GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NHL: CALGARY (9-13) at COLORADO (12-9)

NHL: CALGARY (9-13) at COLORADO (12-9)

<h3>Avalanche look to continue solid play at home</h3>

<div class="pre">Calgary (9-10-3) at Colorado (12-8-1) 7:00 pm EST</div>

DENVER (Ticker) - The Colorado Avalanche have not been gettingmuch production from leading scorer Paul Stastny, but it hasn'taffected their play at home.


Stastny and the Avalanche aim for their 10th win in the last 11games here when they host the Calgary Flames on Saturday.

Colorado, which owns the league's best home mark at 9-1-0, isglad to be home after going winless on a four-game road trip andlosing seven of nine on the road before a 3-2 win in Edmontonon Thursday.


The main reason the Avalanche haven't had much success on theroad is their inability to score goals. Before the Edmontongame, Colorado had just 17 goals in 10 games away from home, andhadn't scored more than once in a road game since a 3-2 win atCalgary on October 26.


The Flames lost their most recent game, 2-1 at home to Chicagoon Thursday, after winning three of their previous four games.

After giving up just one short-handed goal in its first 21games, Calgary let the Blackhawks score both of its goals whiledown a man. Patrick Sharp got the game-winner at the beginningof the third, and the Flames couldn't score on NikolaiKhabibulin despite outshooting Chicago, 15-2, in the period.

Jarome Iginla scored Calgary's lone goal, his 13th of theseason, on the power play in the second period. Iginla's 15assists and 28 points rank him among the top 10 in the NHL.

The Avalanche had won seven of the last eight meetings withCalgary before losing on Tuesday. The Flames have dropped theirlast five games in Colorado.

 

NHL: CALGARY at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NHL AT COLORADO
STARTING GOALIES: CGY - MIIKKA KIPRUSOFF
COL - JOSE THEODORE

OFFICIALS: REF - BRAD WATSON, TIM PEEL
LIN - MARK WHEELER, VAUGHAN RODY</div>

 

NHL: CALGARY at COLORADO

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

CALGARY COLORADO

M NILSON HEAD INJURY C MCCORMICK HEALTHY
W PRIMEAU ANKLE INJURY K CUMISKEY HEALTHY
M SMITH HEALTHY
D HALE HEALTHY</div>

 

NHL: CALGARY at COLORADO

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

 

NHL: CALGARY at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 0
COLORADO 0 13:45 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 1
COLORADO 0
1ST PRD: CGY - DAYMOND LANGKOW 9 (JAROME IGINLA, ANDERS ERIKSSON) 8:04</div>

 

NHL: CALGARY at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 2
COLORADO 0
1ST PRD: CGY - MATTHEW LOMBARDI 7 (CORY SARICH) 18:46</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
CALGARY 2 2
COLORADO 0 0 END OF THE 1ST

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: CGY - DAYMOND LANGKOW 9 (JAROME IGINLA, ANDERS ERIKSSON)
8:04
CGY - MATTHEW LOMBARDI 7 (CORY SARICH) 18:46

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
CGY 12 12
COL 4 4

GOALIES: CGY - MIIKKA KIPRUSOFF
COL - JOSE THEODORE</div>

 

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<div class="pre">------------------------
Calgary 2 --2
Colorado 0 --0
------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Calgary, Daymond Langkow 9 (Jarome Iginla,
Anders Eriksson), 8:04. 2, Calgary, Matthew Lombardi 7 (Cory Sarich),
18:46. Penalties: S Parker, Col (high sticking), 2:30.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Calgary 12 --12
Colorado 4 --4
-----------------------------

Goalies : Calgary, Miikka Kiprusoff (4 shots, 4 saves). Colorado, Jose
Theodore (12 shots, 10 saves). Referees: Brad Watson, Tim Peel.
Linesmen: Mark Wheeler, Vaughan Rody.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 2
COLORADO 0 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 3
COLORADO 0
2ND PRD: CGY - ADRIAN AUCOIN 3 (KRISTIAN HUSELIUS, MATTHEW LOMBARDI)
7:28</div>

 

NHL: CALGARY at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 4
COLORADO 0
2ND PRD: CGY - STEPHANE YELLE 1 (DUSTIN BOYD) 10:24</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 4
COLORADO 0 5:49 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
CALGARY 2 2 4
COLORADO 0 0 0 END OF THE 2ND

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: CGY - DAYMOND LANGKOW 9 (JAROME IGINLA, ANDERS ERIKSSON)
8:04
CGY - MATTHEW LOMBARDI 7 (CORY SARICH) 18:46
2ND PRD: CGY - ADRIAN AUCOIN 3 (KRISTIAN HUSELIUS, MATTHEW LOMBARDI)
7:28
CGY - STEPHANE YELLE 1 (DUSTIN BOYD) 10:24

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
CGY 12 15 27
COL 4 3 7

GOALIES: CGY - MIIKKA KIPRUSOFF
COL - JOSE THEODORE</div>

 

NHL: CALGARY at COLORADO

<div class="pre">------------------------------
Calgary 2 2 --4
Colorado 0 0 --0
------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Calgary, Daymond Langkow 9 (Jarome Iginla,
Anders Eriksson), 8:04. 2, Calgary, Matthew Lombardi 7 (Cory Sarich),
18:46. Penalties: S Parker, Col (high sticking), 2:30; S Hannan, Col
(holding), 15:56.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Calgary, Adrian Aucoin 3 (Kristian
Huselius, Matthew Lombardi), 7:28. 4, Calgary, Stephane Yelle 1
(Dustin Boyd), 10:24. Penalties: M Lombardi, Cgy (hooking), 2:18; S
Hannan, Col (holding), 5:24; C Conroy, Cgy (tripping), 5:38; R Smyth,
Col (hooking), 6:03.

Shots on goal:
----------------------------------
Calgary 12 15 --27
Colorado 4 3 --7
----------------------------------

Goalies : Calgary, Miikka Kiprusoff (7 shots, 7 saves). Colorado, Jose
Theodore (27 shots, 23 saves). Referees: Brad Watson, Tim Peel.
Linesmen: Mark Wheeler, Vaughan Rody.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 4
COLORADO 0 19:55 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 4
COLORADO 1
3RD PRD: COL - JOE SAKIC 6 (ANDREW BRUNETTE, JEFF FINGER) 3:17</div>

 

NHL: CALGARY at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 4
COLORADO 1 12:26 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 5
COLORADO 1
3RD PRD: CGY - CRAIG CONROY 4 (JAROME IGINLA, CORY SARICH) 7:44</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 5
COLORADO 1 10:45 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>