For a third straight game, the Calgary Flames were noticeably controlled by an opponent with an inferior record.  On Friday night in Ottawa, they staked themselves to a 3-0 first period lead that was not in line with the way they played.  Even with that lead, nothing changed, and that allowed the Senators to claw [...]

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The Calgary Flames will have to play minus another defender tonight as Derek Smith exits the lineup with an injury suffered last night against the Islanders.  That was an unfortunate game all round, with the Flames not playing good hockey and also losing another body.  The good news is that Anton Babchuk is ready to [...]

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Calgary’s 2-1 shootout win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night saw the Flames play a pretty mediocre game and still come away with two points.  Calgary decided to play with fire for a second straight game, letting an inferior opponent control the hockey game for far too long, and this time it cost [...]

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The Flames look for a fifth consecutive win as they continue their six game road trip against the New York Islanders.  Calgary kicked off their trip with a 2-1 shootout win over the Blue Jackets on Tuesday night and go from the worst team in the Western Conference to the worst team in the Eastern [...]

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It’s been said a lot how the Calgary Flames aren’t a team that can play just one good period and win a hockey game.  Well, on Tuesday night they played one decent period and were able to take a 2-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, winning a fourth consecutive game for the first time [...]

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Well, here goes.  The large six game road trip starts tonight against the NHL’s worst team, as the Calgary Flames look for a fourth consecutive win.  It’s large for two reasons: the fact it’s six games and just how important it’s going to be for the rest of the season.  This is a winnable game [...]

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For the third time this season, the Flames take on the Vancouver Canucks after losing both prior games 5-1.  Calgary is playing some decent hockey over the last little while, and their last two homes games were very strong including last night’s 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings.  Now the challenge becomes arguably even [...]

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For the final time in 2011, the Calgary Flames will play at the Scotiabank Saddledome tonight when they take on the Detroit Red Wings.  It’s the third meeting between the teams this season, with the Flames looking to carry over what they did Tuesday night in a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild.  The Flames [...]

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On a night where he could have scored a few more, Jarome Iginla’s 497th career goal proved to be the winner in a 2-1 Flames win over the Northwest Division leading Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.  Iginla’s trio with Olli Jokinen and Curtis Glencross were dominant on this night and were good for both goals [...]

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It’ll be another year without a win in Chicago, as Calgary’s United Center woes stretch to four seasons thanks to a 4-2 loss at the hands of the Blackhawks on Sunday night.  It serves as a fourth straight loss for the Flames in a game that was never really close.  Chicago controlled things from the [...]

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