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Welcome

to

the

Scotiabank

Saddledome

for

the

one

and

only

meeting

between

the

Calgary

Flames

and

the

New

Jersey

Devils.

I

am

Rob

Kerr

alongside

Charlie

Simmer

as

the

Flames

play

game

two

of

a

four-game

homestand.

You're

back.

For

New

Jersey,

Martin

Brodeur

makes

his

ninth

start

for

the

Devils

in

the

last

games.

He

is

the

NHL

all-time

goalie

leader

in

games

played,

wins,

and

shutouts,

Just

to

name

a

few.

Miikka

Kiprusoff

makes

his

straight

start

at

home.

He's

won

six

in

a

row

and

eight

of

his

last

nine

here

in

the

friendly

confines

of

the

Dome.

Man

of

the

hour,

Jarome

Iginla.

career

goals.

That's

a

whole

heap

of

goals

to

start

with,

and

to

do

it

all

from

the

start

of

your

career

with

one

franchise.

It's

amazing.

The

puck

squeezes

back

to

Miikka

Kiprusoff.

So

we're

trying

to

stick.

Both

of

these

teams

were

kind

of

taken

to

the

woodshed

last

week

by

the

Boston

Bruins,

but

both

have

responded

with

victories.

Devils

of

in

a

row,

Calgary

coming

off

a

win

over

Minnesota

on

Saturday

night.

Shot

by

Lee

Stempniak

down

the

ice,

back

to

touch

at

his

faint,

and

a

faceoff

coming

back

to

the

Calgary

end.

Well,

Brent

Sutter

really

impressed

with

the

way

his

team...

He

had

come

back

after

that

tough

loss,

and

with

the

travel

they

had

to

do

on

Friday

that's

a

long

road

trip

plus

a

long

trip

back

to

respond

is

a

big

positive

sign;

that

win

on

Saturday

marked

the

victory

as

head

coach

of

the

Calgary

Flames

for

Mr.

Sutter.

Peter

DeBoer

was

really

not

out

of

hockey

very

long

since

being

let

go

by

the

Florida

Panthers

and

has

done

a

tremendous

job.

Both

these

coaches,

friends,

They

coach

the

same.

They

want

their

teams

to

play

the

same.

Nothing

but

mutual

respect

for

each

other

in

this

morning's

press

conferences.

Brent

Sutter

saying

he

talked

to

Peter

DeBoer

before

DeBoer

took

the

job

in

New

Jersey.

Now

a

chance

in

front.

Kicked

away.

Zubrus

with

the

opportunity.

Larson.

There's

Parise

now

looking

after

it,

but

the

captain,

Jarome

Iginla,

giving

it

back

to

Jay

Bouwmeester.

Chris

Butler

turning

away

from

pressure.

Flipping

it

ahead.

Curtis

Glencross,

totally

open,

skates

over

his

stick.

Kovalchuk

back

to

get

it.

Where's

the

trap

system,

the

Devils?

Two

very

aggressive

four-checkers

to

start

this

game.

And

that's

the

way

they've

been

playing

all

year.

Across

the

line.

Zaleski.

Callender.

Callender.

I

should

say,

Nick

Clarkson.

He

plays

it

into

Calgary

territory.

Clay

Wilson.

Sweeping

it

away

from

him

to

Anton

Babchuk.

Good

pace

to

this

game

for

both

teams

to

start.

Derek

Bolton

plays

across

the

ice

and

now

it's

played

ahead

into

Calgary

territory.

Nick

Palmieri

in

the

corner.

Knocked

down.

Horak.

Coming

up

with

the

puck.

He's

hit;

Bolton

gets

it

away

from

Horak.

The

Flames

will

clear

the

zone.

Up

through

the

middle.

Jackman

looking

for

it.

Rodour

out

to

play

it.

Cut

off

along

the

boards

by

Kostopoulos.

Out

in

front,

Horak

was

there

but

the

puck

bounces

wide

and

T.J.

Brodie

has

it

out.

Kostopoulos

flips

it

back

into

New

Jersey

territory.

What

a

great

pace

to

the

start

of

this

game.

Bolton

is

very

aggressive,

especially

in

the

offensive

zones.

Volchenkov

is

run

over

by

Tim

Jackman.

The

puck

dumped

into

Calgary's

end.

Jackman

is

there.

Brodie

has

it

bounce

off

Elias

with

Michael

Backman

following

up

on

the

play.

Devils

have

the

puck

at

the

point.

Bryce

Salvador.

His

shot

doesn't

make

it

through.

As

a

matter

of

fact,

It

goes

sideways.

The

goaltender

will

just

lift

it

into

the

Devils'

end.

Backman

after

it,

but

Brodeur,

who's

revolutionized

handling

the

puck

for

the

goaltender

position,

manages

to

Move

it

ahead

quickly.

Kimmel

turning

it

over

with

Glencross

trying

to

feed

it

ahead

for

the

Flames'

leading

goal

scorer.

Penalty

coming

up

Glencross

hauled

down

on

the

play,

so

the

Flames

will

go

to

the

man

advantage.

Good

play

as

Glencross

goes

through

the

middle.

He

doesn't

get

the

puck,

but

he

gets

leveled

by

Bryce

Salvador.

And

that

will

be

the

interference

call

against

the

Devils,

so

the

Flames

get

their

first

opportunity

on

the

power

play.

Calgary

was

one

for

three

on

the

man

advantage

Saturday

against

Minnesota.

Bouwmeester,

cross-ice,

Jokinen

with

it.

Glencross

parked

in

front

of

Brodeur.

Nice

pass

off

the

boards.

Brodie

back

to

Jokinen.

Stopped

by

Brodeur.

Rebound

shot

by

Glencross.

Puck

intercepted

and

dumped

down

the

ice.

Charlie,

you

have

to

be

real

careful

with

the

Devils.

Because

Boy,

they

can

score

shorthanded

goals,

can't

they?

Oh,

they

really

can.

If

you

look

at

their

numbers,

Not

a

great

penalty

kill.

They've

killed

overall.

I

should

say,

the

first

power-play

unit

has

struggled,

but

they

score

a

lot

of

shorthanded

goals.

In

fact,

they

lead

the

league

with

nine.

Puck

alive.

Bouwmeester

is

there.

Coming

over

is

Kalinder,

and

he'll

just

dump

it

back

into

Calgary

territory.

New

Jersey,

winning

in

Pittsburgh

on

Saturday,

killed

off

both

Penguin

power

plays

in

that

victory;

back

out

in

front,

grabbed

by

the

Devils

and

shot

down

the

ice

by

Ryan

Carter

Clay

Wilson

out

there.

I

thought

this

group

had

an

excellent

power

play

for

the

Flames

in

that

game

against

the

Minnesota

Wild

on

Saturday.

They

didn't

get

rewarded,

but

we

were

out

there

for

about

a

minute

and

seconds.

Well,

that

makes

it

so

dangerous

when

you

can

have

a

very

dangerous

second

power-play

unit.

Blair

Jones

trying

to

protect

the

puck

and

go

to

the

point,

but

it's

knocked

down.

Carter

crisscrossing

with

Kovalchuk.

He'll

hold

up.

Long

shot

blocked

away

by

Kiprasov

with

the

play

offside.

Well,

here

you

have

a

look

at

the

shorthanded

numbers,

goals

for

the

Devils

and

the

next

closest

team

at

five.

As

you

look

at

Henrique

and

Parise

with

three

each,

and

you

have

the

Players

like

Kovalchuk

out

there

too.

Maybe

a

little

defensive

liability.

But

when

they

get

a

chance

offensively,

they

can

make

it

happen.

Delinder

will

dump

it

inside

the

Flames'

net.

There's

seconds

left

on

this

man

advantage.

And

again,

you

see

the

swarming

of

the

New

Jersey

Devils.

Butler

is

able

to

break

through

that

across

the

red

line.

Off

the

stick

of

Glencross

to

Jokinen.

But

it's

knocked

away

from

him,

and

Belinder

knocks

it

back

into

the

Calgary

end,

pretty

much

eliminating

the

first

power-play

opportunity

as

Salvador

returns

to

the

ice.

So

the

Flames

are

for

on

the

power

play

to

start

this

game.

Again,

They're

cutting

through

the

center.

Into

the

Devils'

end.

Holds

up,

Back

to

the

point.

Goalmeister

shot,

SCORE!

It's

through

the

neutral

ice

nice

work

from

Butler.

Nobody

picks

him

up

at

that

point

and

he

sends

it

back

to

Goalmeister,

and

this

catches

Brodeur

just

slightly;

he

mis-anticipates

the

shot.

You

can

see

he's

not

happy

with

himself.

It

goes

between

the

pads

of

Brodeur

for

an

early

goal

for

the

Flames.

Curtis

Glencross,

parked

about

midway

out,

might

have

gotten

in

the

way,

partially

blocking

your

screen,

maybe

even

tipping

it.

We'll

wait

for

the

announcement

as

Calgary

jumps

out

to

an

early

lead

in

this

game.

Clarkson

rolling

it

behind

Kiprusoff.

Back

shot.

Jones

is

in

the

middle

of

the

play.

Picked

up

and

controlled

by

Clarkson.

He's

being

watched

by

Jones.

Foster.

Shot.

