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Adirondack Flames (34-29-6-2) vs Lake Erie Monsters (Colorado Avalanche) (31-28-8-4)

Saturday April 11th @ 5:00pm MDT
Sunday April 12th @ 3:00pm MDT

Game Notes:

• This is the final two meetings of the season between the teams
• Flames lead the season series 2-0 outscoring the Monsters 7-4
• Flames have won 3 of their last 6; Monsters have lost 4 straight
• The Flames need at least one win in these weekend games to keep any playoff hope alive. Several teams can clinch a spot today with an Adirondack loss leaving only the 8th spot up for grabs (currently held by the Marlies with 79 points)

Roster Notes:

• DEL - Corey Potter (D), Markus Granlund (F), Drew Shore (F), Michael Ferland (F) Tyler Wotherspoon (D), Joni Ortio (G), David Wolf (F), Brett Kulak (D), Emile Poirier (F) and John Ramage (D) - Called up to NHL Flames
• DEL – Brian McGrattan (F) – Leave of Absence due to birth of 1st child
• ADD - Brad Thiessen (G) - Reassigned by the Flames (arrived this morning with team)
• ADD - Christopher Lalonde (F) and Taran Kozun (G) - Signed to PTO
• The Flames now have 17 forwards, 8 defencemen and 4 goalies on the roster

Standings:

• Adirondack sits in 21st (out of 30 teams) with 76 points and 4th in the North Division 19 points behind Utica, 3 points behind Toronto and 2 points behind Hamilton
• Adirondack sits 11th in the Western Conference, 3 points out of a playoff spot.
• Overall PP is 4th in the AHL at 19.4% (55/283). Home PP is 10th at 17.6%; Road PP is 4th at 21.3%
• Overall PK is 18th in the AHL at 82.9% (257/310). Home PK is 28th at 79.7%; Road PK is 14th at 85.3%
• 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 4th 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 6GP
• Acolaste - 5G, 13A in 24GP
• Agostino - 9G, 17A in 24GP
• Cundari - 5G, 14A in 21GP
• Elson - 8G, 4A in 17GP
• Ferland - 2G in 2 GP - Recalled to Calgary
• Granlund - 9G, 8A in 18GP - Recalled to Calgary
• Hanowski - 4G in 9GP - Injured
• Hathaway - 4G, 2A in 6GP
• Kulak - 1G, 5A in 9GP - Recalled to Flames
• McGrattan - 4A in 6 GP - On Leave
• Morrison - 1G, 4A in 6GP
• Poirier - 2G, 6A in 4GP - Recalled to Flames
• Potter - 5A in 9GP - Recalled to Flames
• Reinhart - 4G, 5A in 6GP
• Wolf - 5G, 5A in 11GP - Recalled to Flames

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.
• 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://adirondackflames.com/news/?article_id=254

Preview from the Lake Erie Monsters : http://www.lakeeriemonsters.com/prev...ips-adirondack

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