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| Blackhawks hope to get on track versus Flames |
NHL Hockey |
01/04/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Coming off a home-and-home sweep at the hands of a division rival -- including a setback in the 2009 Winter Classic -- the Chicago Blackhawks will try to get back on track tonight against the Calgary Flames at the United Center. Chicago had plenty of momentum heading into its two-game set with the Detroit Red Wings, but after having a franchise-record nine-game winning streak end with a 4-0 loss in Motown last Tuesday, the Blackhawks dropped a 6-4 test to Detroit in Thursday's New Year's D |
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| Bertuzzi nets game-winner late, Flames top Preds |
NHL Hockey |
01/03/2009 |
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| Nashville, TN (Best E Casino) - Todd Bertuzzi scored the game-winning goal with 23.4 seconds left, just minutes after setting up the game-tying score, lifting the Calgary Flames over the Nashville Predators, 3-2. Daymond Langkow got the equalizer late in the third, and Miikka Kiprusoff kept it close throughout with 24 saves to get the win. Curtis Glencross netted a first-period goal, and Craig Conroy picked up an assist on Bertuzzi's game-winner for his 500th NHL point for the first-place Flames, who won fo |
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| Stars try to stay hot in new year, visit Oilers |
NHL Hockey |
01/03/2009 |
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| me road trip and is 7-9-2 as the visiting team this year. The Oilers, meanwhile, play the first of five straight at home tonight and are 6-6-3 at Rexall Place this season. The club was last in action on Wednesday as well, but that contest versus the Calgary Flames ended with a 6-4 loss. Denis Grebeshkov posted a goal and three helpers for the Oilers, who have dropped five of their last eight games. Erik Cole had a goal and an assist, while Robert Nilsson and Lubomir Visnovsky added goals each. The Oilers play |
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| Flames hope to extend win streak to five in test versus Preds |
NHL Hockey |
01/03/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The first-place Calgary Flames will shoot for a fifth consecutive victory when they visit the Nashville Predators for this afternoon's encounter at Sommet Center. In addition to winning four straight the Flames have taken six of their last seven games and are leading the Northwest Division by two points over the Vancouver Canucks. Calgary has also earned at least a point in nine straight games (6-0-3). Calgary last played on New Year's Eve against the rival Edmonton Oilers and posted a 6-4 |
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| Calgary sends Sutter to Quad City |
MLH |
01/02/2009 |
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| Calgary, MB (Best E Casino) - The Calgary Flames reassigned forward Brett Sutter to the Quad City Flames of the American Hockey league, it was announced on Friday. Sutter played in three games for Calgary during his call-up, netting his first career NHL goal on Dec. 23 against Anaheim. |
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| Leafs resume homestand with test from Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
01/01/2009 |
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| ince November 25 -- and halted 29 shots in a 4-3 overtime victory versus the Atlanta Thrashers that gave the veteran the 450th victory of his career. Joseph got his first win of the season (1-4-1) and first since April 5 of last year, while with the Calgary Flames. The 41-year-old, who spent four seasons with Toronto beginning with the 1998-99 campaign, will go again tonight and is 16-5-0 with four ties and a 2.31 goals against average in his career versus Buffalo. Pavel Kubina made Joseph a winner when he no |
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| Flames burn Oilers |
NHL Hockey |
01/01/2009 |
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| Calgary, AB (Best E Casino) - Jarome Iginla and Michael Cammalleri both registered two goals and three assists, leading the Calgary Flames to a 6-4 win over the Edmonton Oilers at the Pengrowth Saddledome. Dustin Boyd and Adrian Aucoin also found the back of the net for the Flames, who have won four in a row and earned points in nine straight games overall (6-0-3). Daymond Langkow and Craig Conroy both collected two assists, while Miikka Kiprusoff made 28 saves to notch his league-best 22nd win of the seaso |
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| Flames cap homestand against rival Oilers |
NHL Hockey |
12/31/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Calgary Flames will bring to a close what has so far been a very successful homestand, as they welcome the Edmonton Oilers tonight to Pengrowth Saddledome. The Flames have notched at least a point in each of the first four contests of this five-game residency. After an overtime loss to Chicago on December 19, Calgary has ripped off three straight wins, including Monday's 2-1 victory over Minnesota. Eric Nystrom had the game-winner with an early third-period tally. The son of four-game |
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| Flyers, Canucks tangle in Vancouver |
NHL Hockey |
12/30/2008 |
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| lor Pyatt, who is out indefinitely due to a broken bone in his right foot suffered versus Edmonton on Friday. Pyatt, who has four goals and six assists in 36 games this season, became the fourth Vancouver player this year to suffer a foot injury while blocking a shot, joining Ryan Johnson, Kevin Bieksa, and Darcy Hordichuk. Only Johnson remains sidelined due to his injury. The Canucks trail the Calgary Flames by three points for first place in the Northwest Division and play their next two games on the road. |
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| Flames host Wild in Northwest showdown |
NHL Hockey |
12/29/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The first-place Calgary Flames resume a five-game homestand tonight, as they receive a visit from the Minnesota Wild for a Northwest Division showdown at Pengrowth Saddledome. Tonight's matchup will feature the best and worst of the division, as the Flames are tops in the standings with 44 points -- one more than Vancouver -- thanks to wins in four of their last five games. The Wild have lost eight of their last 10 and sit last with 36 points. Calgary will play the fourth contest of its cu |
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