwaffle]

Need 2 points tonight, plain and simple.

 

[MIGs Dog]

Morris out, but Lombardi might play?!

https://twitter.com/davest4yotes

Vrbata probably out

https://twitter.com/azc_mclellan

 

[Mosby]

Flames have a third stringer in net. No excuses here.

 

[MIGs Dog]

Flames have a third stringer in net. No excuses here.

Hope he doesn't pull a Chad Johnson

 

[rt]

Yikes. I guess the whole season will be like this, injury-wise. Good news on Lombardi. I had no idea he was that close.

So, what do the lines look like? Boedker, Doan, Moss and Johnson on the right? Sullivan, Korpikoski, Torres and Chipchura on the left? Leaves Hanzal, Vermette, Lombardi, and Gordon up the middle?

Korpikoski-Hanzal-Boedker
Sullivan-Vermette-Doan
Torres-Lombardi-Moss
Chipchura-Gordon-Johnson

Or maybe go way off the map...

Korpikoski-Vermette-Boedker
Torres-Hanzal-Moss
Sullivan-Lombardi-Doan
Chipchura-Gordon-Johnson

 

[Dirty Old Man]

(withdrawn)

 

[Howler Scores]

"@cmorgancbsfoxaz: This is Calgary goalie Danny Taylor's first NHL start. @GregDillard reports (via Elias) #Coyotes are 11-1-2 all-time vs Gs making 1st start."

 

[RABBIT]

I'm not saying he's exactly Patrick Roy, or that we shouldn't win, but a guy with 100 NHL starts isn't your normal 3rd stringer.

Per flames:

Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) tweeted at 10:33 AM on Mon, Feb 18, 2013:
#Flames head coach Bob Hartley confirms Danny Taylor will get his 1st #NHL start tonight in Phoenix. #CGYPHX

 

[XX]

GAA1.82 SV%0.929

Best goalie in the AHL

Somehow I don't think we have an edge here...

 

[Vip]

Danny Taylor? Never heard of him.

Let's get a W tonight.

 

[az archer]

Good news is, my fortune cookie from PF Changs last night says "Your sports team will be very successful this year."

Hanging onto it for good luck, and hoping for good news on Lombardi.

 

[MIGs Dog]

Dave Vest ‏@davest4yotes:

Per Dave Tippett: #Coyotes will play minus Morris and Vrbata tonight vs. Flames. Lombardi also will not play. He is "close" to returning.

 

[XX]

They didn't recall Stone so Rundblad is probably in again. Just score kid.

 

[AZviaNJ]

GAA1.82 SV%0.929

Best goalie in the AHL

Somehow I don't think we have an edge here...

Smith vs an AHL goalie is not an advantage for the Coyotes????

 

[Summer Rose]

Good news is, my fortune cookie from PF Changs last night says "Your sports team will be very successful this year."

Hopefully your fortune doesn't have a strange definition of "success" and mean we're getting the first overall draft pick.

 

[XX]

Ticketmaster is showing only singles and there's less than 200 available on stub hub. Might be a good crowd tonight.

 

[AZviaNJ]

Yikes. I guess the whole season will be like this, injury-wise. Good news on Lombardi. I had no idea he was that close.

So, what do the lines look like? Boedker, Doan, Moss and Johnson on the right? Sullivan, Korpikoski, Torres and Chipchura on the left? Leaves Hanzal, Vermette, Lombardi, and Gordon up the middle?

Korpikoski-Hanzal-Boedker
Sullivan-Vermette-Doan
Torres-Lombardi-Moss
Chipchura-Gordon-Johnson

Or maybe go way off the map...

Korpikoski-Vermette-Boedker
Torres-Hanzal-Moss
Sullivan-Lombardi-Doan
Chipchura-Gordon-Johnson

or with no Vrby and no Lombo.......something like this:

Korpedo-Hanzal-Boedker
Sullivan-Vermette-Doan
Torres-Chippy-Moss
Biz-Gordon-Johnson.

Is Miele up? If yes, maybe he gets mixed in. How about Sully-Miele-Torres. "Raffi and the Dwarfs" line

 

[Summer Rose]

Ticketmaster is showing only singles and there's less than 200 available on stub hub. Might be a good crowd tonight.

I bet it's to do with the holiday. I didn't realize today was President's Day myself until about noon. I didn't get the day off work today, but I did get to leave early for unrelated reasons.

 

[zz]

I bet it's to do with the holiday. I didn't realize today was President's Day myself until about noon. I didn't get the day off work today, but I did get to leave early for unrelated reasons.

Yeah, it definitely makes it easier to get there on time. I'm working, too, but the roads aren't busy, and it's a pretty mellow day, easy to leave early.

 

[pfp]

The stadium is ALWAYS packed when we play a team from the great white north.

 

[Summer Rose]

Yeah, it definitely makes it easier to get there on time. I'm working, too, but the roads aren't busy, and it's a pretty mellow day, easy to leave early.

You now have me debating whether I can get away with leaving at 6:00 (I normally leave 90 minutes before weekday games due to coming from the east valley).

 

[TheMurdocktor]

It is a NO GO for Morris, Vrbata, Lombardi and Schlemko tonight.

 

[Yote Devil]

Flames 6 Yotes 3

Prove me wrong Yotes

 

[Vip]

Sequence one: I think this one will be a snoozer. Flames 2 Yotes 1

Sequence two: We absolutely hammer them tonight. 7-1 Yotes