Tipped

up

into

the

mesh.

Flames

get

a

goal

from

J-Bo

Meister.

His

second

of

the

season.

They've

got

an

early

lead

over

the

Devils.

Special

teams.

Krak

will

take

the

draw

with

Carter.

Flames

come

up

with

it.

Brody

directing

it

to

his

partner,

Sarich,

And

it's

flipped

through

the

air.

One

of

the

battles

worth

watching

in

this

game.

He

had

wins.

Larson,

fourth

overall

pick

in

June

at

the

NHL

Entry

Draft.

Wynn

was

playing

in

the

Calgary's

end.

Brody

is

back

for

it.

Being

watched

by

Dainius

Zubrus.

Brody

wins

the

battle.

Up

to

Michael

Backlund.

Cross

ice.

Corey

Sarich

cuts

across

center.

Dribbles

it

into

the

corner.

Lance

Bouma

is

there.

Going

to

come

up

with

the

puck.

Backlund

in.

Bouma.

But

it's

Larson

who

has

it.

He

plays

it

to

Elias

and

just

gets

it

out

of

the

neutral

zone.

Over

to

Sarich

with

a

lane.

Shot

scored!

Jumps

up

into

the

play.

It's

a

nice

little

feed

from

Backlund.

A

couple

of

strides.

Top

of

the

faceoff

circle.

And

it

beats

the

goaltender.

The

future

Hall

of

Famer

On

the

far

side,

he

is

being

ushered

back

to

the

bench

as

we

get

a

goaltending

change

for

the

Devils.

But

Corey

Sarich

just

inside

the

far

right

post

as

the

Flames

are

up

by

two.

Now

it's

Johan

Hedberg.

He's

played

in

games.

This

will

be

the

appearance

for

him

this

season.

from

Sweden

as

Brodeur

gets

the

hook;

Flames

two

goals

on

five

shots,

both

coming

from

the

point.

He's

seen

enough

and

makes

the

change.

Towards

the

net,

Butler

got

his

skate

in

front

of

that;

he'll

play

it

off

the

glass.

Pass

looking

for

Glenn

Cross,

back

on

Feign

but

total

truth

with

the

puck

right

over

the

stick

of

Henry;

Zach

Parise

into

the

corner,

Henry

is

there

behind

the

net.

Parise

with

it.

Back

to

the

point.

And

Fain

will

just

play

it

along

the

boards.

His

shot

through.

But

deflected

at

the

last

minute

wide

by

Bouwmeester.

As

he

watches

Zach

Parise.

Kaliender's

shot

skips

wide.

Glenn

Cross

has

it

behind

the

net,

looking

for

some

room

to

get

this

puck

out;

it

goes

off

a

stick.

But

Bouwmeester

finally

cuts

it

across

center.

All

right.

Again,

You

expect

a

push

from

a

team

that

has

just

pulled

a

goaltender.

And

especially

the

type

of

goaltender

that

Marty

Brodeur

is.

So

the

Flames

will

have

to

find

some

way

to

weather

the

storm

for

the

next

couple

of

minutes.

Cory

Sarich

gets

his

first

of

the

year.

The

assist

to

Backlund.

And

Lance

Bouma

has

a

scoring

streak.

Points

in

two

consecutive

games.

Kiprusoff

kicks

it

right

to

Butler.

His

pass

onto

the

stick

of

Paul

Byron

to

Jones.

Criss-crossing

with

Byron.

Enough

room.

though.

For

the

Devils

to

get

it

out.

And

Tom

Batchuk

has

the

puck.

He

misfires.

Takes

a

hit

from

Clarkson.

Puck's

turned

over.

Tedenby

can't

get

the

shot

through.

Wilson

wrestles

him

to

the

ice.

Blake

Comeau

is

there.

Paul

Mara

on

top

of

him.

Comeau

kicks

it

to

Wilson.

Batchuk

to

Paul

Byron.

Can't

get

it

by

Adam

Larsson.

He'll

try

again.

Borchek,

excellent

for

the

Devils

so

far,

hasn't

produced

any

offense

yet

but

has

certainly

pinned

the

Flames

in

at

times;

Calgary

get

it

out,

just

lob

it

down.

Hedberg

out

to

play

it

inside

the

net,

Larsson

for

Bryce

Salvador

his

puck

picked

off

by

Horak;

Jackman

trying

to

get

Sent

it

back

to

his

centerman,

but

it's

taken

away

and

Dainius

Zubrus

has

it;

Calgary's

second

goal

scorer

Corey

Sarich

around

the

boards

looking

for

Jackman—it's

by

him

and

to

Linder.

A

giveaway.

Horak

off

the

line.

Shot.

Kostopoulos

looked

for

it

as

it

bounced

right

to

him.

Brodie

at

the

point.

That

one

into

the

glove

of

Hedberg.

And

he'll

hang

on.

Defenseman

getting

the

job

done

offensively

early

for

Calgary.

Sarich

gets

his

first

of

the

year.

Well,

Jack

Korgel,

Hi,

Jack.

We

have

a

look

at

the

goaltender.

Johan

Hedberg,

who

was

slated

to

play

tomorrow

night

as

the

Devils

travel

up

the

highway

to

play

the

Oilers.

Backlund

to

take

the

draw.

Patrik

Elias,

Devils

win

it.

Off

the

boards,

P.J.

Brodie.

Through

the

middle,

looking

forward

as

Stempniak.

Backlund

trying

to

knock

it

away

from

Zubrus,

back

onto

the

stick

of

Fame.

It

gets

back

to

Calgary

territory.

Backlund

has

it;

he's

played

it

off

the

glass.

Fame

retrieves

it

for

the

Devils,

gives

it

to

his

partner

Tarina,

the

former

Buffalo

Sabre.

Brodie

corrals

it,

the

J.

Bomeister

back

onto

the

stick

of

T.J.

Brodie

through

the

middle

looking

for

Lance

Bouma

this

line

will

head

on

and

if

Olchenkoff

back,

they

get

it.

On

with

Sports

Select.

The

line

would

have

liked

to

have

headed

off,

but

it

was

an

icing

call.

So

Bouma,

Backlund,

and

Stempniak

trapped

out

there.

Bouma

couldn't

knock

that

clearing

pass

out

of

the

air.

He's

in

to

take

the

draw.

Wins

it.

T.J.

Brodie

with

the

puck.

Bothered

by

Zach

Parise.

Up

the

boards,

Stempniak

trying

to

force

It's

out.

Backlund

is

there,

and

it's

given

to

Jay

Bouwmeester.

That

one

tipped

this

time

by

Bouwmeester,

no

icing,

and

that

line

does

make

a

change.

Jarome

Iginla,

Olli

Jokinen,

and

Curtis

Glencross.

The

rest

of

the

field

has

taken

the

lead

back

since

December

The

top

line

scored

goals,

but

now

with

the

two

goals

here,

the

rest

of

the

players

have

accounted

for

Pretty

good

offense,

and

the

leader

is

Jarome

Iginla,

rolling

it

for

Bouwmeester.

Back

out

in

front,

Olli

Jokinen

has

it.

Trying

to

smoothly

play

it

to

Iginla,

but

it

was

cut

off

by

the

Devils.

Touching

in

at

the

point

Glencross

was

covering.

And

that

one's

launched

back

into

Calgary

territory.

It

just

seems

the

Flames

are

much

more

comfortable

this

year

at

home.

You're

seeing

a

lot

of

players

coming

back,

helping

out

the

defensemen,

and

backing

each

other

up

in

this

building.

A

little

reminiscent

of

there.

The

Flames

were

dominant

at

home,

but

really

struggled

on

the

road.

They've

got

Wilson

back

together.

He

touched

it.

An

icing

call

for

the

Devils.

We

talked

about

the

defensemen

who

have

not

had

a

lot

of

offense

for

the

Flames.

And

there

are

a

few

forwards

who

would

like

to

get

their

games

turned

around

as

you

look

up

and

down

the

list.

And

I

think

the

surprising

ones,

Lee

Stempniak,

no

goals

in

his

last

Blake

Comeau,

in

his

last

eight.

And

Tim

Jackman

has

one

in

but

last

year

he

had

goals.

And

maybe

you

don't

expect

from

him

every

year.

But

he's

been

around

the

net.

And

it's

just

a

matter

of

inches

for

a

lot

of

these

players

that

the

puck's

not

going

in.

They'll

get

back

to

being

very

comfortable

and

confident

when

they

get

shots

on

net.

Controlled

by

the

Devils

in

Calgary

territory.

To

the

point,

Adam

Larsson

shot

into

the

glove

of

Miikka

Kiprusoff.

Just

to

pick

up

on

that

point,

Charlie,

last

year

the

Flames

finished

eighth

in

the

National

Hockey

League

in

offense

and

are

right

now

And

again,

that

puts

a

lot

more

pressure

on

your

defenseman.

It

puts

a

lot

more

pressure

on

your

goaltending

because...

Until

you

have

that

comfort

level

of

three-plus

goals

pretty

consistently,

goaltending

and

defensive

play

really

works

on

your

mind

where

you

have

to

almost

stop

everything

you

think

to

win

the

game.

And

that

doesn't

have

you

playing

your

style

of

game.

Played

ahead.

Here

comes

Stempniak

playing

in

his

NHL

game

tonight.

