GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NHL: CALGARY (14-18) at CAROLINA (16-16)

NHL: CALGARY (14-18) at CAROLINA (16-16)

<h3>Flames look to continue offensive surge</h3>

<div class="pre">Calgary (14-13-5) at Carolina (16-13-3) 7:00 pm EST</div>

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Ticker) - The Carolina Hurricanes haveallowed 11 goals in the past two games. Jarome Iginla and theCalgary Flames are the last team the Hurricanes want to see.

The Flames had two players tally hat tricks on Thursday in a 9-6victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Calgary looks tocontinue the scoring onslaught when they visit Carolina onFriday.


Iginla and Kristian Huselius each tallied hat tricks and DionPhaneuf had five assists in Calgary's first trip to Tampa sincethe 2004 Stanley Cup Finals. The Flames have now scored 92goals in 32 games this season, good for third best in theWestern Conference.


Calgary has won the first three games of its six-game road tripand owns a 7-6-1 record away from home.


Carolina also is a high-scoring team, ranking third in theEastern Conference with 98 goals, but they have managed just twogoals over their past two games - both losses.


Cam Ward was in goal for both the losses and has allowed 11goals in his last 64 shots faced. Backup John Grahame hasn'tfared much better this season with a 2-4-1 record and a 3.81goals-against average.

 

NHL: CALGARY at CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NHL AT CAROLINA
STARTING GOALIES: CGY - MIIKKA KIPRUSOFF
CAR - CAM WARD

OFFICIALS: REF - MIKE HASENFRATZ, STEPHANE AUGER
LIN - DEREK MANSEN, PIERRE RACICOT</div>

 

NHL: CALGARY at CAROLINA

<div class="pre">CALGARY VS CAROLINA - SCRATCHES

CALGARY CAROLINA

M NILSON HEAD INJURY S WALKER SUSPENDED NHL
D MOSS ANKLE INJURY M COMMODORE FINGER INJURY
A PARDY HEALTHY</div>

 

NHL: CALGARY at CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 0
CAROLINA 0 19:55 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: CALGARY at CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 0
CAROLINA 0 16:34 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 1
CAROLINA 0
1ST PRD: CGY - KRISTIAN HUSELIUS 13 (DAYMOND LANGKOW) 4:56</div>

 

NHL: CALGARY at CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 1
CAROLINA 0 13:24 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 1
CAROLINA 1
1ST PRD: CAR - CHAD LAROSE 4 (MATT CULLEN) 5:53</div>

 

NHL: CALGARY at CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 1
CAROLINA 1 10:48 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 1
CAROLINA 1 8:40 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 1
CAROLINA 1 7:39 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 1
CAROLINA 1 3:25 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 1
CAROLINA 1 1:35 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
CALGARY 1 1
CAROLINA 1 1 END OF THE 1ST

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: CGY - KRISTIAN HUSELIUS 13 (DAYMOND LANGKOW) 4:56
CAR - CHAD LAROSE 4 (MATT CULLEN, TREVOR LETOWSKI) 5:53

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
CGY 7 7
CAR 16 16

GOALIES: CGY - MIIKKA KIPRUSOFF
CAR - CAM WARD</div>

 

NHL: CALGARY at CAROLINA

<div class="pre">------------------------
Calgary 1 --1
Carolina 1 --1
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Calgary, Kristian Huselius 13 (Daymond
Langkow), 4:56. 2, Carolina, Chad Larose 4 (Matt Cullen, Trevor
Letowski), 5:53. Penalties: M Smith, Cgy (holding stick), 2:22; D
Hale, Cgy (interference), 6:41; J Iginla, Cgy (high sticking), 19:36.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Calgary 7 --7
Carolina 16 --16
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Goalies : Calgary, Miikka Kiprusoff (16 shots, 15 saves). Carolina,
Cam Ward (7 shots, 6 saves). Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Stephane
Auger. Linesmen: Derek Mansen, Pierre Racicot.</div>

 

NHL: CALGARY at CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 1
CAROLINA 1 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: CALGARY at CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 1
CAROLINA 1 18:35 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 1
CAROLINA 1 15:04 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 1
CAROLINA 1 14:15 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 1
CAROLINA 1 11:50 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>