NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:
ALL-TIME vs. CALGARY
OVERALL (82 GP) 40-25-(4)-13
HOME (43 GP) 22-12-(1)-8
ROAD (39 GP) 18-13-(3)-5
LAST MEETING Jan. 16, 2023 at NSH (W, 2-1)
PLAYOFFS Never Met
− The Predators are 40-25-(4)-13 all-time against the Flames, including an 18-13-(3)-5 record on the road.
− This is the third and final matchup between Nashville and Calgary in 2022-23; it is the second of two at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
− Nashville is 2-0-0 against Calgary this season, earning a 4-1 win on the road on Nov. 3 and a 2-1 victory at Bridgestone Arena on Jan. 16.
− The Predators are 4-0-1 in their last five games against the Flames; they are 7-1-2 in their last 10; and 4-1-0 in their last five on the road.
− The Predators have only lost three times in regulation to the Flames since Dec. 15, 2015 (11-3-6) and have picked up at least one point in 26 of their last 33 games (18-7-8).
NOTABLES vs. CALGARY
− Roman Josi has six goals and 19 assists in 31 career games vs. Calgary.
− Ryan Johansen has nine points (3g-6a) in his last 14 meetings with the Flames, and 15 points (5g-10a) in 29 career games against Calgary.
− Juuse Saros is 7-1-1 with a .926 save percentage in 10 career games vs. the Flames.
− Matt Duchene became the first 40-goal scorer in Predators history on April 19, 2022 vs. Calgary.
− Mark Jankowski was drafted by Calgary in the first round (21st overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft. He posted 64 points (36g28a) in 208 games with the Flames from 2016-20.
LAST TIME OUT
− Nashville Predators 0, Winnipeg Jets 2 – April 8 (Canada Life Centre)
− NSH goals:
− WPG goals: Scheifele – GWG (40), Pionk (10)
− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (L, 36/38); WPG – Hellebuyck (W, 28/28)
− Power plays: NSH 0-1; WPG 0-3
− Notes: Nashville moved to 19-17-4 on the road in 2022-23… The Predators closed out their four-game, regular-season series against the Jets with a 1-1-2 record… Nashville was shut out for the seventh time this season… The Predators killed off all three of the Jets’ power-play opportunities… Juuse Saros stopped 36 of 38 shots, including 19 of 20 in the second period… Dante Fabbro led all skaters in hits (8) and shared the game-high in blocked shots (4).
INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-April 8 72
Filip Forsberg Upper body – IR Feb. 13-April 8 29
Ryan Johansen Lower body Feb. 23-April 8 24
Juuso Parssinen Upper body Feb. 26-April 8 23
Alexandre Carrier Upper body March 4-April 8 20
Roman Josi Upper body March 19-April 8 12
Matt Duchene Upper body March 28-April 8 7
Jeremy Lauzon Upper body April 1-8 5
Cole Smith Upper body April 3-8 4
Total man-games lost: 267
Individual man-games lost: Borowiecki – 73; Carrier – 34; Forsberg – 29; Johansen – 24; Parssinen – 23; McCarron – 20; Josi – 12; McDonagh – 11; Smith – 10; Duchene – 8; Lauzon – 8; Trenin – 5; Glass – 3; Jankowski – 3; Asplund – 1; Evangelista – 1; Lankinen – 1; Tomasino – 1
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− April 8: Recalled defenseman Kevin Gravel from Milwaukee (AHL).
− April 6: Recalled forward Zach Sanford from Milwaukee (AHL). Reassigned defenseman Kevin Gravel to Milwaukee (AHL).
− April 5: Reassigned forward John Leonard to Milwaukee (AHL).
− April 3: Recalled forward John Leonard from Milwaukee (AHL).
CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:
FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
April 8, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [2] vs. VANCOUVER CANUCKS 3
The Calgary Flames travelled to Vancouver for a matchup with the Canucks on Saturday night. The Canucks would open the scoring 9:03 into the opening frame with Cole McWard giving the Canucks a 1-0 lead. The Canucks would extend their lead later in the period with Elias Petterson netting his 38th to make it 2-0 to the home side through 20. In the second, the Flames would fire 18 shots on goal but couldn’t beat Thatcher Demko and the score remained 2-0 through 40. In the third, the Flames would start a rally first with Elias Lindholm burying his 22nd, followed by Nazem Kadri converting on a Flames powerplay to tie the game at two’s. The game would require overtime, but the extra frame would solve nothing and the Canucks would go on to win in a shootout 3-2.