Devils

get

it

away

and

play

it

out,

but

it's

played

right

back

in

by

Bryce

Salvador.

Iginla.

Steps

Across

the

line.

Trying

to

find

a

target.

Back

one

behind

the

net.

Two

white

jerseys

on

him.

Dainius

Zubrus

with

it.

But

again,

Knocked

away

by

Miikka

Kiprusoff.

With

Clayton

Marchak's

health,

And

this

one's

flipped

over

the

glass.

Here

to

see

who

knocked

the

puck

over

the

boards,

and

that

rules

in

the

Flames'

favor

not

only

do

they

not

get

a

penalty,

they

get

the

faceoff

moved

outside

as

it

went

off

the

stick

right

there;

they

deemed

it

off

a

New

Jersey

Devils

player

and

say

take

the

benefit

of

the

call,

saying

it

went

off

the

stick

of

Elias,

so

take

the

break

whenever

it's

presented

to

you

you

take

it,

you

smile,

you

say

thank

you

and

let's

move

on.

And

Pete

DeBoer,

too

happy

with

the

call,

as

he's

having

an

ongoing

conversation

with

referee

Brad

Meyer.

Puck

is

dropped

and

Iginla

will

play

it

back

to

Chris

Butler.

Iginla

poking

it

ahead.

Now

a

chance

for

Olli

Jokinen.

This

line

is

pulling

together

right

here.

They

tip

it

up

over

the

end.

Glencross,

who

is

streaking

down

the

left

wing.

Not

even

thinking

about

playing

the

puck

towards

the

net.

Curtis

Glencross

reads

that

so

well.

Stick

on

the

ice,

and

he

is

able

to

take

that

clearing

pass

and

put

it

just

inside

the

post

his

team-leading

goal

by

Glencross.

He'll

poke

it

over

to

Butler,

out

of

the

stick

of

Jay

Bouwmeester

off

the

boards

again,

they're

relaying

it

to

Jokinen,

and

a

quick

move

trying

to

get

around

to

Linder

drops

it

again,

has

it,

takes

a

big

hit

coming

Up

to

the

play,

sure,

Charlie,

there

won't

be

another

penalty

to

the

Flames.

Well,

The

original

penalty

will

definitely

go

to

the

Flames.

The

Devils

will

be

on

the

power

play

as

they

went

after

the

youngster

first.

It

was

Curtis

Glencross.

Right

here

is

a

big

one.

Solid

hit

by

Iginla

at

that

point.

Here

comes

Glencross.

There's

the

shot.

And

again,

You

look

at

vulnerable

positions,

but

he's

trying

to

get

the

shot

at

the

net.

And

then

everybody

just

converges

down

on

the

rookie,

going

OK,

Welcome

to

the

big

time.

There's

the

pushing

and

shoving.

And

that's

where

the

penalty

will

come.

Do

you

want

a

challenge?

OK,

How

do

I

get

out

of

this

one?

But

good

for

him.

So

the

captain

is

sitting

with

a

fighting

major.

Curtis

Glencross

gets

the

extra

minor.

Iginla

has

two

assists

in

this

game.

So

he's

one

goal

away

from

his

eighth

career

Gordie

Howe

hat

trick.

I'm

not

sure

he's

thinking

about

that

right

now.

The

Flames

are

thinking

about

killing

off

this

opportunity

for

the

Devils.

So

the

extra

two-minute

penalty

for

unsportsmanlike

conduct.

But

again,

When

you're

playing

well

and

you're

playing

together,

you

stick

up

for

each

other.

This

is

one

of

those

penalties

that's

deemed

a

good

one

to

kill.

Backman

out

there.

Zubrus

to

take

the

draw

for

New

Jersey.

Nice

work

by

Butler

to

come

over.

He

gets

it

to

Lee

Stempniak

and

fires

it

down

the

ice.

When

the

Flames

were

on

the

power

play,

We

told

you

about

the

prowess

of

the

New

Jersey

Devils

in

scoring

shorthanded

goals.

Well,

The

flip

side

is

bad.

They've

given

up

five,

no,

seven

more

shorthanded

goals

than

anybody

else.

Well,

The

Flames

have

gone

games

right

now

without

scoring

a

shorthanded

goal.

Foster,

side

of

the

net,

Hard

shot

by

Kovalchuk.

He

looks

skyward

as

that

one

comes

right

back

to

his

own

blue

line.

Well,

It's

right

in

his

wheelhouse.

He

likes,

like

Jarome

Iginla,

a

right-handed

shot

playing

in

the

left

corner.

He

likes

that

position,

He

had

a

good

feed,

and

just

Shot

it

over

the

net.

Devils

one

for

one

with

a

man

advantage

in

Pittsburgh

on

Saturday.

Their

last

five

games

have

gone

three

for

As

Charlie

mentioned

earlier

in

the

broadcast.

They've

struggled

with

a

man

advantage

so

far

this

year.

Players

converge

on

the

puck.

But

it's

Parise

with

it,

into

the

middle.

Kovalchuk!

That

one

snapped

out

by

Miikka

Kiprusoff.

Boy,

That

was

a

quick

bang-bang

type

of

play

as

he

picked

up

Kovalchuk

on

the

far

side

again.

He's

hovering

the

right-handed

shot.

He

slaps

his

stick.

There's

the

shot.

The

save

is

made.

And

you

can

see

everybody

moving

toward

the

front

of

the

net.

Including

David

Clarkson.

Five

power-play

goals.

Big

Tough

guy

for

the

Devils.

Fainz

wins

another

draw.

Fainz

keeps

it

in

at

the

point.

But

it's

forced

out

by

Kostopoulos.

It's

a

good

example

of

how

important

those

face-offs

are

for

possession

when

you're

killing

penalties.

Scott

Carrize,

back

to

the

point.

Fainz

has

it.

Kovalchuk,

in

traffic,

tipped

in

front.

Fainz

is

trying

to

get

it

to

Corey

Saric.

He

has

it.

And

he'll

dump

it

down

the

ice.

Flames

sometimes

get

accused

of

being

too

fixated

on

Jarome

Iginla

on

the

power

play.

The

Devils

are

the

same

with

Kovalchuk.

Well,

He

gets

himself

in

a

good

position.

And

that's

the

key.

If

you

can

get

yourself

in

a

position,

You

can

shoot

the

puck

like

Jarome

Iginla

or

Kovalchuk.

You

want

to

make

sure

you

feed

him

if

he's

open.

Flames

take

it

away.

And

it's

slashed

back

down

the

ice

by

Lee

Stempniak.

Good

penalty

kill

for

Calgary

here

in

the

latter

stages.

Shots

for

the

Flames

with

three

goals.

Up

front,

across

the

line.

Penalized

player

back

out

on

the

ice.

Glenn

Cross

is

the

man

out

of

the

box.

Stempniak

pushed

down

by

Salvador.

T.J.

Brodie

comes

over.

He

has

the

puck.

He

plays

it

to

the

line.

Hard

enough

to

get

it

out.

Sikora

had

it

momentarily.

Sikora's

shot

was

blocked.

Brodie

got

in

front

of

that

one.

Devils

keep

it

in

momentarily.

Stempniak

off

the

boards.

Salvador

forced

to

come

back

to

get

it,

and

it's

played

back

in.

Flames

arguing

there's

six

men

on

the

ice

for

New

Jersey.

And

they're

going

to

get

it.

The

referee's

arm

is

in

the

air.

I

don't

think

Kiprusoff

sees

it;

it

doesn't

matter.

The

puck

is

touched.

And

Calgary

will

go

to

the

power

play.

For

the

second

time.

Curtis

Glencross

leads

the

Calgary

Flames

with

goals.

Curtis

Glencross,

of

the

year.

Well.

Simple

math

here.

The

Flames

get

the

puck.

They

throw

it

up

the

ice

in

the

middle

of

a

line

change.

One,

two,

three,

four,

five,

Six.

And

now

the

Flames

have

their

second

opportunity

on

the

power

play.

They

did

not

score

on

the

first

man

advantage.

But

they

scored

shortly

thereafter.

As

Jokinen,

facing

off

with

Carter,

comes

back

to

Bouwmeester.

Cross-ice,

shot,

Brodie

scores!

Win

the

faceoff,

Good

things

happen.

And

another

laser

as

Hedberg

loses

the

net

a

little.

He's

a

little

bit

too

far

to

his

left

and

it's

a

perfect

shot

inside

the

far

post

a

head-up

shot

by

the

young

defenseman

who

just

let

it

fly.

The

Flames

now

have

a

lead

with

a

power-play

goal;

Calgary

is

exploding

offensively.

Brodie

dumped

it

in;

Bouwmeester

will

get

a

helper

on

that,

so

a

two-point

night

so

far

for

Jay

Bouwmeester.

Sarich

has

one

of

those

goals.

Deep

for

Stipniak.

His

turnaround

shot.

Backlund

couldn't

get

a

stick

on

it.

He

can't

come

up

with

it.

Olchenkov

will

play

it.

But

he

gets

it

back.

The

boards,

Elias.

It's

pushed

up

by

Brodie.

He

jumps

into

the

rush.

Drops

it.

Backlund

shoots.

And

Hedberg

makes

the

save.

The

confidence

in

TJ

Brodie

these

days.

