Let the good times roll! We've had some fun viewing watching the Flames go streaking. Six in a row is fantastic, but the Flames look to make it seven today as they roll into Raleigh for a date with the Hurricanes.
not a lot of game-day news out there so far, so we get some bits and bites:
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www.matchsticksandgasoline.com)
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The Hurricanes comes into today having dropped 5 out of their last 7, but the Flames shouldn’t take this team lightly. The Hurricanes, prior to this lull, had won 4 straight and put themselves back into the playoff hunt. Carolina is only 1 point out of the 8th and final WC spot in the East as they head into the break. Cam Ward is 5-3-1 over his last 9 and has been handling the bulk of the load for the Hurricanes with Scott Darling getting only 2 starts in Carolina’s last 10 games.
This is the final regular season game between these 2 with Carolina winning the first meeting back on October 19th, 2-1. The Flames were a giveaway machine in that contest, turning the puck over 13 times, but they killed 5 of the 6 penalties they took in the game. The Flames are 3-6-1 in their last 10 visits to the Tarheel State.
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www.calgaryflames.com)
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Carolina will be without defenseman Brett Pesce (upper body), who was placed on injured reserve on Friday. The Hurricanes played without forwards Derek Ryan (upper body), Elias Lindholm (illness) and Joakim Nordstrom (illness) in a 4-3 loss to the Washington Capitals on Friday. Each will be a game-time decision Sunday.
Forward Lee Stempniak had an assist Friday in his season debut for the Hurricanes, who have lost three of their past four (1-3-0).
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lineups (
www.dailyfaceoff.com)
FLAMES
Gaudreau - Monahan - Ferland
Tkachuk - Backlund - Brouwer
Bennett - Jankowski - Hathaway
Lazar - Stajan - Mangiapane
Giordano - Hamilton
Brodie - Hamonic
Kulak - Stone
Smith (unconfirmed)
HURRICANES
Aho - Jordan Staal - Teravainen
McGinn - Rask - Williams
Skinner - Wallmark - Stempniak
Di Giuseppe - Kruger - Jooris
Slavin - Faulk
Hanifin - van Riemsdyk
Dahlbeck - Fleury
Ward (unconfirmed)
Revisiting a previous theme - The Carolinas have a historical relationship with the infamous pirates of the past. This afternoon, That Darn Puppet - aka Felt-face the Furious - has plans to send the 'Canes to Davy Jones' Locker:
Go Flames