CGY GOAL SCORERS: Lindholm (22), Kadri (24)
GOALIE: Markstrom (31/33, .939 Sv%)
PP: 1/4 (25%)
PK: 3/3 (100%)
FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 3-1-1
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
April 8, 2023 CGY [2] at VAN 3 Kuzmenko* Markstrom Demko
April 5, 2023 CGY [3] at WPG [1] Duehr Markstrom Hellebuyck
April 4, 2023 CHI [4] vs. CGY [3] Wagner Markstrom Mrazek
April 2, 2023 ANA [4] vs. CGY [5] Stone Markstrom/Vladar Dostal
March 31, 2023 CGY [5] at VAN 4 Toffoli Markstrom Demko
*shootout winning goal
FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
April 10, 2023 7:30pm vs. Nashville Predators Scotiabank Saddledome
April 12, 2023 8:00pm vs. San Jose Sharks Scotiabank Saddledome
TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the third and final matchup this season between the Flames and Predators. The Flames dropped both prior meetings with Nashville this season. This is a Pacific Division versus Central Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 10-9-4 against Central Division opponents this season and a record of 25-15-8 against Western Conference opponents.
AGAINST NASHVILLE THIS SEASON:
The Flames and Predators get set to face-off for the third and final time this season, with Nashville taking both previous meetings. Their first matchup came at the Scotiabank Saddledome in November which saw Blake Coleman score for the Flames, but Mark Jankowski, Fillip Forsberg, Roman Josi, and Matt Duchene all found the back of the net for Nashville in a 4-1 loss. In their most recent meeting, Nikita Zadorov scored to tie his-then single-season high in goals with his seventh, but Roman Josi and Juuso Parssinen helped Nashville prevail 2-1.
QUICK HITS:
Tyler Toffoli recorded an assist on Saturday to give him six points in his last five games. Noah Hanifin also had an assist on Saturday night to give him three points in his last three games and second-most points he’s recorded in a single season, only trailing last year’s career-best campaign (48).
DID YOU KNOW?
With Wednesday’s win, Darryl Sutter has 830 combined regular season and playoff victories, which moves him into 8th all-time among NHL head coaches. Nikita Zadorov scored his 11th goal of the season on Wednesday night against the Jets. Zadorov’s 11 goals are the most among Russian-born defenseman in the NHL this season, with Mikhail Sergachev (9) currently trailing him by two tallies. Zadorov currently has the fifth-most goals among all active Russian-born defenseman (38).
CALGARY FLAMES vs. NASHVILLE PREDATORS
CGY vs. NSH ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
38-34-4-5 18-15-3-3 20-19-1-2 3-4-3 L2
GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. Nashville Predators
7:30pm MT
Scotiabank Saddledome
TV: Sportsnet One, Sportsnet West
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960
2022-23 Season Series: 0-1-0 (Home: 0-1-0, Road 0-0-0)
Nov. 3, 2021 – NSH [4] at CGY [1]
Jan. 16, 2023 – CGY [1] at NSH [2]
Apr. 10, 2023 – NSH at CGY
2021-22 Season Record vs. NSH: 1-0-2 (Home: 0-0-1, Road: 1-0-1
Last Home Win vs. NSH: December 8, 2018 – Nashville [2] vs. Calgary [5]
Last Road Win @ NSH: April 26, 2022 – Calgary [5] at Nashville 4
Last Home Loss vs. NSH: November 3, 2022 – Nashville [4] vs. Calgary [1]
Last Road Loss @ NSH: January 16, 2023 – Calgary [1] at Nashville [2]
2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES
FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 66)
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)
MacKenzie Weegar – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 12)
Elias Lindholm – upper-body injury (1 game: Dec. 12)
Chris Tanev – upper-body injury (3 games: Dec. 14 – Dec. 18)
Radim Zohorna – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 18)
Dennis Gilbert – lower-body injury (4 games: Dec. 20 – Dec. 27)
Brett Ritchie – upper-body injury (8 games: Jan. 8 – Jan. 26)
Chris Tanev – injury reserve (2 games: Jan. 26 – Jan. 27)
Rasmus Andersson – day-to-day (3 games: Feb. 9 – Feb. 13)
Michael Stone – lower-body injury (19 games: Feb. 22 – Mar. 28)
Chris Tanev – upper body injury (6 games: Mar. 21 – Apr. 2)
