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Adirondack Flames (33-29-6-2) vs Utica Comets (Vancouver Canucks) (44-19-6-1)

Game Notes:

• This is the 11th of 12 meetings between the two teams this season. The final meeting will be April 18th.
• Utica leads the season series 9-1 outscoring the Flames 29-17
• Flames have won 2 of their last 5 games; Comets have won 10 straight
• With a win and a Hamilton loss, Flames can take over 3rd in the North Division and 10th in the Western Conference.
• A loss tonight and Hamilton win will make the playoffs out of reach for the Flames

Roster Notes:

• DEL - Corey Potter (D), Markus Granlund (F), Drew Shore (F), Michael Ferland (F) Tyler Wotherspoon (D) and Joni Ortio (G) - Called up to NHL Flames
• DEL – Brian McGrattan (F) – Leave of Absence due to birth of 1st child
• ADD – Brad Thiessen (G) – Reassigned by NHL Flames
• The Flames now have 18 forwards ,10 defencemen and 3 goalies on the roster

Standings:

• Adirondack sits in 22nd (out of 30 teams) with 74 points and 4th in the North Division 21 points behind Utica, 3 points behind Toronto and 2 points behind Hamilton
• Adirondack sits 11th in the Western Conference, 5 points out of a playoff spot.
• Overall PP is 4th in the AHL at 19.5% (55/282). Home PP is 10th at 17.6%; Road PP is 4th at 21.4%
• Overall PK is 16th in the AHL at 83.0% (254/306). Home PK is 28th at 79.7%; Road PK is 13th at 85.5%
• Agostino (F) is 13th in Rookie Scoring (13G, 27A), 1st for Shorthanded Goals (3), 1st for Shorthanded Points (4) and the Flames team leader in points
• Poirier (F) is 14th in Rookie Scoring (17G, 22A) and 5th in Rookie Shooting % (16.8%)
• Wolf (F) is 17th in Rookie Scoring (19G, 17A), 2nd in Rookie PIM (152) and 3rd in Rookie Shooting % (17.4%)
• Hathaway (F) is 19th in Rookie Scoring (19G, 16A), tied for 4th in Rookie PP Goals (5) and tied for 2nd for Rookie Shorthanded Goals (2) and tied for 2nd in Rookie Shorthanded Points (3)
• Culkin (D) is tied for 4th in Rookie PP Assists (10)
  

Point Streaks and Notables:

• Arnold - 2G, 6A in 5GP
• Acolaste - 5G, 12A in 23GP
• Agostino - 9G, 17A in 23GP
• Cundari - 5G, 14A in 21GP
• Elson - 8G, 4A in 17GP - Injured
• Ferland - 2G in 2 GP - Recalled to Calgary
• Granlund - 9G, 8A in 18GP - Recalled to Calgary
• Hanowski - 4G in 9GP
• Hathaway - 4G, 2A in 5GP
• Kulak - 1G, 5A in 9GP
• McGrattan - 4A in 6 GP - On Leave
• Morrison - 1G, 4A in 5GP
• Poirier - 2G, 6A in 4GP
• Potter - 5A in 9GP - Recalled to Flames
• Reinhart - 4G, 5A in 5GP
• Wolf - 5G, 5A in 11GP

Injuries:

• Ryan Culkin (Wrist/Tendon Injury) - Injured 02/07. Out for Season. Surgery on 02/10. Starting physical therapy 03/03. Skated without a stick on 04/09.
• Bryce Van Brabant (Upper Body Injury) - Injured 03/14. Out for season. Surgery in late March.
• Joni Ortio (High Ankle Sprain) - Injured 02/20. Out 6-8 weeks. Checking in with NHL doctors on 04/07 and was on the ice doing agility drills.
• Turner Elson (Head) - Injured 03/25. Probably for tonight’s game. Skated in full practice yesterday
• Devin Setoguchi (Unknown) – Has missed a couple games and practices. Appears to be injured.
• Ben Hanowski (Unknown) – Has missed a couple games and practices. Appears to be injured.

Preview from the Adirondack Flames : http://www.adirondackflames.com/news/?article_id=251

Preview from the Utica Comets : http://www.uticacomets.com/gameday-c...mes-33-29-6-2/

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