Zach

brings

it,

gets

it

away

from

Sarich.

Sarich

battling.

Parise

on

the

backhand.

In

there.

Devils

have

it.

Klinder's

shot.

In

the

middle

and

that

one's

knocked

down

by

Brodie.

And

he

clears

the

zone.

Chance

for

the

Flames.

Jokinen

across

the

line.

Glencross

chasing

it

into

the

corner.

Klinder's

there.

Not

taken

away

by

Jokinen.

Fane

knocks

it

into

the

corner.

Zaleski

gets

it

out

as

Parise

has

it.

Kalina

jumping

into

the

rush.

Kovalchuk

is

there.

Long

pass

looking

for

Kovalchuk.

He'll

turn

around

with

Butler

waiting

for

the

puck.

He

has

it

for

the

Flames

off

the

boards.

Jokinen

is

there.

Curtis

Glencross

will

flip

it

in

and

his

line

heads

up.

Well,

that's

a

key.

Even

if

you

have

a

lead,

or

a

lead,

you

have

to

play

the

same

way,

defend

responsibly

and

take

care

of

your

own

business.

You

don't

want

to

get

this

into

a

run-and-gun

show.

Behind

the

net,

Devils

have

it.

Clay

Wilson

watching

his

men.

Now

he

knocks

him

down.

Penalty

coming

up

on

Clay

Wilson.

As

he

knocked

Clarkson

down,

Now

he

gets

a

slash

for

his

trouble

from

Bolton.

Push

from

behind.

Right

there.

Gives

the

Flames,

unfortunately.

Clay

Wilson

in

the

box.

Could

have

been

evened

up

if

it

wasn't

for

the

score.

Lots

of

hacking

and

slashing

by

Bolton

after

that

got

away

with

it.

Clarkson,

As

we

mentioned,

Yeah,

he

can

play

tough,

physical

hockey,

but

he's

also

got

some

pretty

good

numbers

offensively.

goals,

five

on

the

power

play.

Panel

was

talking

about

an

undrafted

player

out

of

Kitchener

in

the

Ontario

Hockey

League

where

he

played

for

Pete

DeBoer.

So

the

familiarity

there.

The

Devils

win

the

draw.

Curtis

Foster

at

the

point.

Elias

has

it.

Setting

things

up.

Kovalchuk

again,

the

floater

in

the

slot.

Looking

for

that

shot.

Flames

take

the

puck

away

off

the

boards.

Curtis

Foster

can't

control

it.

A

hard

shot

over

the

top

of

the

Flames'

net.

Puck

getting

dumped

back

into

the

Devils

End.

Quick

line

changes,

especially

penalty

killing

by

the

Flames.

Take

advantage

of

the

bench

position

in

the

first

and

third

periods

here.

The

boards.

Jones

after

it.

Hustles

in.

Bouwmeester

relays

it.

Sarich

has

it.

He'll

just

dump

it

down

the

ice.

Great

start

for

the

Calgary

Flames

in

this

period.

Only

outshooting

the

Devils

but

they've

made

those

shots

count.

Zubrus

across

the

line

by

Jones.

Being

watched

by

Bouwmeester

out

in

front.

Popolchuk

has

it.

Ten

seconds

to

go

in

the

period.

Stick

in

there

by

Kostopoulos.

Sarich

knocked

down.

Side

of

the

net

for

the

Flames.

Bouwmeester.

Absorbs

a

little

punishment,

manages

to

work

it

to

Jones,

The

Calgary

Flames

on

the

back

of

their

blueliners,

exploding

on

the

New

Jersey

Devils

in

the

first

period,

Let's

send

it

to

Jeff

Merrick

in

the

Hockey

Central

panel.

And

the

Devils

will

start

it

with

seconds

of

power

play

time.

Down

by

four

goals.

And

a

rare...

Outburst

of

offense

from

the

blue

line

for

the

Calgary

Flames.

In

the

previous

games

this

season,

Calgary's

blueliners

had

goals.

In

the

first

period,

they

had

three.

And

again,

any

time

you

can

get

that

offense

from

a

different

place,

and

we're

talking

this

morning

that

if

you

don't

have

your

top

two

lines

going

offensively,

it's

always

nice

when

you

can

count

on

your

defense

to

score

some

big

goals,

and

the

Flames

haven't

disappointed

anybody

so

far

through

one

period,

that

is.

And

you

would

expect

that

Pete

DeBoer

probably

had

some

words

of

encouragement

for

his

team

in

that

intermission.

Now

a

chance,

Mikael

Backlund

shoots,

and

that

one's

stopped

by

Hedberg.

Wobuchuk

just

didn't

look

interested

in

coming

back

on

that

play.

Long

lead

pass

to

Clarkson.

Tries

to

drag

it

by

Butler,

Side

of

the

net.

It

comes

free.

Flames

get

it.

Dump

it

down

the

ice.

Well,

There's

definitely

a

big

talking

point

for

any

club.

Very

proud

players.

Very

good

players

on

New

Jersey.

And

it's

up

to

the

Flames

to

respond

to

keep

their

foot

on

the

gas.

And

the

camera

around

the

boards.

Kiprusoff

gets

a

stick

on

it.

Butler

will

Bounce

it

to

the

point.

We've

already

mentioned

it

started

with

the

defense.

Jay

Bollmeister,

his

second

of

the

year,

from

McGinley

and

Butler.

Corey

Sarich's

first.

Backland

and

Boma

on

the

assists.

Curtis

Glencross.

Great

feed

from

Ole

Okun.

And

then

TJ

Brody

on

the

power

play

from

Bollmeister

and

Glencross.

Devils

now

officially

for

with

a

man

advantage.

McGinley.

Glencross.

And

Yokun

out

there

with

T.J.

Brody

and

Corey

Sarge.

What

a

goal

by

T.J.

Brody

on

the

power

play.

Sarge

not

a

slouch

either

as

he

tries

to

get

a

backhander

towards

the

net

again

for

in

his

career.

You

would

imagine

he's

chasing

the

Flames'

goal

leader

now.

Curtis

Glencross.

Who's

got

a

couple-goal

edge

on

the

captain.

goals

to

Jerome

McGinley.

That's

a

sign

of

a

good

line.

You're

not

looking

for

certain

players.

Anybody

that's

open

is

going

to

get

the

puck.

Take

a

look

at

Jerome

McGinley.

Who

tied

Lanny

McDonald.

He's

in

the

house

tonight.

overall

in

NHL

history

with

goals.

But

there's

some

other

guys.

That

he's

going

to

pass

pretty

soon

too.

Well,

and

again,

as

he

said

this

morning

he

wants

to

play

until

he's

and,

uh,

to

Peter

Bondra,

Mullen

at

And

what

about

the

great

John

Bellable

that's

something

you'd

be

pretty

proud

of

right

there

if

you

can

catch

Sean

Bellable,

and

I'm

not

sure

who's

going

to

catch

that

guy

at

number

one

at

That

number

is

just

more

daunting

as

the

seasons

go

by,

isn't

it?

Tim

Jackman

Wilson

bounces,

But

he

gets

the

puck

out.

Interesting

praise.

We've

got

a

fight

now.

Tim

Jackman.

His

tilt

of

the

year

with

Eric

Bolton.

And

Bolton

fights.

But

Jackman

is

weathering

them.

Boy,

Those

are

nothing

but

heavyweight

bombs

right

now.

Bolton

trying

to

get

his

team

sparked

up.

Down

And

Tim

Jackman.

As

you

mentioned,

fights

already.

He's

more

than

happy

to

oblige.

By

the

psychology,

Charlie,

of

whether

or

not

Jackman

should

have

been

involved

well,

again,

you've

got

to

make

some

kind

of

response

at

this

point;

you're

at

home,

a

little

bit

of

a

push,

he's

defending

a

teammate

along

the

boards

and

again

he

basically

went

right

at

him,

so

he

was

the

one

who

was

going

to

try

and

keep

this

crowd

going.

Harak

along

the

boards

maybe

could

have

been

an

interference

call

and

you

can

see

them

staring

at

each

other

right

from

the

start

this

was

something

that

was

going

to

happen.

We'll

be

going

to

get

some

repairs.

He

had

been

cut

over

the

left

eye.

You

look

at

a

lot

of

the

similarities

between

these

teams

on

paper,

And

it

includes

fights.

That's

the

in

the

season

for

the

Devils,

The

for

the

Calgary

Flames.

And

you're

looking

up

and

down

the

lineup;

you

look

at

the

players

they're

the

rough-and-tumble

type

of

guys,

and

I

think

that

you're

starting

to

see

the

NHL

go

more

to

that.

They

seem

to

be

more

effective

than

just

having

a

gentleman

sit

on

the

bench

all

game

and

get

one

or

two

shifts

and

go

out

to

fight.

My

numbers

are

off

because

I

forgot,

of

course,

Len

Henrique

were

involved

in

a

fight

in

the

first

career

and

add

one

more

to

both

of

those

to

play

to

the

line;

Salvador

has

it,

skips

over

his

stick,

we're

trying

to

get

around

him

and

Salvador

pushes

it

ahead.

Now

has

some

room.

A

cushion,

As

it

were.

Peddenby.

Cross

ice

onto

the

stick

for

the

rookie

Larson.

