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Cheese · 03-31-2022, 07:01 AM

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GAME NIGHT: Flames vs. Kings

BOUNCE BACK

The Flames have done a good job of keeping their efforts consistent, especially after losses. It’s been over two months since they’ve lost back-to-back contests so, after Tuesday’s 2-1 ‘L’ to the visiting Colorado Avalanche, you can bet they are looking to redeem themselves.

The Kings will be coming off Wednesday’s game at Edmonton against Todd McLellan’s former club. The L.A. coach is coming off a big milestone — his 1,000th game behind the bench on Monday. Like Darryl Sutter, McLellan is generating conversation about a potential Jack Adams award nomination.

Preview
Los Angeles at Calgary

The Calgary Flames can't clinch a playoff spot or even nail down the Pacific Division title, but they can make a big statement as they play two of their next three outings against the Los Angeles Kings.

The first-place Flames boast a six-point edge and have three games in hand on the second-place Kings entering the teams' Thursday matchup in Calgary. The Kings and Flames will meet again Monday in Southern California.

"They're huge games," Flames defenceman Erik Gudbranson said. "You win those games, you push yourselves up and you push them down, and it goes the other way around, they're four-point swings, really. So they're massive, massive games. ... This is a huge week for us."

‘A big, big concern’: Sutter expects more out of slumping forwards

While they’ve been able to count on consistent production from their top trio, the Flames need more oomph from some of their supporting-casters. Preferably as soon as Thursday’s key divisional date with the Los Angeles Kings at the Saddledome (7 p.m. MT, Sportsnet West/Sportsnet 960 The Fan).

“One thing that gets overlooked with our team is we have a lot of guys that have not scored or have scored one goal in a long time, and that’s a big concern,” said coach Darryl Sutter after Wednesday’s practice.

Los Angeles faces Calgary, aims to break road skid

TOP PERFORMERS: Elias Lindholm leads the Flames with 34 goals and has 68 points. Matthew Tkachuk has five goals and 13 assists over the last 10 games for Calgary.

Adrian Kempe leads the Kings with 28 goals and has 42 points. Phillip Danault has four goals and one assist over the last 10 games for Los Angeles.

LAST 10 GAMES: Flames: 6-3-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.8 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game with a .924 save percentage.

Kings: 4-4-2, averaging 2.3 goals, 3.3 assists, 2.7 penalties and six penalty minutes while allowing 2.9 goals per game with a .900 save percentage.

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Cheese Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2002 Exp:	LOS ANGELES KINGS AT CALGARY FLAMES 7pm TV: SNW - RADIO SN960 https://twitter.com/user/status/1509546076696571914 https://twitter.com/user/status/1509213821902065665 https://twitter.com/user/status/1509245945489203203 GAME NIGHT: Flames vs. Kings BOUNCE BACK The Flames have done a good job of keeping their efforts consistent, especially after losses. It’s been over two months since they’ve lost back-to-back contests so, after Tuesday’s 2-1 ‘L’ to the visiting Colorado Avalanche, you can bet they are looking to redeem themselves. The Kings will be coming off Wednesday’s game at Edmonton against Todd McLellan’s former club. The L.A. coach is coming off a big milestone — his 1,000th game behind the bench on Monday. Like Darryl Sutter, McLellan is generating conversation about a potential Jack Adams award nomination. Preview Los Angeles at Calgary The Calgary Flames can't clinch a playoff spot or even nail down the Pacific Division title, but they can make a big statement as they play two of their next three outings against the Los Angeles Kings. The first-place Flames boast a six-point edge and have three games in hand on the second-place Kings entering the teams' Thursday matchup in Calgary. The Kings and Flames will meet again Monday in Southern California. "They're huge games," Flames defenceman Erik Gudbranson said. "You win those games, you push yourselves up and you push them down, and it goes the other way around, they're four-point swings, really. So they're massive, massive games. ... This is a huge week for us." ‘A big, big concern’: Sutter expects more out of slumping forwards While they’ve been able to count on consistent production from their top trio, the Flames need more oomph from some of their supporting-casters. Preferably as soon as Thursday’s key divisional date with the Los Angeles Kings at the Saddledome (7 p.m. MT, Sportsnet West/Sportsnet 960 The Fan). “One thing that gets overlooked with our team is we have a lot of guys that have not scored or have scored one goal in a long time, and that’s a big concern,” said coach Darryl Sutter after Wednesday’s practice. Los Angeles faces Calgary, aims to break road skid TOP PERFORMERS: Elias Lindholm leads the Flames with 34 goals and has 68 points. Matthew Tkachuk has five goals and 13 assists over the last 10 games for Calgary. Adrian Kempe leads the Kings with 28 goals and has 42 points. Phillip Danault has four goals and one assist over the last 10 games for Los Angeles. LAST 10 GAMES: Flames: 6-3-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.8 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game with a .924 save percentage. Kings: 4-4-2, averaging 2.3 goals, 3.3 assists, 2.7 penalties and six penalty minutes while allowing 2.9 goals per game with a .900 save percentage. Last edited by Cheese; 03-31-2022 at 09:03 AM.