[GDT] Flames vs Comets - Friday Feb 6 and Saturday Feb 7 @ 5:00pm (MST)

[Drury18]

Ortio goes to the bench. 6 on 4.

[Drury18]

Comets steal the puck from the Flames and score into the empty net.

2-4 Comets

[Drury18]

I hate the Comets. I mean really hate this team. I think I hate them more the Avalanche, Penguins and Czech National Team put together and anyone that knows me, that's ALOT of hate.

[Drury18]

Flames lose 2-4

Flames Goal Scorers: Granlund, Shore

Assists: Baertschi, Acolaste

Final Shots on Goal: 34-33 Comets

Shot Leaders: Granlund (8), Agostino (4)

3 Stars:

1. UTI - N. Jensen
2. UTI - B. Gaunce
3. ADK - M. Granlund

Notes:

• Flames were 0/5 on the PP; Comets were 2/5
• Flames have won 2 of their last 8 games
• Utica leads the season series 8-0
• Comets have outscored the Flames 26-11 in the 8 game series
  

Point Streaks and Notables:

• Acolaste - 2G, 3A in 6GP
• Arnold - 4G, 5A in 12GP - Injured
• Baertschi - 5G, 13A in 23GP -
• Culkin - 10A in 21GP
• Elson - 2G, 1A in 5GP
• Granlund - 5G, 4A in 8GP
• Hanowski - 1G, 3A in 8GP
• Poirier - 7G, 8A in 19GP
• Potter - 5A in 8GP - Recalled to Calgary
• Reinhart - 1G, 2A in 5GP
• Shore - 2A in 4GP
• Wolf - 7G, 2A in 6 GP - Recalled to Calgary

[Drury18]

Our PP and PK are killing us right now.

We are 5/26 on the PP in the last 5 games.

We are 17/25 on the PK in the last 5 games. We've allowed 8 PPG in the last 5 games. In the last two games, we've allowed 5 PPG on 10 PP.

[Drury18]

Culkin was cut by a skate and was immediately taken to the ER.

There's a "report" on Facebook that he is in surgery right now.

He left the ice in the 2nd holding his hand and in a hurry.

[Drury18]

Huska Interview:



Hathaway Interview:

[Drury18]

Game Highlights:

[Drury18]

Looks like Ortio will start tonight. Thiessen has returned to the team after the birth of his son and will back him up..

Culkin will be out (and potentially long term) due to injury. Kulak has been recalled from the ECHL.

Van Brabant looks to be scratched tonight as well.

[Drury18]

I guess it is Carr as backup. Thiessen was just out skating as his son was born at 5am Friday morning and he's still sleep deprived. Sounds like his wife was in labour since Wednesday night and she only just gave birth yesterday morning.

Frankly, I'm surprised after all that he remembered he was a hockey player. That's a long few days.

[Enoch Root]

I would think after that, he'd be begging for some hockey!

[Drury18]

Looks like we are going to get Markstrom in net again. Last night was the first time all season the Flames got more then 1 goal on him.

Time to light him up tonight boys. They don't need to be pretty, they just need to be in.

[Drury18]

Reported Lines:

Baertschi-Shore-Poirier
Ferland-Granlund-Hathaway
Agostino-Reinhart-Hanowski
Tousigant-Elson-McGrattan

(Change from last night is Bryce Van Brabant is out, Tousi is in)

Bigger changes expected to the defence. Culkin will be out, Ramage is out (suspension) and Kulak is in Adirondack and currently on the ice warming up.

Defence Pairings Taking Rushes:

Yonkman-Stevenson
Cundari-Wotherspoon
Sieloff-Acolatse

[Street Pharmacist]

Go Kulak!

[Drury18]

Kulak is NOT in tonight.

[Drury18]

Scratches: Setoguchi (Injured), Arnold (Injured), Culkin (Injured), Van Brabant (Healthy), Ramage (Suspended) Thiessen (Healthy) and Kulak (Healthy)


Starters:
Ortio
Wotherspoon-Cundari
Agostino-Reinhart-Hanowski

[Drury18]

So Baby Flames, perhaps we can end some of these streaks tonight. These are also rather unhappy ones. These would be the pointless streaks for each player. The list is excessively long:

Hathaway - 4 games
Poirier - 4 games
Hanowski - 5 games
Yonkman - 5 games
Tousignant - 6 games
Wotherspoon - 6 games
Agostino - 8 games
Stevenson - 9 games
Seiloff - 11 games
Cundari - 12 games
Baertschi - 1 point in 6 games
Ferland - 1 point in 14 games

[Drury18]

Ewww, there is a huge "Utica" chant going on. They've bussed in a couple hundred fans.

[Drury18]

Game On!

[Drury18]

2 whistles in 14 seconds.