[GDT] Flames vs Comets - Saturday Dec 20 @ 5:00pm (MST)

[Drury18]

Adirondack Flames (18-10-1-1) vs Utica Comets (Vancouver Canucks) (18-5-5-0)

What could be better? It's the Utica Comets AND they are encouraging you to throw things at them when the Flames score.

Game Notes:

• This is the 4th of 12 meetings between the teams and the 1st of a home and home separated by the holiday break. Utica leads the season series 3-0 outscoring the Flames 10-5
• The Flames have won 5 of their last 6 games; Utica have won 4 of their last 6 games
• Flames players looking to snap scoreless streaks: Agostino (6 games), Tousignant (7 games) and Reinhart (4 games)
• This is the last game before a short break for the holidays. They will play again against the Comets in Utica on December 26th.

Roster Notes:

• Markus Granlund (F) and Corey Potter (D) are up with the Calgary Flames .
• The Flames now have 16 forwards, 8 defencemen and 2 goalies on the roster
• Ortio (G) will get the start tonight

Standings:

• Adirondack sits in 6th (out of 30 teams) with 38 points in the AHL and 2nd in the North Division 3 points behind Utica.
• PP is 4th in the AHL at 20.3% (27/133)
• PK is 10th in the AHL at 85.2% (104/122
• Ortio (G) is tied for 1st in the AHL in wins (14), 4th in the AHL for minutes played 1212:04) and 3rd for saves (574)

Point Streaks and Notables:

• Baertschi - 1G, 5A in 8GP
• Culkin - 4A in 5GP
• Cundari - 2G, 9A in 14GP
• Elson - 2G, 4A in 7GP
• Hathaway - 2G in 2GP
• Ferland - 3G, 7A in 9GP
• Reinhart - 3G in 6GP
• Poirier - 3G, 1A in 3GP
• Vause - 2G, 1A in 5GP
• Granlund - 3G in 4GP - Recalled by Flames
• Knight - 2G in 5GP - Injured
• Setoguchi - 1G, 3A in 7GP - Injured

Injuries:

• Devin Setoguchi (Upper Body Injury) - Unknown
• Corban Knight (Broken Thumb) - Day to Day

Preview from the Adirondack Flames : http://www.adirondackflames.com/news/?article_id=144

Preview from the Utica Comets : Not Available

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

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

[sureLoss]

With the rumored relocation I wonder if we see a drop in attendance.

[sureLoss]

Diana C. Nearhos @dianacnearhos
Flames lines:
Baertschi-Arnold-Poirier,
Wolf-Reinhart-Hanowski,
Ferland-Elson-Hathaway,
Agostino-Tousignant-Van Brabant.


Diana C. Nearhos @dianacnearhos
Flames d-pairings:
Cundari-Culkin,
Wotherspoon-Acolatse,
Sieloff-Ramage.
Ortio in goal.

Diana C. Nearhos @dianacnearhos
Flames scratches: Stevenson, Yonkman, Gillies, Vause, Setoguchi (injured), Knight (injured). First game Yonkman has missed.

[sureLoss]

two quick goals and Adirondack is already down 2-0 2:31 into the first

[Caged Great]

Not much Ortio could do on the first one. Didn't see the second one as my browser crashed.

[Caged Great]

5 and a half minutes in and the Flames have yet to register a shot

[Caged Great]

4 min powerplay for Utica Agostino with a high stick

[Caged Great]

The Flames have been the better team on the pk

Reinhart nearly scored, and they had a couple other rushes.

[Drury18]

Come on Flames! I want to see Utica guys getting beaned by bears!

[Caged Great]

Elson beat up Friesen.

[Caged Great]

Addy going to the PP

Correction, 4 on 4. Did not know that Ramage got a penalty at the same time of the Elson fight.

[Caged Great]

It's been rather slow lately. Neither team has generated any pressure.

[Caged Great]

Bancks nailed Tousignant. Broke his stick.

[Caged Great]

A bit of a ruckus in front of the net and a bunch of penalties called.

Reinhart dumped a nuck into Markstrom.

It appears that Hanowski and Wolf are getting the only penalties.

[Street Pharmacist]

Is Utica a bunch of ahl bets leading the charge or legit prospects?

[Caged Great]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

Is Utica a bunch of ahl bets leading the charge or legit prospects?

mostly vets from what I've seen. The only young forwards that I've seen are Friesen, Gaunce and Shinkaruk.

[Caged Great]

4 minute power play again. Hanowski gets 2 for cross checking and 2 for roughing and Wolf + Nuck guy got offsetting roughing minors.

[Caged Great]

2 minutes left in the period, shots are 5 a piece.

[Caged Great]

Period over.

The Comets only have 6 guys that are under the age of 23. (Shinkaruk, Gaunce, Zalewski, Jensen, Corrado, Pedan)

Flames have 10 (Culkin, Arnold, Sieloff, Sven, Reinhart, Poirier, Ferland, Agostino, Elson, Wotherspoon)

[Caged Great]

game is back on. Wotherspoon had a good shot from the point.