[GDT] Flames vs Americans - Saturday Nov 22 @ 5:00pm (MST)

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Adirondack Flames (10-6-1-0) vs Rochester Americans (Buffalo Sabres) (8-8-1-0)


The first of two special jersey nights. Tonight is Military Appreciation Night with Snow Camo jerseys

Game Notes:

• The season series between the Flames and Americans is tied 2-2
• Both teams have combined for 315 PIM's in the 4 games played
• The Flames looked to extend their winning streak to 8 games; The Americans are struggling with only 3 wins in their last 10 games.

Roster Notes:

• Josh Jooris (F), Markus Granlund (F), Sven Baertschi (F), Michael Ferland (F) and Corban Knight (F) are up with the Calgary Flames
• Max Reinhart (F) has been reassigned by the Flames and should be available for the game tonight
• John Ramage (D) and Turner Elson (F) look to be scratches for tonight's game. Elson was back skating at the optional skate today for the first time in a week. One additional D scratch will be made later today.

Standings:

• Adirondack is ranked 10/30 in the AHL
• PP is 3rd in the AHL at 23.3% (20/86)
• PK is 18th in the AHL at 81.0% (67/82)

Stats:

• Ortio (G) is tied for the most wins in the AHL with 8
• Ortio also has the 3rd most minutes played (733:41) and 2nd most saves (362)
• Hathaway (F) is 3rd for most PPG (3) and 1st for minor penalties (12) by a rookie
• Emile Poirier (F) has the 3rd best rookie shooting % in the AHL with 25% (4/16)

Point Streaks and Notables:

• Agostino - 2G, 5A in 10GP
• Arnold - 4G, 5A in 10GP
• Culkin - 1G, 6A in 5GP
• Cundari 4A in 4GP
• Elson - 2G in 4GP - Injured
• Hanowski - 6G, 2A in 9GP
• Hathaway - 4G, 3A in 10GP
• Poirier - 4G, 5A in 8GP
• Reid - 2G, 1A in 2GP
• Reinhart - 1G, 4A in 6GP
• Tousignant - 2G, 2A in 6GP
• Van Brabant - 4G, 3A in 10GP
• Vause - 1G, 2A in 2GP
• Wolf - 2G, 3A in 7GP
• Ramage - 4A in 8GP
• Baertschi - 3A in 3GP - Recalled by Flames
• Ferland - 3G, 5A in 5 GP - Recalled by Flames
• Granlund - 3G in 4GP - Recalled by Flames
• Knight - 4G, 2A in 8GP - Recalled by Flames

Injuries:

• Sena Acolaste (Lower Body) - Unknown
• Turner Elson (Lower Body) - Day to Day

Preview from the Adirondack Flames : http://www.adirondackflames.com/news/?article_id=106

Preview from the Rochester Americans: http://www.amerks.com/preview.asp?gameID=20141122

Listen Live : http://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/WCQL

Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AHLFlames

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Lineup Notes:

Culkin draws in to replace Sieloff who is a healthy scratch

Tousignant is healthy scratched tonight to make room for Reinhart

Ramage is a healthy scratch, Elson is just coming back from injury and scratched and Acolaste is out with injury.

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Lines:

Wolf-Vause-Hanowski
Hathaway-Reinhart-Reid
Van Brabant-Arnold-Poirier
Gillies-Moon-Agostino

Stevenson-Yonkman
Wotherspoon-Potter
Culkin-Cundari

Thiessen.

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The Flames PBP and Colour Commentator will be answering questions again tonight. If you have one, ask them (@CClose19 and @Chris_Treft) with #AskFlamesRadio and they might (probably will as no one asked much last night) answer the question.

Again, if you don't have Twitter, feel free to post the question on the board and I can send it in on my Twitter, no problem.

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Tonight's Starters:

Thiessen
Yonkman-Stevenson
Poirier-Arnold-Van Brabant

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Correction on Tousignant: He was not scratched to make room for Reinhart. His grandmother passed away this morning. He has left the team to be with family.

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Game On!

(I got to type it this time. There wasn't a goal before I could)

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PBP confirmed Culkin was being sit due to age, amount of defencemen in the lineup.

No injury, no behaviour issues, no negative comments from Huska.

Pure numbers game and he's one of the youngest.

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David Wolf playing a very physical game early on. Just plastered a Amerk in to the boards. Cleanly too.

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We are just about 5 mins in and we are still waiting for the first official SOG. Couple pucks have been thrown in the direction of the net, but nothing dangerous looking or apparently official.

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Theissen getting the start tonight as he has the better numbers against the Amerks. Ortio has turned around a bunch since the first blow out, but Huska opted to go with Theissen instead.

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FLAMES GOAL!

1-0

Hanowski!

Assist to Wotherspoon

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This after Hathaway and Reinhart had a great little passing play and a couple chances in front of Makarov.

Reinhart looking good early tonight as well. The demotion might have kicked him in the butt the right way here.

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nice shot by Hanowski to fire that one in.

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Hanowski!

wow, your feed is way ahead of mine

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Gillies was just plastered into the boards/glass with a clean hit. Gets up jawing.

Please don't lose your mind Trevor...

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Vause gets boarded and Amerks will get a penalty.

Flames pulled the goalie and going with 6 guys on the delayed penalty.

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Agostino with a good burst of speed and drop pass to Moon, with Makarov making a good glove save.

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Shot clock was broken. Shots are actually 7-4.

Hanowski with 3 SOG already in the game.

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FLAMES GOAL!

Arnold (changed)

2-0 Flames

PPG

Assist: Reid, Cundari