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Adirondack Flames (24-16-3-1) vs Iowa Wild (Minnesota Wild) (15-29-1-1)

Game Notes:

• This is the 2nd of two meetings between the teams. They met previously in December where the Flames won 2-1.
• The Flames won 2 of their last 5 games; The Wild have lost 6 straight
• Flames players looking to snap pointless streaks: Gillies (12 games), Cundari (10 games), Seiloff (8 games), Stevenson (7 games) and Agostino (5 games)

Roster Notes:

• DEL - Sven Baertschi (F), David Wolf (F), Markus Granlund (F) and Corey Potter (D) - Called up to NHL Flames
• ADD - Tyler Wotherspoon (D) - Returned to Adirondack
• The Flames now have 14 forwards (12 healthy), 8 defencemen (8 healthy) and 3 goalies on the roster
• Scratches for Tonight: Setoguchi (Injured), Arnold (Injured), Yonkman (Healthy) and Cundari (Healthy)
• Starting Goalie: Ortio is expected to start

Standings:

• Adirondack sits in 14th (out of 30 teams) with 52 points and 2nd in the North Division 4 points behind Utica.
• Overall PP is 8th in the AHL at 18.5 % (35/189). Home PP is 10th at 18.9%; Road PP is 16th at 18.1%
• Overall PK is 11th in the AHL at 84.9 % (158/186). Home PK is 17th at 83.2%; Road PK is 7th at 86.8%
• Poirier (F) is 6th in Rookie Points with 12G, 15A and 27 PTS
• Culkin (D) is tied for 3rd in Rookie PP Assists (10) and tied for 3rd in overall Defencemen PP Assists (10)
• Ortio (G) is 2nd for Wins (19) and 5th for Saves (776)

Point Streaks and Notables:

• Acolaste - 2G, 2A in 4GP
• Arnold - 4G, 5A in 12GP - Injured
• Baertschi - 5G, 12A in 22GP - Recalled to Calgary
• Culkin - 10A in 19GP
• Elson - 2G, 1A in 3GP
• Granlund - 4G, 4A in 7GP - Recalled to Calgary
• Hanowski - 1G, 3A in 6GP
• Poirier - 7G, 8A in 17GP
• Potter - 5A in 8GP
• Reinhart - 1G, 2A in 3GP
• Shore - 2A in 2GP
• Wolf - 7G, 2A in 6 GP - Recalled to Calgary

Injuries:

• Devin Setoguchi (Sports Hernia Surgery) - Out for Season
• Bill Arnold (Separated Shoulder) - Out 1-2 Months

Preview from the Adirondack Flames : http://adirondackflames.com/news/?article_id=187

Preview from the Iowa Wild : http://www.iowawild.com/fancentral/r...article_id=636

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