CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:
FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
DECEMBER 10, 2022 – TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS [5] vs. CALGARY FLAMES 4
The Calgary Flames continued their three-game road trip with their second stop coming at Scotiabank Arena to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs on Hockey Night in Canada. Auston Matthews opened the scoring 5:03 into the first, but the Flames would respond with a pair of goals from Noah Hanifin and Nazem Kadri to take a 2-1 lead. William Nylander would score late in the frame and a busy opening 20 minutes would end with the teams deadlocked at two. The Flames and Leafs would trade goals throughout the rest of the game with Nylander scoring again to give the Leafs their lead back, but Trevor Lewis netted his fifth of the season to tie the game back up. In the third Noah Hanifin scored his second of the night, giving the Flames their first lead since the opening period. However, it wouldn’t last long as Michael Bunting would draw the Leafs level and the teams remained in a stalemate through 60 minutes. Overtime was required and in the extra frame Jonathan Huberdeau was called for high-sticking and Mitch Marner would score the game-winner on the power play to give the Leafs a 5-4 victory.
CGY GOAL SCORERS: Hanifin (2, 3), Kadri (11), Lewis (5)
GOALIE: Vladar (29-34, .853 Sv%)
PP: 1/2 (50%)
PK: 3/6 (50%)
FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 3-2-0
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
December 10, 2022 CGY [4] at TOR 5 Marner Vladar Murray
December 9, 2022 CGY [1] at CBJ [3] Robinson Markstrom Korpisalo/ Merzlikins
December 7, 2022 MIN [3] vs. CGY [5] Andersson Vladar Fleury
December 5, 2022 ARI [2] vs. CGY [3] Kadri Vladar Vejmelka
December 3, 2022 WSH [2] vs. CGY [5] Ruzicka Vladar Kuemper/ Lindgren
*shootout winning goal
FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
December 12, 2022 5:00pm at Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre
December 14, 2022 8:00pm vs. Vancouver Canucks Scotiabank Saddledome
December 16, 2022 7:00pm vs. St. Louis Blues Scotiabank Saddledome
December 18, 2022 8:00pm at San Jose Sharks SAP Center
December 20, 2022 8:30pm at San Jose Sharks SAP Center
TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
this is the second of two matchups this season between the Flames and Canadiens. The Flames fell 2-1 against Montreal in their first meeting this season. This is a Pacific Division versus Atlantic Division Matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 2-4-1 against Atlantic Division opponents this season and a record of 6-8-4 against Eastern Conference opponents.
LAST TIME AGAINST MONTREAL:
The Calgary Flames welcomed the Montreal Canadiens to the Scotiabank Saddledome for the second game in a five game homestand back on December 1st. The Flames fell behind early with Juraj Slafkovsky scoring just 13 seconds into the game while Jake Allen turned aside all 12 opening-frame shots he faced. It would take 39:18 of game-time for a response from the Slafkovsky goal and it would be Elias Lindholm who scored to tie the game late in the second. In the third, the Flames would pepper the Canadiens goaltender with 21 shots, but it would be Cole Caufield who scored the only goal of the frame to give the Habs a 2-1 victory. Calgary outshot Montreal 46-19 on that night.
HISTORY AGAINST THE HABS:
Since the Flames and Canadiens met in the 1989 Stanley Cup Finals, the two clubs have played 69 contests, with the Flames holding a 31-29-5-4 advantage. The Flames and Canadiens have played in four different venues including the Montreal Forum where the Flames went 2-5-1 in their final games in the Forum, the Bell Centre where the Flames have a record of 8-13-2-1, the Scotiabank Saddledome where the Flames have a 20-11-2-3 advantage and at McMahon Stadium for the 2011 Heritage Classic where the Flames won 4-0 and became the first team to record a shutout in an outdoor game in NHL history. Miikka Kiprusoff was the goalie on that day for the Flames and stopped all 39 shots he faced.
CRISS CROSS:
Both coaching staffs have a member who will be coaching against a former team from their playing days. Canadiens Head Coach Martin St. Louis played 69 games as a member of the Calgary Flames over two seasons, scoring four goals and 16 assists for 20 points as a Flame. On the other side, Flames Associate Coach Kirk Muller was a member of the Montreal Canadiens for parts of four seasons from 1991 to 1995, winning a Stanley Cup in 1993 and captained the team during the 1994-95 campaign. Muller recorded 247 points (104G, 143A) during his 267 games with Montreal. St. Louis and the Canadiens got the better of Muller and the Flames in their first meeting back on December 1st winning 2-1.