Zaleski.

Sharp-angled

shot.

Kepersov

got

a

piece

of

that.

Peddenby

still

with

him.

And

the

Swedish

player

tied

up

by

Butler.

Como

will

poke

it

around

the

boards.

Paul

Byron

gets

poorly

positioned,

But

can't

get

the

puck

out.

Williams

will

try

it

on

the

other

side.

Tom

Babchuk.

Big

hit

there.

Volchenkov

caught

him

with

his

head

down.

To

the

point.

Can't

get

it

by

Jones.

He'll

just

dump

it

down

the

ice.

Hedberg

out

to

hold

on

to

it,

and

then

he's

going

to

play

it

right

to

Volchenkov.

He

missed

four

games

with

an

injury.

But

he's

back

in

tonight.

Lower-body

injury.

And

he's

a

big,

Solid

defenseman.

He

took

a

big

hit

in

that

first

period

by

Tim

Jackson.

But

he

seems

to

be

no

worse

for

wear.

Jarome

Iginla

cruises

Out

through

center.

He's

had

his

pocket

picked

by

Parise.

Now

a

chance.

Pogacek

nearly

got

it

away

from

Bollmeister.

Henrik

behind

the

net.

Bollmeister's

there,

working

on

a

two-point

night.

His

first

two-point

night

of

this

season.

Butler

off

the

boards.

Glencross

pushed

back.

Flames

will

try

this

all

over

again.

Curtis

Glencross

holds

up;

Fain

watching

him.

Puck

taken

away.

Sikora.

And

Zubrus

has

the

puck.

Shot

wide

of

the

net.

Petr

Sykora.

Elias.

To

the

point.

But

Jokinen's

there.

He'll

tip

it

up.

Jarome

Iginla

gets

it.

Flames

nearly

caught

with

too

many

men

on

the

ice.

Devils

turn

it

up.

Three

on

two.

Sykora.

Cross-ice,

and

a

nice

diving

play

by

Zubrus.

Flames

can't

quite

get

it

out.

Carter

will

keep

it

alive.

Sarich

behind

the

net.

Puck

taken

away

by

Carter.

Wilson

won't

come

up

with

it.

Freeze

a

shot

into

the

belly.

And

Miikka

Kiprusoff

will

hang

on

to

that.

T.J.

Brodie

scored

the

fourth

goal

of

the

game

for

the

Flames.

Great

defensive

play

by

Mikael

Backlund.

He

had

shifts

in

the

first

period.

And

here,

A

late

line

change

because

of

the

puck

near

the

bench

just

makes

a

great

diving

play

defensively.

And

that's

something

that,

again,

you

watch

your

young

players.

And

it's

contagious

when

you

start

having

plays

happen

like

that.

And

Zubrus

was

waiting

to

have

that

one

teed

right

up.

Puck

in

the

corner.

Norak

and

Kostakos.

Kind

of

an

interesting

line

with

Jackman

sitting

in

the

penalty

box.

Kostopoulos

has

Boma

parked

in

front,

and

he

got

it

in

the

top

plate

at

the

right

angle.

Dumped

behind

the

net

by

Volchenkov.

Boma

picking

up

an

assist

tonight.

Two

games,

A

goal

and

a

helper

for

Calgary

this

year.

Carter

across

the

line.

Played

behind

the

net.

Devils

have

it.

Back

out

in

front.

Terlinder

shot

in

traffic

and

T.J.

Brodie

blocks.

It's

Borat

to

Kostopoulos.

Didn't

see

it

to

the

last

minute.

Back

in,

Clarkson.

That's

Tedenby.

Around

the

net,

Clarkson

turns.

Still

with

the

puck.

That

one's

tipped

into

the

corner

by

Brodie.

Back

to

Kostopoulos.

Get

it

away

from

Kalinder.

Tedenby

in

the

corner.

Has

the

puck

for

the

Devils.

Lane's

keeping

New

Jersey

to

the

outside

for

the

most

part

when

they're

in

the

offensive

zone.

New

Jersey

with

a

little

bit

of

a

push.

Three

shots

on

net

to

just

one

for

the

Flames

here

in

the

second.

But

you

kind

of

expect

that

being

down

by

four.

Played

off

at

last.

Kiprusoff

leaves

it

in

the

corner.

Backlund

looking

for

Como.

It

skips

over

his

stick.

It's

going

to

come

all

the

way

down

to

Hedberg

to

avoid

the

icing.

Como's

speed

forces

a

faceoff.

Devils

fans

in

the

crowd

tonight.

Iginla

to

take

the

draw

with

Henry.

The

Devils

come

up

with

the

puck.

Off

the

boards

out

to

center

Zach

Parise.

Flipping

it

into

Calgary

territory.

Butler

has

it

and

he'll

just

move

it

quickly

to

Glencross.

He

stick-handles

his

way

to

the

blue

line.

Iginla

trying

to

get

it

deep.

Bryce

Salvador

has

it

and

he'll

dump

it

back

out

to

the

river.

Glencross

with

the

goal

in

this

hockey

game.

Over

to

Iginla.

In

the

corner.

Gets

it

away

to

his

partner

Larsson;

Bryce

Salvador,

a

former

member

of

the

St.

Louis

Blues

who

missed

most

of

last

year

with

a

concussion,

is

a

real

steady

defenseman

out

there,

and

knocked

down

behind

the

play

was

Glencross,

having

a

few

words

for

the

official

again.

Was

there,

and

he'll

get

the

puck

out

for

Calgary;

an

ongoing

conversation

between

the

referee

and

Glencross.

January

the

And

that's

the

first

game

against

the

Pacific

Division

team.

Five

of

the

next

six

against

the

Pacific

Division.

Anaheim

on

Thursday.

The

Kings

on

Saturday.

And

so

on

and

so

forth.

It's

kind

of

an

amazing

stat

in

this

schedule.

Isn't

it

something?

It

really

is.

You

start

looking

at

the

way

this

second

half

of

the

season

is

developing.

And

the

Flames

know

exactly

what

they

have

to

do.

And

big

four-point

games

the

rest

of

the

way.

Dumping

it

in,

gives

chase,

cut

off

and

played

to

Hedberg;

a

little

bit

of

a

dangerous

play

as

the

Flames

bob

in

front

of

the

net.

Backlund

why

not

take

a

little

poke

at

that

loose

puck

that

was

just

sitting

there?

Who

was,

again,

shifts

in

that

first

period.

Some

of

them

on

the

penalty

kill.

Up

there

with

some

big

face-offs.

And

confidence

is

so

important

for

these

young

players.

It's

just

tipped

off

the

stick

of

Sikora.

And

there's

that

little...

Whack

at

the

puck.

And

this

is

what

Curtis

Glencross

was

so

unhappy

about.

He

not

only

got

the

puck,

but

had

his

feet

taken

out

of

him

by

Larson.

That's

where,

He

got

the

number

first

as

it's

going

away.

I'll

keep

that

labeled

in

my

mind

and

then

start

barking

at

the

referee.

Curtis

Glencross

and

the

referee

had

a

conversation

about

it

for

a

couple

of

seconds

beyond

that.

Flames

with

a

faceoff

in

the

offensive

end.

Byron

wins

it.

Back

to

the

point.

Anton

Babchuk.

Quickly

over

to

Clay

Wilson.

This

is

Paul

Byron.

Along

the

boards.

Back

to

Wilson.

Quickly

over

to

Babchuk.

His

shot

in

traffic.

Tipped

by

Jones.

Again,

The

Flames

are

effectively

using

the

point

shot

so

far

in

this

game.

Tedenby

couldn't

corral

it.

Babchuk's

large

frame

keeps

it

in

for

Cowdery.

Behind

the

net.

Hedberg

will

leave

it

there.

Eric

Kaliender.

Lots

of

time.

Long

lead

pass

for

Clarkson.

Chips

it

around

Wilson.

But

Kiprasov

comes

out

to

help

his

own

cause.

Tedenby

takes

it

away

into

the

corner.

Wilson

sidesteps

some

traffic

and

plays

it

out

onto

the

stick

now.

Blake

Comeau

shoots,

Hedberg

is

deflected

away.

The

puck's

loose

after

the

stop.

Devils

have

it.

It

comes

out

to

center.

Tedenby

with

it.

Blair

Jones

knocked

down

on

the

play.

Bodies

out

on

the

ice

for

both

teams.

Puck

comes

to

the

point.

Devils

will

keep

it

in.

Anton

Babchuk

picks

it

up.

Long

lead

pass

knocked

out

of

the

air

by

Comeau

to

avoid

an

icing

call.

Larson

has

it,

back

up

the

middle.

But

Babchuk

is

there.

Gestopulos

kicks

it

to

Jackman.

He

takes

a

hit

from

Larson.

Cut

goes

in

the

corner.

Horak

after

it.

Grabbed

by

Salvador.

A

quick

pass

to

Carter.

Here

comes

the

rookie

Larson.

He'll

just

lob

it

in

behind

Kiprusoff's

net.

He

leads

the

Calgary

Flames

in

plus-minus

at

plus

four.

McGinley

coming

back.

Skated

up

to

Glencross.

Takes

the

hit

from

Volchenkov.

But

the

Flames

have

the

puck

inside

the

line.

