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NHL Preview: Calgary Flames (30-24-13) at Arizona Coyotes (24-32-11)

CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:

FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
March 12, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [5] vs. OTTAWA SENATORS [1]
The Calgary Flames welcomed the Ottawa Senators to the Scotiabank Saddledome on Sunday night. The Flames would open the scoring with Rasmus Andersson finishing off a three-way Swedish passing play from Lindholm and Backlund to net his ninth of the season, and first shorthanded goal of his career. Shortly after, the same trio would link up again, this time Andersson dishing to Backlund who found Elias Lindholm who deposited his 200th career goal into the back of the net to make it 2-0 Flames through 20. Tim Stuzle would bring Ottawa within one 5:55 into the second, before the Flames responded with a pair of goals from Huberdeau and Hanifin to make it 4-1 through 40. Trevor Lewis would add one more for the Flames in the third, and Calgary knocked off the Ottawa 5-1.
CGY GOAL SCORERS: Andersson (9), Lindholm (19), Huberdeau (13), Hanifin (5), Lewis (9)
GOALIE: Markstrom (30/31, .968 Sv%)
PP: 1/3 (33%)
PK: 4/4 (100%)

FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 3-2-0
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
March 12, 2023 OTT [1] vs. CGY [5] Lindholm Markstrom Mandolese
March 10, 2023 ANA [3] vs. CGY [1] Leason Markstrom Gibson
March 7, 2023 CGY [1] at MIN 0 Toffoli* Markstrom Gustavsson
March 6, 2023 CGY [5] at DAL [4] Toffoli Markstrom Oettinger
March 4, 2023 MIN [3] vs. CGY [0] Eriksson Ek Markstrom Gustavsson
*shootout winning goal

FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
March 14, 2023 8:00pm at Arizona Coyotes Mullett Arena
March 16, 2023 8:00pm at Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena
March 18, 2023 8:00pm vs. Dallas Stars Scotiabank Saddledome
March 20, 2023 8:30pm at Los Angeles Kings Crypto.com Arena
March 21, 2023 8:00pm at Anaheim Ducks Honda Center

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the third and final matchup this season between the Flames and Coyotes. The Flames have won both previous meeting so far this season. This is a Pacific Division versus Central Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 9-8-2 against Central Division opponents this season and a record of 18-12-5 against Western Conference opponents.

FLAMES VERSUS COYOTES THIS SEASON:
The Flames and Coyotes get set to face off for the third and final time this season, with the Flames going 2-0-0 in their previous meetings. Nazem Kadri leads the Flames with four points (1G, 3A) in the clubs’ previous two match-up’s while Jakob Pelletier and Walker Duehr both recorded their first multi-point games in the last meeting between Arizona and Calgary on February 22nd . Dan Vladar backstopped the Flames in both victories, turning aside 30 shots in the two games.

CALGARY FLAMES vs. ARIZONA COYOTES
CGY vs. ARI ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRKs
105-77-20-7 63-32-9-2 42-45-11-5 8-2-0 W7

GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. Arizona Coyotes
8:00pm PT
Mullett Arena
TV: Sportsnet One, Sportsnet 360
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960

2022-23 Season Series: 2-0-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road 1-0-0)
Dec. 5, 2022 – ARI [2] at CGY [3]
Feb. 22, 2023 – CGY [6] at ARI [3]
Mar. 14, 2023 – CGY at ARI

2021-22 Season Record vs. ARI: 3-0-0 (Home: 2-0-0, Road: 1-0-0)
Last Home Win vs. ARI: December 5, 2023 – Arizona [2] vs. Calgary [3]
Last Road Win @ ARI: February 22, 2023 – Calgary [6] at Arizona [3]
Last Home Loss vs. ARI: April 3, 2022 – Arizona [4] vs. Calgary [1]
Last Road Loss @ ARI: November 16, 2019 – Calgary [0] at Arizona [3]

2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES
FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Feb. 5 – recalled Jakob Pelletier (F) and Dennis Gilbert (D) from Calgary (AHL)
Feb. 6 – activated Chris Tanev (D) from IR
Feb. 21 – recalled Walker Duehr (F) from Calgary (AHL); placed Michael Stone (D) on IR
Mar. 3 – acquired Dryden Hunt (F) from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Radim Zohorna (F)
Mar. 3 – acquired Troy Stecher (D) and Nick Ritchie (F) from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Brett Ritchie (F) and Connor Mackey (D)

FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 52)
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 (8 games: Feb. 22 – Mar. 12)

ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:

3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona comes into tonight on a five-game point streak (3-0-2) as well as a three-game home win streak. A win tonight would establish the second 4-game home win streak this season (1/26 – 2/19), which would mark the first time the Coyotes have produced multiple 4+ game home win streaks in a campaign since 2018-19

• The NHL’s 1st Star of the Week Clayton Keller comes into tonight with 28 pts (11-17-28) since 2/5, a mark that trails only Connor McDavid in that span. Keller is the first Coyote to be named the NHL’s 1st Star of the Week since Mike Smith on April 2-8, 2012

• Already setting single-season career-highs in goals (29) and points (69), Keller is one goal shy of 30 for the season. Since the franchise relocated to Arizona, he’d be the eighth Coyote (12th instance) to tally 30 goals in a season for the club LAST GAME

