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Phoenix Coyotes vs. Calgary Flames
Jobing.com Arena – Glendale, Arizona
Puck Drops at 7:00PM Arizona Time
TV: NHL Center Ice (No Local TV) – RADIO: XTRA 910

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Last five games:
Flames: 0 – 4 – 1
Coyotes: 3 – 2 – 0
Last ten games:
Flames: 1 – 7 – 2
Coyotes: 4 – 5 – 1

Point Leaders
Flames Igilna(46), Bourque(38),Jokinen(33)
Coyotes Doan(38), Lombardi(34), Vrbata(31)
Goal Leaders
Flames Igilna(22), Bourque(17), Langkow(11)
Coyotes Upshall(18), Vrbata(16), Doan(15)
Assists Leaders
Flames Igilna(24),Jokinen(22),Bourque(21),
Coyotes Lombardi(25),Doan(23), Hanzal(19)

The Flames are currently in a massive free fall having only won one game (and 2 overtime losses) in their past 11 games.  Looking at the scoring in those eleven games it seems that both the Flames offense and defense are stagnant having started the 2009-2010 season off with a bang.  With a quick look at their season injuries some key players on their roster have spent time out of the lineup.  Players such as Craig Conroy, David Moss, and Nigel Dawes could be one of the reasons why the Flames are doing so poorly as of late.

However, if you look at their key scorers you can see they have been struggling for points in their past 11:

Jarome Igilna – 3 Points
Dion Phaneuf – 4 points
Jay Bouwmeester – 1 point
Olli Jokinen – 4 points
Damon Langkow – 4 points

Finally, normally rock solid goaltender Mikka Kiprusoff has only 1 win in their last 11.

Based on all of this, it would see that the Calgary Flames are having both offensive and defensive problems.

Now add to the mix the Flames losing in overtime last night to the Dallas Stars.

This could be a long night for the Flames if….

…the Coyotes come out and play their game.

The Coyotes are coming off a great win on national television in dramatic fashion against the Red Wings. However, this wasn’t a perfect game for the Coyotes as they allowed some horrible goals due to the lack of solid, disciplined defensive coverage. These were some horrible, stoppable goals that visibly showed Head Coach Dave Tippett launching some great profanities at the idiocy of the goals allowed.

This can be a statement game for the Coyotes as they have the opportunity to show something they have yet to display this season….a killer instinct.

Things to watch for:

Calgary Flames – How will they come out of the gate given their past 11 games?

Coyotes Defense – Are they going to stop the bleeding by no longer chasing the puck?

Keys to the game:

DISCIPLINE IN THE DEFENSIVE ZONE – Stop playing stupid hockey! No more chasing the puck.

Killer instinct – This is an opportunity for the Coyotes to show

No more stupid penalties – There’s a reason why they’re called STUPID penalties.

Notes:

- Flames Defenseman Jay Bouwmeister is the NHL’s current reigning Ironman playing in 395 straight games.

Officials:

Referees #19 Gord Dwyer; #23 Brad Watson

Linesmen #74 Lonnie Cameron; #77 Tim Nowak