[GDT] Flames vs Barons - Saturday March 28 @ 5:00pm (MDT)

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Adirondack Flames (31-26-6-2) vs Oklahoma City Barons (Edmonton Oilers) (37-22-5-3)

Game Notes:

• This is the final meeting between the Flames and Barons this season
• Oklahoma leads the season series 2-1 with two games going to OT; Scoring is tied 10-10
• The Flames have won 1 game in their last 6; Barons have lost 6 straight

Roster Notes:

• DEL - Corey Potter (D), Markus Granlund (F), Drew Shore (F) and Michael Ferland (F) - Called up to NHL Flames
• DEL – Brian McGrattan (F) – Leave of Absence due to birth of 1st child
• The Flames now have 17 forwards, 11 defencemen and 4 goalies on the roster

Standings:

• Adirondack sits in 21st (out of 30 teams) with 70 points and 4th in the North Division 17 points behind Utica, 3 points behind Hamilton and 1 point behind Toronto
• Adirondack sits 11th in the Western Conference, 3 points out of a playoff spot
• Overall PP is 6th in the AHL at 18.9% (50/264). Home PP is 13th at 17.4%; Road PP is 5th at 20.6%
• Overall PK is 15th in the AHL at 83.7% (230/277). Home PK is 28th at 80.2%; Road PK is 5th at 86.8%
• Wolf (F) is 3rd in Rookie PIM (115), 5th in Rookie Shooting % (16.8%) and 5th in Rookie Minor Penalties (25)
• Poirier (F) is 4th in Rookie Shooting % (17.0%)
• Culkin (D) is tied for 5th in Rookie PP Assists (10)
• Hathaway (F) is tied for 4th in Rookie PP Goals (5) and 2nd for Rookie Shorthanded Points (2)

Point Streaks and Notables:

• Acolaste - 5G, 9A in 20GP
• Agostino - 5G, 12A in 18GP
• Cundari - 5G, 10A in 17GP
• Elson - 8G, 4A in 17GP - Injured
• Ferland - 2G in 2 GP - Recalled to Calgary
• Granlund - 9G, 8A in 18GP - Recalled to Calgary
• Hanowski - 3G in 5GP
• Kulak - 1G, 5A in 9GP
• McGrattan - 4A in 6 GP - On Leave
• Potter - 5A in 9GP - Recalled to Flames
• Wolf - 2G, 3A in 6GP

Injuries:

• Ryan Culkin (Wrist/Tendon Injury) - Injured 02/07. Out for Season. Surgery on 02/10. Starting physical therapy 03/03.
• Joni Ortio (High Ankle Sprain) - Injured 02/20. Out 6-8 weeks.
• Bryce Van Brabant (Upper Body Injury) - Injured 03/14. Day to Day. Currently wearing a sling on his arm.
• Turner Elson (Head) - Injured 03/25. No timetable for return. Suffered a concussion and laceration on the front and back of his head requiring in excess of 30 stitches.

Preview from the Adirondack Flames : http://www.adirondackflames.com/news/?article_id=236

Preview from the Oklahoma City Barons : http://www.okcbarons.com/index.cfm?f...0-6BDCD9E3A184

Listen Live : http://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/WCQL

Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AHLFlames

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Brad Thiessen will play against former Flames prospect Laurent Brossoit tonight

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Barons barely have the 18 skaters for the game tonight. Played last night with 17 players. 10 guys are injured.

Barons also have a 40 year old David Ling on the team who will play tonight. He has played with Huska and Fleming, coaches of the teams, and with Frank Musil the father of defenceman David Musil who is on the team. Drafted 1993, before Sieloff, Kulak and Poirier were born.

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Defenceman Kenney Morrison will make his AHL debut tonight.

[sureLoss]

Diana C. Nearhos @dianacnearhos
Flames lines: Agostino-Arnold-Poirier, Wolf-Vause-Setoguchi, Hathaway-Tousignant-Hanowski, Gillies-Reinhart-Sieloff.

Diana C. Nearhos @dianacnearhos
Flames d-pairings: Wotherspoon-Ramage, Acolatse-Cundari, Stevenson-Morrison. Thiessen in net.

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Scratches: Culkin (Injured), Ortio (Injured), Elson (Injured), Van Brabant (Injured), McGrattan (On Leave), Watt (Healthy), Yevenko (Healthy), Kulak (Healthy), Harris (Healthy), Cameron (Healthy), Reid (Healthy) and Yonkman (Healthy)

Starters:

Thiessen
Acolaste-Cundari
Hathaway-Tousignant-Hanowski

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Originally Posted by sureLoss

Gillies-Reinhart-Sieloff.

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Game on!

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I'll be watching this one in a couple minutes. First time in the last month that I have had enough time to actually watch one.

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Flames barge into the Barons zone and putting pressure on the Barons early on.

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Morrison gets his first shift and beaten to the puck by Hamilton in a foot race.

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Morrison looks okay, a little unsure of his positioning, but that's not unexpected.

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Everyone in the corner pushing around after the whistle. Gillies threw a couple hits away from the puck.

Gillies going off for interference. Flames to the PK.

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Addy going to the pk

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Ling manages to get the puck to Winquist for a point blank shot. Thiessen with a save.

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FLAMES GOAL!

Trevor Gillies

1-0

Assist to Cundari

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I like Tousignant and his jumping on Gillies

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Refs are reviewing the goal

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Reinhart looks so sad on the bench.

They are going upstairs to check that Gillies actually scored

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Goal is good and Gillies.

Gillies scores for the first time in 3 years.