HAVE A NIGHT HANIFIN:
Noah Hanifin scored two goals on Saturday nights clash against the Toronto Maple Leafs. He became the first Flames defenseman with a multi-goal game against the Maple Leafs since current Toronto blueliner Mark Giordano on October 14, 2006. Hanifin recorded the second two-goal game of his career, with the other coming back on November 25th of 2018 in Arizona.
NEW KID ON THE BLOCK:
Matthew Phillips made his season debut on Saturday night in Toronto, playing in his first NHL game since May of 2021, and second of his career. The Calgary, AB native logged 9:21 of ice-time and recorded a shot on goal. Phillips was slotted with Mikael Backlund and Adam Ruzicka and the trio formed an entire line of Calgary Flames draft picks.
DID YOU KNOW?
Tyler Toffoli was a member of the Canadiens for parts of two seasons and was a key contributor of the Canadiens team that went to the 2021 Stanley Cup Finals with 14 points (5G, 9A) in 22 playoff games, including the series clincher in overtime against Winnipeg. He was acquired by the Flames via trade last season. MacKenzie Weegar played his first NHL game against the Montreal Canadiens back on April 3rd of 2017. Adam Ruzicka is tied for first in NHL scoring among Slovakian-born NHLers (6-10 – 16) Matthew Phillips became the fourth Flame to make their season debut after being called up from the Calgary Wranglers (AHL), joining Nick DeSimone, Dennis Gilbert and Radim Zohorna.
CALGARY FLAMES vs. MONTREAL CANADIENS
ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
CGY vs. MTL 46-66-15-4 27-31-7-3 19-35-8-1 5-4-1 L3
GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. Montreal Canadiens
7:00pm ET
Bell Centre
TV: Sportsnet
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960
2022-23 Season Series: 0-1-0 (Home: 0-1-0, Road 0-0-0)
Dec. 1, 2022 – MTL [2] at CGY [1]
Dec. 12, 2022 – CGY at MTL
2021-22 Season Record vs. MTL: 0-1-1 (Home: 0-0-1, Road: 0-1-0)
Last Home Win vs. MTL: April 24, 2021 – Montreal [2] vs. Calgary [5]
Last Road Win @ MTL: April 14, 2021 – Calgary [4] at Montreal [1]
Last Home Loss vs. MTL: December 1, 2022 – Montreal [2] vs. Calgary [1]
Last Road Loss @ MTL: November 11, 2021 – Calgary [2] at Montreal [4]
2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES
FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Nov. 15 – recalled Dennis Gilbert (D) from Calgary (AHL): reassigned (D) Nick DeSimone to Calgary (AHL)
Nov. 27 – reassigned Dennis Gilbert (D) to Calgary (AHL)
Dec. 8 – placed Kevin Rooney (F) on waivers; cleared waivers
Dec. 8 – recalled Matthew Phillips (F) from Calgary (AHL)
Dec. 9 – recalled Radim Zohorna (F) from Calgary (AHL)
FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 20)
Noah Hanifin – illness (1 game: Oct. 21)
Chris Tanev – upper-body (5 games: Nov. 3 – Nov. 10)
Jonathan Huberdeau – upper-body (3 games: Nov. 8 – Nov. 12)
Michael Stone – lower-body (11 games: Nov. 7 – Nov. 25)
RECORD BY MONTH
October November December January February March April
HOME 4-2-0 3-2-1 3-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
