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Adirondack Flames (18-11-1-1) vs Utica Comets (Vancouver Canucks) (19-5-5-0)

The Adirondack Flames need to find a way to beat the Utica Comets

Game Notes:

• This is the 5th of 12 meetings between the teams and the 2nd half of a holiday delayed home and home series. Utica leads the season series 4-0 outscoring the Flames 14-6
• The Flames have won 5 of their last 7 games; Utica have won 5 of their last 7 games
• Flames players looking to snap scoreless streaks: Gillies (10 games), Tousignant (8 games) , Agostino (7 games) and Reinhart (5 games)

Roster Notes:

• Markus Granlund (F) is up with the Calgary Flames .
• Corey Potter (D) has been assigned back to Adirondack
• The Flames now have 16 forwards, 9 defencemen and 2 goalies on the roster

Standings:

• Adirondack sits in 7th (out of 30 teams) with 38 points in the AHL and 2nd in the North Division 5 points behind Utica.
• Overall PP is 5th in the AHL at 19.6% (27/138). Home PP is 5th at 22.5%; Road PP is 19th at 16.4%
• Overall PK is 9th in the AHL at 85.2% (121/130). Home PK is 14th at 83.1%; Road PK is 8th at 87.3%
• Ortio (G) is 2nd in the AHL in wins (14), 5th in the AHL for minutes played 1271:46) and 3rd for saves (595)
• Poirier (F) is 14th amongst all rookies in points with 8G, 8A and 16 PTS.
• Culkin (D) is tied for 3rd amongst all rookies for PP Assists (4)
• Flames goalies have allowed the most penalty shot goals in the league. 3 goals on 4 attempts.
  

Point Streaks and Notables:

• Acolaste - 2A in 4GP
• Arnold - 1G, 2A in 4GP
• Baertschi - 1G, 6A in 9GP
• Culkin - 4A in 6GP
• Cundari - 2G, 9A in 15GP
• Hathaway - 2G in 3GP
• Ferland - 4G, 7A in 14GP
• Poirier - 3G, 1A in 4GP
• Potter - 3A in 5GP
• Vause - 2G, 1A in 5GP
• Wolf - 2G in 2GP
• Granlund - 3G in 4GP - Recalled by Flames
• Knight - 2G in 5GP - Injure

Injuries:

• Devin Setoguchi (Upper Body Injury) - Unknown
• Corban Knight (Broken Thumb) - Day to Day

Preview from the Adirondack Flames : http://www.adirondackflames.com/news/?article_id=150

Preview from the Utica Comets : http://www.uticacomets.com/gameday-c...mes-18-11-1-1/

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