Coyotes 5, Wild 4 (OT) – March 12, 2023 – Mullett Arena
ARI Goals: Hayton (12, 13), Ritchie (8), Keller (28, 29)
MIN Goals: Zuccarello (22), Reaves (2), Boldy (19), Dewar (6)
ARI Goalie: Vejmelka (W) – 30 svs on 34 shots
MIN Goalie: Gustavsson (O) – 18 svs on 23 shots
PP: 1-2 PK: 4-4
Notes: ARI defeated MIN in OT to claim a 2-2-0 season series ledger against them (MIN, 2-1-1)…It’s the first time the Coyotes beat the Wild in consecutive tries since 11/27/18 – 3/31/19….The Yotes enter tonight on a 4-game home point streak, tying a season-high (two previous instances)…Clayton Keller extended his point streak to five games by recording two goals and an assist; One of his goals came in overtime, his second tally in an extra session this season (Dec. 11) while also setting a new single-season career-high for goals (29)…Barrett Hayton produced a single-game career-high with four points (2-2-4) which is tied for the most by a Coyote in a game this season…Sunday was Hayton’s second career multi-goal game (11/16/21 at STL) and established a career-best 4-game point streak for the centerman…Brett Ritchie recorded his second career 3-point game (1-2-3) as well as his second career multi-assist game (1-2-3 on 5/19/21 w/CGY)…Juuso Valimaki registered another multi-assist game, giving him six helpers in his last seven skates…Lawson Crouse, Liam O’Brien, Bokondji Imama and Connor Mackey all recorded fighting majors…The last time the Coyotes collectively recorded 4 fighting majors in a game was 2/16/12 at LAK and the last time the club did it at home was 3/10/07 vs CHI…Jack McBain registered an assist and has a career 2-2-4 scoring line over 5 GP vs MIN, the team that drafted him…Victor Soderstrom has picked up an assist in four of his last five home games

MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Nick Schmaltz…Day-to-Day…Lower-Body (1 / 3/11)
Christian Fischer…Day-to-Day…Lower-Body (1 / 3/11)
Total man games lost: 126 games
Liam O’Brien – 23 (12/17 – 2/6) – Upper-Body | 2 (2/11 – 2/13) – Upper-Body
Jakob Chychrun – 16 (10/13 – 11/17) – Upper-Body
Matias Maccelli – 16 (12/27 – 1/24) – Lower-Body
Nick Schmaltz – 15 (10/15 – 11/17) – Upper-Body | 1 (12/31) – Upper-Body
Zack Kassian – 9 (11/1 – 11/21) – Lower-Body
Connor Timmins – 9 (10/15 – 11/5) – Upper-Body
Shayne Gostisbehere – 8 (1/26 – 2/18) – Upper-Body
Andrew Ladd – 6 (N/A) – Undisclosed
Josh Brown – 3 (11/23 – 11/27) – Upper-Body | 4 (2/26 – 3/3)
Ben McCartney – 3 (10/13 – 10/17) – Lower-Body
Juuso Valimaki – 1 (11/23) – Upper-Body
Lawson Crouse – 1 (12/1) – Illness | 4 (1/19 – 1/24) – Upper-Body
Christian Fischer – 1 (3/3) – Illness
Connor Ingram – 1 (1/8) – Illness

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-3/13 – Assigned F Bokondji Imama and F Milos Kelemen to Tucson (AHL)
-3/12 – Recalled F Bokondji Imama and F Milos Kelemen from Tucson (AHL)
-3/9 – Assigned F Jean-Sebastien Dea to Tucson (AHL)
-3/9 – Recalled G Ivan Prosvetov from Tucson (AHL)
-3/8 – Assigned F Bokondji Imama to Tucson (AHL)
-3/7 – Recalled F Bokondji Imama from Tucson (AHL)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME (AZ) OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Thur, March 16 7pm vs VAN Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra ESPN 620
Sat, March 18 7:30pm vs CHI Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra 98.7 FM
Tue, March 21 7pm at WPG Canada Life Centre Bally Sports Arizona ESPN 620

YOTES & FLAMES

  • Tonight is the third and final ARI-CGY matchup this season. Calgary took the first matchup 3-2 on 12/5 at the Saddledome as well as well as the second one 6-3 on 2/22 in Tempe
  • Clayton Keller has recorded three points (1-2-3) over the two games against the Flames this season, including a goal and an assist in the 2/22 meeting. His production this season has put him in a tie among active Coyotes for the lead in assists
  • Matias Maccelli scored for the Yotes in the 2/22 matchup as well and also notched an assist in the December contest
  • Zack Kassian paces current Coyotes in games played (37), goals (6) and assists (7, tied) in his career against the Flames
  • If Kassian plays tonight, it’ll be the first time he’s faced the Flames in a non-Battle of Alberta contest since 2/14/15 when he played for Vancouver
  • Coyotes franchise vs Flames
    • All-Time: 84-100-20-5
    • Home: 50-41-11-1
    • Road: 34-59-9-4
    • L10: 2-7-1
    • STRK: L7

SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE FLAMES
Zack Kassian…6-7-13…37 career GP
Clayton Keller…5-7-12…16 career GP
Nick Schmaltz…2-5-7…16 career GP
Matias Maccelli…1-1-2…4 career GP
Jack McBain…0-1-1…3 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Kassian, 6)… Assists (Kassian/Keller, 7)…Points (Kassian, 13)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Brown, 1)…Assists (Nemeth, 2)…Points (Nemeth, 2)

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