AWAY 1-0-0 2-5-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
TOTAL 5-2-0 5-7-3 3-2-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
POINTS LEADER BY MONTH
October November December January February March April
Player Kadri Lindholm Lindholm – – – –
Points 4-5 – 9 4-9 – 13 3-4 – 7 – – – –
RECORD BY DAY
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
0-0-0 3-0-1 3-2-0 1-0-1 1-5-0 0-2-0 4-2-2
RECORD BY DAYS BETWEEN GAMES/ON…
0 Days: 0-2-1
1 Day: 9-7-2
2 Days: 3-2-0
3 Days: 0-1-0
4+ Days: 0-0-0
First of B2B: 0-2-1
Second of B2B: 0-2-1
RECORD WHEN…
0G 1G 2G 3G 4G 5G 6G
Scoring 0-1-0 0-2-1 0-3-0 4-1-2 2-1-1 5-0-0 2-0-0
Allowing 0-0-0 1-0-0 7-1-1 3-6-0 1-2-2 1-1-1 0-1-0
LAST TIME (2022-23) PREVIOUS
Regulation win, home 5-3 vs. MIN: 12/7/22 3-2 vs. ARI: 12/5/22
Regulation win, away 5-2 vs. PHI: 11/21/22 4-3 vs. EDM: 10/15/22
Regulation loss, home 1-2 vs. MTL: 12/1/22 1-4 vs. NSH: 11/03/22
Regulation loss, away 1-3 vs. CBJ: 12/9/22 2-3 vs. CAR: 11/26/22
OT win, home 3-2 vs. CAR: 10/22/22 1-0 vs. VAN: 01/29/22
OT win, away – 5-4 at NSH: 4/26/22
OT loss, home 3-4 vs. NJD: 11/05/22 0-1 vs. BUF: 3/18/22
OT loss, away 4-5 vs. TOR: 12/10/22 3-4 vs. NYI: 11/07/22
Shootout win, home – 2-1 vs. PIT: 11/29/21
Shootout win, away 5-4 at FLA: 11/19/22 4-3 at ANA: 12/3/21
Shootout loss, home – 2-3 vs. LAK: 3/31/22
Shootout loss, away 1-2 at PIT: 11/23/22 2-3 at NSH: 04/19/22
Shutout, home – Markstrom, 19 saves: 3/12/22
Shutout, away – Markstrom, 23 saves: 1/26/22
CALGARY FLAMES JERSEY RECORD:
JERSEY GP W L OTL/SOL Last Result
Home 12 6 5 1 1-4 L at TBL
Away 11 3 6 2 4-5 OTL at TOR
Alternate 2 1 1 0 1-2 L vs. MTL
Reverse Retro 3 3 0 0 5-3 W vs. MIN
CALGARY FLAMES ALTERNATE JERSEY SCHEDULE:
November 29 vs FLA (6-2 W) December 1 vs. MTL (1-2 L) December 16 vs. STL January 18 vs. COL
January 21 vs. TBL January 23 vs. CBJ January 26 vs. CHI February 28 vs. BOS
March 2 vs. TOR March 4 vs MIN March 23 vs. VGK March 25 vs. SJS
CALGARY FLAMES REVERSE RETRO SCHEDULE:
December 3 vs. WSH (5-2 W) December 5 vs. ARI (3-2 W) December 7 vs. MIN (5-3 W) December 14 vs. VAN
MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:
À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…
- Les Canadiens et les Flames s’affrontent ce soir pour la 132e fois en saison régulière. En incluant les matchs de séries, c’est le 143e affrontement entre ces deux équipes.
- The Canadiens and Flames are facing each other for the 132nd time in regular season. Including playoff contests, tonight’s the 143rd match-up between the two teams.
DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – LAK 4 @ MTL 2 (@ CENTRE BELL)
Buts MTL Goals – Hoffman, Caufield
Buts LAK Goals – Kopitar, Arvidsson, Edler, Kempe
Gardien MTL Goalie – Allen (31-34)
Gardien LAK Goalie – Copley (20-22)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 0/3
Avantage numérique LAK Powerplay – 0/4
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Guhle – 24:20) ; S (Caufield – 4) ; HT (Pezzetta – 6) ; BS (Edmundson, Guhle – 3)
MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
14 DÉC. @ OTTAWA 19 h / 7 p.m.
15 DÉC. VS. ANAHEIM 19 h / 7 p.m.
17 DÉC. VS TAMPA BAY 19 h / 7 p.m.
19 DÉC. @ ARIZONA 22 h / 10 p.m.
21 DÉC. @ COLORADO 20 h / 8 p.m.
RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur
Player
Date Blessure
Injury
Matchs ratés
Games lost
Retour
Return
C. Price – Genou / Knee 27 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 27 –
M. Matheson – Haut du corps / Upper-body 17 19/11/2022
B. Gallagher – Bas du corps / Lower-body 5 –
M. Hoffman – Bas du corps / Lower-body 8 10/12/2022
J. Drouin – Haut du corps / Upper-body 12 –
RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick du Rocket de Laval (01/12)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Rem Pitlick from the Laval Rocket (12/01)
Les Canadiens ont cédé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick au Rocket de Laval (18/11)
The Canadiens have loaned forward Rem Pitlick to the Laval Rocket (11/18)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick du Rocket de Laval (16/11)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Rem Pitlick from the Laval Rocket (11/16)
Les Canadiens ont placé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick au ballottage (07/11)
The Canadiens have placed forward Rem Pitlick on waivers (11/07)
Les Canadiens ont cédé le défenseur Corey Schueneman au Rocket de Laval (26/10)
The Canadiens have loaned defenseman Corey Schueneman to the Laval Rocket (10/26)
NOTES DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS NOTES
STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 11/12 – BEFORE GAMES ON 12/11
PTS (28 – 21e/21st)
V/W (13 – 21e/21st)
BP/GF (79 – 24e/24th)
BC/GA (96 – 24e/24th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (29.0 – 30e/30th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (33.0 – 23e/23rd)
MÉ/Hits (455 – 30e/30th)
MP/PIM (325 – 4e/4th)
AN/PP (15.7% – 30e/30th)
DN/PK (80.7% – 9e/9th)
LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION L’AN DERNIER / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION LAST SEASON
Adversaire
Opponent
Fiche
Record
PTS Buts pour
Goals for
Buts contre
Goals against
Atlantique 9-14-3 21 84 89
Centrale 3-9-4 10 39 65
Métropolitaine 6-17-1 13 55 103
Pacifique 4-9-3 11 43 62
Total 22-49-11 55 221 319
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals
LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION CETTE SAISON / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION THIS SEASON
Division Fiche
Record
PTS Buts pour
Goals for
Buts contre
Goals against
Atlantique 3-2-0 6 12 17
Centrale 3-3-1 7 22 23
Métropolitaine 4-3-0 8 22 25
Pacifique 3-4-1 7 26 31
Total 13-12-2 28 82 96
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals
MARTIN ST-LOUIS EN CHIFFRES / MARTIN ST. LOUIS’ NUMBERS…
Matchs/Games : 64
Victoires/Wins : 27
Fiche : 27-31-6
Points de classement/Standing points : 60
CANADIENS VS. CALGARY
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. CGY 70-44-15-2 (131 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 36-18-8-1 (63 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 34-26-7-1 (68 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
V 2-1 W @ CGY (01/12/22)
J. Allen 1-46 | J. Markstrom 2-19
BG / WG: C. Caufield
10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE CALGARY / LAST 10 GAMES VS. CALGARY:
01/12/22 – MTL 2 @ CGY 1
03/03/22 – MTL 5 @ CGY 4 (P/OT)
11/11/21 – CGY 2 @ MTL 4
26/04/21 – MTL 2 @ CGY 1
24/04/21 – MTL 2 @ CGY 5
23/04/21 – MTL 2 @ CGY 4
16/04/21 – CGY 1 @ MTL 2
14/04/21 – CGY 4 @ MTL 1
13/03/21 – MTL 1 @ CGY 3
11/03/21 – MTL 1 @ CGY 2
CETTE SAISON CONTRE CALGARY / THIS SEASON VS. CALGARY
Match #1: 01/12/2022 @ CGY – V/W 2-1
Match #2: 12/12/2022 @ MTL
MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE CALGARY / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. CALGARY:
1) Evgenii Dadonov (9-3-12, 19 pj/gp)
2) Mike Hoffman (5-10-15, 15 pj/gp)
3) Brendan Gallagher (5-2-7, 17 pj/gp)
MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE CALGARY / LEADING SCORERS VS. CALGARY:
1) Mike Hoffman (5-10-15, 15 pj/gp)
2) Nick Suzuki (4-8-12, 14 pj/gp)
3) Evgenii Dadonov (9-3-12, 19 pj/gp)
MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE CALGARY / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. CALGARY:
1) Joel Edmundson (12, 23 pj/gp)
2) Josh Anderson (9, 19 pj/gp)
3) Brendan Gallagher (8, 17 pj/gp)