Now

it's

caught

back

out

by

the

Devils.

Kiprusoff.

Over

to

Butler

and

ahead

to

Glencross.

But

pinching

up

on

him

was

Fane.

Butler

onto

the

stick

of

Jokinen.

He'll

just

flip

it

through

the

air.

Iliash

knocks

it

down.

Dainius

Zubrus

has

it.

Iliash

to

the

middle.

Sikora

shoots.

That

one's

wide.

Fein,

though,

has

it

in

the

corner.

Zubrus

behind

the

net.

Puck

comes

to

Tallinder.

His

shot

blocked

by

Iginla.

Zubrus'

shot

wide

of

the

net.

A

race

to

the

puck.

Klingcross

can't

get

there

first.

Fein

does.

Zubrus.

Elias

picks

it

up

from

him;

now

Zubrus

is

surveying

the

situation.

Elias's

shot

might

have

been

deflected

in

front.

Kiprusoff

has

it,

trying

to

hold

it

against

the

pad,

but

it

comes

free

to

Jokinen.

Trying

to

help

out

his

netminder.

Butler's

there.

He'll

dump

it

out;

good

work

by

the

Devils

to

create

something

offensively.

They're

really

having

their

defensemen

hold

that

line.

That's

something

you

could

capitalize

on

if

you

can

get

control

of

the

puck.

But

the

Devils

are

down

by

four.

It

looks

like

a

team

down

by

four.

They're

really

pressing.

But

the

play

is

keeping

to

the

perimeter.

Just

one

shot

on

net.

That

whole

shift.

As

they're

in

their

zone.

Shots

are

as

we're

already

past

the

midway

point

of

this

hockey

game.

One

of

the

new

players

coming

in

for

the

Flames.

Jones.

Good

heads-up

play

by

Anton

Babchuk.

Blair

Jones

is

going

hard

to

the

net.

He

gets

a

piece

of

it;

nice

little

toe

save.

And

you

can

see

the

trade

last

week.

I

should

say,

for

Mickelson.

About

a

game

and

a

half

in;

the

Flames

pretty

happy

so

far

with

four

shots

on

goal

Saturday

against

Minnesota.

He

played

a

season-high

minutes

and

seconds

for

Calgary

in

that

game.

Clay

Wilson

back

for

it;

it's

the

clarity

we

didn't

see

from

the

Calgary

Flames

at

the

tail

end

of

that

road

trip.

It's

on

display

right

now.

You

can

start

to

make

things

happen

for

yourself.

And

it's

contagious

up

and

down

the

bench.

Everybody's

jumping

into

the

play.

D.J.

Brodie

off

the

boards

to

Blake

Comeau.

He

got

to

the

net.

He

can't

settle

it

down.

Bryce

Alvarez

back.

Larsson.

It's

the

way

from

Jackman

that

takes

the

hit

from

Tim

Jackman.

Here's

Kovalchuk.

To

Volchenkov.

The

shot

flies

to

the

net;

Calgary

will

play

it

back

up

as

Kovalchuk

turns.

In

previous

games

against

Calgary,

Kovalchuk

has

seven

goals

and

three

assists.

The

bulk

of

that

came

as

a

member

of

the

Atlanta

Thrashers.

Played

back

in

offside.

Flames

have

time

and

space

now

to

work.

To

regroup.

The

really

new-look

type

of

game

coming

from

the

Devils,

north-south.

They're

not

backing

away

at

all.

Even

if

they're

down

by

four.

And

that's

something

that.

Again.

The

Flames.

Now

they

know

they

have

to

keep

going

offensively.

We

were

talking

about

what

Pete

DeBoer

might

have

said

to

his

team

during

the

intermission.

I'm

sure

Brent

Sutter

probably,

off

the

cuff,

reminded

his

team

about

Ottawa

days

ago.

Where

they

were

up

after

the

first

period.

Looks

like

the

Flames

got

that

message.

Back

at

the

point.

Fine

shot.

That

one

blocked

hard

by

Butler.

Elias

in

the

corner.

Backlund

trying

to

check

him.

Zubrus

kept

to

the

outside

and

Butler

did

a

nice

job.

The

Flames

trying

to

get

the

puck

out.

Backlund

can't.

Sykora

towards

the

net.

Tipped

away.

Butler

again

blocks

a

shot.

Now

Michael

Backlund

to

the

feet

of

Lee

Stempniak.

Devils

will

make

a

line

change.

Chris

Butler

back

to

get

the

puck.

Stempniak

off

the

boards.

Parise

keeps

it

alive.

Henrik

to

Kovalchuk.

Shot

high

and

over

the

net.

The

Flames

nursing

a

four-goal

lead

on

the

New

Jersey

Devils.

It's

Kellis

Flames

Hockey.

Big

hit

of

the

game.

How

about

a

big

double?

Tom

Kostopoulos

and

Curtis

Foster.

And

they

continue

with

the

play.

Tim

Jackman

on

Anton

Volchenkov.

The

Flames

pounding

away

in

the

first

period

in

the

offensive

zone.

All

the

goals

came

in

the

first

period.

And

again,

Amazingly,

The

shots

are

just

with

minutes

gone

in

this

game.

Breeze,

Playing

across.

Now

Kovalchuk

stuck

by

Kiprusoff.

He's

back

to

the

point.

Kovalchuk

keeps

it

alive.

Henrik

has

it.

Watch

Salvador

pinching

in

as

he

makes

a

nice

move

to

the

side

of

the

net.

Kovalchuk

misfires,

then

tries

to

bank

it

off

Kiprusoff.

Devils

now

trying

to

pull

out

all

their

stops.

E-men

jumping

in.

Sharp-angled

shots.

Butler.

Can't

get

it

by

Kovalchuk.

Is

that

freezing?

Watched

by

Volchenkov.

The

long

reach

of

Volchenkov

comes

into

effect.

Rebound.

Stop.

Score!

It's

the

first

for

Ilya

Kovalchuk.

Well,

I

think

it

was

only

a

matter

of

time

before

the

scoring

chances

started

coming.

The

New

Jersey

Devils'

way

because

of

the

time

of

possession

in

the

offensive

zone

here

in

the

second

period.

The

Flames

had

it

a

couple

times

and

couldn't

get

it

out.

Right

there

on

the

back

end

he

keeps

it

going;

they

send

it

all

the

way

around.

He

makes

one,

two

opportunities,

he

gets

it

again,

and

there

you

can

see

the

bouncing

puck

out

front.

Henrique

is

able

to

get

it

over

to

one

of

the

most

dangerous

goal

scorers

on

the

ice,

Ilya

Kovalchuk.

He

gets

the

first

goal

of

the

game

for

the

Devils.

So

the

Devils

have

been

working

it

around.

They

get

a

break

as

Kovalchuk

picks

up

his

of

the

year.

Here

comes

Blair

Jones

for

Calgary.

Shot

towards

the

net

looking

for

Paul

Byron.

Flicks

away

from

him.

O'Meara

dumping

it

into

the

Flames'

end.

Shot

into

the

glove

of

Miikka

Kiprusoff

and

he'll

hang

on

to

that.

Some

pushing

and

shoving

right

in

front

of

him.

The

Devils

continue

to

push

and

press

the

issue

as

Kovalchuk

bangs

one

in

from

in

front

of

the

net.

Good

teams

and

being

selfish

in

time,

but

I'll

tell

you

what:

offensively,

points

in

career

games,

goals

in

his

last

seven

seasons.

When

he's

on

the

attack

you've

got

to

keep

an

eye

on

him.

Right

now

the

Devils

have

been

on

the

offense

in

the

second

period;

they've

outshot

Calgary

eight-two,

the

bulk

of

that

coming

the

last

couple

of

minutes.

A

feed

to

the

net

is

kicked

away

by

Miikka;

an

angled

shot

goes

off

the

skate

from

Clarkson.

And

Byron

can't

get

it

out.

Clarkson

misfires.

Comes

right

to

Jones.

Onto

the

stick

of

Blake

Comeau.

He

rolled

it

behind

the

Devils'

net.

Waiting

for

it

is

Curtis

Foster.

Comeau

He

gets

there.

Blair

Jones

turns

in

the

corner.

In

front.

Boma.

Knocked

down

from

behind.

His

shot

was

blocked.

Now

Calgary.

Kick

it

back

to

the

blue

line.

Jones

on

the

backhand.

Into

Devils

territory.

Boma.

Trying

to

finish

his

check.

Huck

flipped

out

in

the

air;

Corey

Sarich

corrals

it

to

get

it

back.

Swings

it

to

T.J.

Brodie.

His

second

goal

of

the

season,

scored

in

the

first

period.

Hedberg

into

the

corner.

Foster

is

there.

Bungles

it.

Huck

taken

away.

In

front.

Stempniak

couldn't

pull

the

trigger

on

the

pass

from

the

back.

Still

with

it.

Back

in

the

corner.

Glenn

Cross

is

out

with

this

line.

To

Stempniak.

Makes

the

move.

Good

check

by

Volchenkov.

Glenn

Cross

had

his

stick

slashed

out

of

his

hands.

Complaints

to

the

officials.

Comes

back

to

Stempniak.

Score!

Lee

Stempniak.

And

this

is

the

key

right

there.

He

backs

off.

This

time

it

goes

off

a

defenseman

in

front.

The

best

chance

doesn't

go

in.

You

get

a

shot

on

that.

It

redirects

towards

the

net.

Hedberg,

as

you

can

see,

He

looks

up

into

the

heavens

to

see

where

that

puck

came

from.

But

Lee

Stempniak

gives

the

Flames

that

four-goal

cushion

again.

Hadn't

scored

in

previous

games,

but

Stempniak

picks

up

his

ninth

of

the

year.

And

the

goal

production,

for

lack

thereof,

wasn't

because

of

a

lack

of

effort.

I

think

Stempniak's

been

around

in

that.

But

he

hadn't

found

the

back

of

the

net.

Richard

Carter

tie-up

behind

the

net.

Horak

gets

the

puck.

Kicked

out

front.

Kostopoulos

can't

get

it.

Kipper's

forced

to

make

the

save.

T.J.

Brodie

has

it.

Glenn

Cross

has

been

cut.

Charlie,

at

least

that

man

gets

the

assist.

Evidently

I

got

ahead

of

myself.

Power

play.

Changes

direction

right

there.

Went

off

of

Volchenkov's

glove.

So

Curtis

Glencross

did

not

get

a

piece

of

it.

So,

Rob,

they

were

correct

on

that.

And

here

you

can

see

the

delay

of

game

penalty.

And

oh

my,

What

did

I

just

do

there?

Now

it

was

called

Mark

Fayne.

So

the

players

normally

get

the

goal.

Change

it

back

to

Lee

Stempniak,

which

would

be

his

ninth.

Flames

are

on

the

power

play.

Luck

played

to

the

point.

Here

come

the

Devils.

Zach

Parise

with

Henrique.

Two

on

one.

Henrique

scores!

And

unfortunately

for

the

Flames,

They

had

possession

of

the

puck.

Bad

bounce

off

of

the

skate

of

Jay

Bouwmeester.

And

that

set

up

a

very

dangerous

two

on

one.

The

Flames

chase

that

puck

around.

They

have

it

on

the

boards.

Off

the

skate.

And

it

just

sets

up

a

clear-cut

two

on

one.

Zach

Parise

is

able

to

find

the

youngster.

Henrique

on

his

off-wing

and

he

just

quickly

snapped

it.

His

goal

of

the

year

for

Adam

Henrique,

His

fourth

shorthanded

goal,

A

goal

and

an

assist

in

the

second

period.

He's

now

one

point

back

of

Ryan

Nugent-Hopkins,

who

leads

the

National

Hockey

League

in

rookie

goal

scoring,

Of

course,

is

injured.

So

the

Devils

are

making

things

interesting

here

in

period

number

two.

Salvador

will

dump

it

into

Calgary

territory.

The

Flames

are

one

for

two

already

tonight

with

a

man

advantage.

We'll

see

what

this

shorthanded

goal

does

for

both

clubs.

Volchenkov

in

the

corner.

Henrique

has

it

and

he'll

just

dump

it

down

the

ice.

Fourth

shorthanded

goal

of

the

year

for

the

youngster.

Fourth

shorthanded

goal

given

up

by

the

Calgary

Flames

this

year.

They've

yet

to

score

one.

Second

in

the

last

three

games.

Mikael

Backlund

tries

to

hold

his

position

on

that

blue

line.

seconds

left.

In

the

power

play,

straddling

the

line,

straddling,

just

couldn't

get

his

toe

back

in

time.

At

the

point

he

doesn't

want

to

get

his

skate

caught

on

Lee

Stempniak

also.

Wilson.

Stempniak.

Kovalchuk

steals

it.

Ilya

Kovalchuk

trying

to

get

it

back

to

the

point

for

Salvador.

It's

knocked

away

by

him,

and

Stempniak

trying

to

get

it

away

from

the

big

defenseman.

He'll

just

turn

and

play

off

the

glass,

out

to

center.

Backlund.

Can't

get

it

by

Salvador.

Antoine

Batchuk

with

it.

Dying

seconds

of

Calgary's

third

power

play

of

the

game.

Devils

have

scored

a

shorthanded

goal

already

on

this

and

have

looked

dangerous.

This

is

Jones.

Bring

it

off

the

boards.

Calgary

get

it

out.

Devils

making

a

change

and

that

complicates

matters.

Penalized

player

back

out

there.

And

the

whistle

goes.

And

do

we

have...

Are

you

looking

at

too

many

men

again,

Charlie?

No,

on

the

line

change,

the

Devil

player

in

the

second

period,

his

skate

is

inside

the

blue

line.

So

right

there,

you

can

see

Ryan

Carter's

trying

to

get

off,

but

he's

still

in

the

offensive

zone.

So

even

though

he's

made

the

line

change,

he's

still

on

the

ice

in

the

offensive

zone.

Puck

picked

up

by

Boma.

Pokes

it

away

from

Sikora.

Plays

it

over

to

Kostopoulos.

Flames

can't

get

in.

Bomo

played

back

to

Corey

Sarich.

Over

to

Chris

Butler.

And

Kostopoulos

will

deflect

this

behind

Hedbert.

Played

around

the

boards.

Korak

is

there.

Elias

is

there.

And

the

dying

seconds

of

the

second

period.

So

two

from

the

Devils

here

in

period

number

two,

but

the

Flames

get

one

back.

A

three-goal

lead

heading

into

the

third.

He's

got

the

Gordie

Howe,

And

it

says

something

about

having

the

East

teams

come

out;

they're

not

teams

we

get

to

see

a

lot

here.

But

a

lot

of

talent

out

there.

Here

you

see

the

big

hit.

That's

as

hard

as

I've

seen

Jerome

get

hit.

Then

he

does

the

right

thing.

I

really

have

a

lot

of

respect

for

this

young

kid,

dropping

the

mitts

with

Jerome.

Probably

not

known

for

fighting,

but

he

sure

showed

up

and

did

a

good

job

there.

He

earned

a

lot

of

respect

around

the

league.

Then

he

got

the

goal

there,

He

got

an

assist,

Or

pardon

me,

He

got

the

assist.

He

chips

in

with

a

goal.

A

kid

who

probably,

at

the

end

of

the

year,

will

be

up

for

the

Calder

Trophy.

He's

years

of

age,

He

has

only

two

penalty

minutes

all

year,

So

this

was

a

big,

big

night

for

him.

The

Memorial

Cup

winner

knows

how

to

win.

Darryl

Sutter

returns.

Calgary,

Brent

Sutter

will

oppose

him

as

head

coach.

Interesting

story

you

found.

There's

a

lot

of

talk

about

this

return

of

Darryl

Sutter,

and

it's,

I

think,

It's

pretty

well

documented

that

they

didn't

get

along

all

that

well

at

the

end

of

Darryl's

tenure

here.

In

fact,

They

went

over

a

year

without

talking

to

one

another,

Even

though

they're

brothers.

It

speaks

to

the

dysfunction

of

the

organization

at

that

time.

That

all

ended

on

Sunday.

Darryl

reached

out,

He

gave

Brent

a

call.

It

was

small

talk,

but

at

the

end

of

the

day,

Brent

said,

It's

time

to

move

on.

He's

my

brother.

I

care

a

lot

about

what

happens

to

him

and

how

he's

doing.

And

it

was

very

good.

He

felt

really

good

about

their

conversation.

It's

a

starting

point

for

them

to

move

forward,

And

they

both

felt

really

good

about

it.

Action's

all

set,

Rob,

it's

all

yours.

Roger,

Thank

you

so

much.

The

Calgary

Flames

take

a

three-goal

lead.

All

Flames

in

the

first

period.

Bo

Meester

is

second.

Corey

Sarge

is

first.

Curtis

Glencross

is

And

T.J.

Brodie

is

second.

Kovalchuk

gets

his

Stempniak

ended

up

with

his

ninth.

He

gets

credit

for

that

goal.

And

then

a

great

short-handed

effort

by

Henrik

with

a

feed

from

Parise.

Devils,

Clarkson

into

the

corner.

This

is

Zubrus

back

to

Clarkson.

Sykora

has

been

taken

off

this

line.

Elias,

Zubrus

and

Clarkson

now.

David

Clarkson

in

the

corner.

Pushed

off

the

puck.

Bouma

after

it.

Flames

get

it

out.

Backhanded

in

by

Michael

Cammalleri.

They

have

to

do

things

here,

Charlie.

In

the

early

stages

of

this

period

they

need

to

take

away

the

momentum.

Well,

I

think

what

they

didn't

do

a

lot

in

that

second

period

is

skate.

Move

their

feet.

They

ended

up

protecting.

Yes,

They

did

defensively.

That

just

allowed

the

Devils

more

opportunities

in

the

offense.

Keep

your

feet

moving.

Get

that

puck

deep.

Tenby.

Across

the

line.

Crisscrossing.

Pope

checked

by

Wilson,

and

he'll

clear

the

zone

for

Calgary.

As

Curtis

Glencross

has

it.

Now

Will

Tinkoff.

Checked

by

Volchenkov.

Giveaway

in

front.

Henrik

shoots.

Kiprusoff

makes

the

save.

Well,

Here's

a

great

example

of

what

not

to

do

here.

A

good

outlet

pass

could

have

been

right

behind

the

net.

Fortunately,

the

youngster,

Henrik,

didn't

get

a

lot

on

that.

That

could

have

been

a

costly

giveaway

by

Volchenkov,

who's

been

pretty

sound

defensively

the

last

month,

month

and

a

half,

two

months.

Make

the

simple

play.

Collecting

off

Kovalchuk's

stick,

shot

in

traffic,

and

Kiprusoff

grabs

that

one.

Credit

Pete

DeBoer

and

the

New

Jersey

Devils.

The

coaching

staff

has

got

this

team

prepared

for

the

third

period.

Well,

They

really

have

nowhere

else

to

go

but

to

get

that

effort

going.

They've

been

down

by

four

for

most

of

the

night.

And

they're

off

the

faceoff.

Good

hard

shot

right

through

the

screen.

Little

bit

of

a

bump

by

Paul

Mara

on

Kiprusoff.

He

got

away

with

that.

Faceoff:

Carter

in

there

with

Blair

Jones.

But

Carter

is

thrown

out.

Bolton

comes

in.

Flames

win

the

draw.

The

cover's

had

the

better

of

the

face-off

so

far

in

this

hockey

game.

Palmieri

tying

up.

Wilson

in

the

corner.

Clay

Wilson.

He

comes

up

with

the

puck.

Blair

Jones

after

it.

Larsson.

Deep.

Carter

with

it.

Off

the

boards.

Back

to

Larsson.

Adam

Larsson

looking

for

a

lane.

Shot

in

traffic.

That

one's

wide.

Carter

has

the

puck.

Side

of

the

net.

Flex.

Comes

back

to

Larsson.

Credited

now

with

an

assist

on

the

shorthanded

goal

by

Henrique

in

front.

And

Kiprusoff

with

a

stop

on

Palmieri.

Jumping

it

into

the

Flames.

Kostopoulos

gives

chase.

Hedberg

away

from

the

pressure

onto

the

stick

of

Salvador.

Jackman

takes

the

body

but

can't

come

up

with

the

puck.

The

Flames

knock

it

back

into

the

neutral

zone.

Here's

Adam

Larsson.

As

Clarkson

squeezed

out

of

the

play.

Back

to

the

cross

ice.

And

a

lead

pass

for

Lance

Bouma.

Shoot!

That

one

rings

off

the

post.

As

Bouma,

seeking

goal

number

two

of

the

season,

I

think

he

hit

the

outside

of

the

post,

Charlie.

Well,

and

again,

good

heads-up

play.

Michael

Backlund

gets

things

started.

And

then

a

good

feed

right

to

Backlund.

And

there's

that

shot.

Good

hard

shot.

Short

side.

Right

off.

In

games

in

Abbotsford

this

year,

Lance

Bouma,

three

goals,

three

assists.

In

two

games

in

the

NHL,

the

goal

in

his

system

goes

back

to

something

Troy

Ward

said

last

week

about

Lance

Bouma.

He's

going

to

make

a

better

NHL

player

than

an

AHL

player.

Well,

your

roles

are

defined

more

up

here,

and

he's

got

a

type

of

role

where

he

can

sit

two

and

a

half,

three

minutes

a

night

in

ice

time

or

else

play

and

still

be

very

effective

because

he

has

the

basics

of

the

game

down.

E.J.

Brodie

behind

the

net.

Two

Devils

on

top

of

him

as

he

tries

to

free

the

puck.

Zubris

is

the

man

with

it.

Watch

by

Ole

Okunin.

In

the

corner.

Puck

comes

back

to

the

point.

Telemner's

shot

goes

wide.

Ben

Cross

chops

it

off

the

board.

Following

up

with

Henrik.

Puck

goes

in

the

corner.

Sarich

after

it.

Tries

to

get

it

to

Iginla.

This

one

shot

down

the

ice.

It's

going

to

be

an

icing

call.

Again,

The

Flames

clear

the

zone

effectively

on

a

faceoff.

The

Devils

have

it

in

their

own

end.

Kovalchuk

up

through

the

middle,

right

out

of

the

stick

of

Elias.

Frise,

back

to

Elias!

And

a

funny

hop.

Kiprusoff

waves

it

back.

Now

in

the

corner.

Butler

and

Stepniak

trying

to

get

it

free

for

Calgary.

Backwood

in

there

as

well.

Elias

with

Kovalchuk

and

Frise.

Huff

comes

back

to

the

point.

Foster

walks

the

line.

Shot

deflected

in

the

corner.

Stepniak

bangs

it

off

the

boards,

but

Olchenkov

blocks

it.

Patrik

Elias.

To

Zach

Parise.

Back

to

Elias.

Along

the

board,

Stepniak

fighting

for

it.

Calgary

get

it.

Bowman

doesn't

come

up

with

it.

Kovalchuk

has

it.

Back.

Foster.

Shot.

Kiprusoff

makes

the

save.

And

he'll

get

the

rebound

as

the

top

line,

whatever

combination

it

is,

buzzing

for

the

Devils.

Well,

Pete

DeBoer

has

the

luxury

of

having

two

very

good

offensive

lines

so

they

can

go

back

to

back,

especially

being

down

by

three.

He's

going

to

really

use

those

two

top

lines

quite

a

bit

here

in

the

third

period.

Gives

it

away

in

front.

Double

shot,

but

Kiprusoff

stops

it.

Their

fifth

shot

on

goal

in

the

third

period.

Again,

Flames,

again,

Skating

is

their

key,

defensively

and

offensively,

It

was

a

pass.

Instead

of

keeping

it

on

the

boards,

you

try

to

make

that

pass.

That

really

wasn't

to

the

middle,

but

if

you

keep

it

on

the

boards,

you

don't

get

that

direct

interception

of

a

pass,

and

it

doesn't

bounce

to

the

middle

of

the

ice.

Draw

one

by

the

Devils,

But

they

split

their

own

D-man.

Now

a

race

for

Paul

Byam,

trying

to

get

it

on,

away

from

Larson.

Byron

has

it.

Back

on

the

play.

It's

Salvador

and

killed

him.

Fronted.

To

the

Devils:

Larson

across

the

line,

dropping

it

in

the

corner.

Larson

jumping

into

the

play;

Byron

watching

him

he'll

flip

it

along

the

boards.

Combo

after

it

bumps

with

Salvador

Zolesky

to

Tedby,

spinning

away

from

Wilson,

but

the

puck,

knocked

off

his

stick,

finds

itself

in

the

slot

area.

Comes

to

Mika

Kiprasov.

And

he'll

jump

on

it.

Flames

running

around,

Charlie.

Well,

At

the

more

point,

The

skating

ability

of

New

Jersey

really

has

come

to

the

forefront

in

the

second

and

early

part

of

the

third

period.

And

when

you're

facing

the

puck,

you

can

keep

your

feet

moving

a

lot

quicker.

Little

quick

turns,

and

then

two

men

along

the

puck.

You

can

see

as

the

Flames

fall

back

to

the

front

of

the

net,

all

five

of

them,

and

then

work

out

in

a

defensive

position.

And

that

gives

the

Devils

Maybe

a

little

bit

more

time

to

set

up

plays.

Kiprasov,

or

pardon

me,

Iginla

wins

it

in

front

of

Kiprasov.

Zubristov

has

the

puck

for

the

Devils.

Back

to

the

point.

Flames

shot

in

front.

Mika

Kiprasov

knocks

it

into

the

corner.

Henrik

tied

up

by

Iginla.

Penalty

coming

up

and

it's

going

to

go

against

the

Flames.

And

the

Devils

will

go

on

the

power

play

for

the

third

time

in

this

hockey

game.

From

Iginla

for

hooking

Henrik

as

he

was

coming

up

the

boards.

The

Devils,

again,

creating

not

only

scoring

opportunities,

but

you

consider

this

a

whole

other

scoring

opportunity

by

getting

that

penalty

right

here.

One

hand

reach

in.

Kind

of

a

combination

of

Henrik

stopping

at

the

same

time

and

the

stick

up

in

his

midsection

as

the

captain

in

the

box

for

hooking.

Foster

at

the

point.

Shot

stopped

by

Kiprasov.

Rebound

comes

out.

Elias

with

it

for

the

Devils.

New

Jersey

with

a

man

advantage

in

this

game.

Kovalchuk.

Shot.

Side

of

that.

Elias!

Power

play

well,

Rob,

here's

a

great

example

where

you

talked

about,

you

think

you're

feeding

Kovalchuk

so

much

that

they've

been

doing

it

all

game

instead

of

shooting

it.

Here

you

can

see

a

quick

pass

right

back,

right

here,

they

set

up

in

front.

Kovalchuk,

top

of

your

screen.

There

goes

the

pass

from

Elias,

and

they

give

it

right

back

to

him.

So

now

they

over-pursue

that

pass.

You

think

the

shot

is

coming,

and

then

Kovalchuk,

pretty

smart

offensive

player,

is

able

to

slide

it

all

the

way

back

to

Elias,

and

he

makes

the

quick

one-timer.

Calgary

has

called

a

timeout,

Charlie,

and

not

surprisingly,

they've

been

outshot

in

this

period

and

are

now

only

leading

by

two.

Well,

the

offensive

skating

ability

of

New

Jersey,

and

being

down

by

three

to

start

this

period,

now

only

two,

they

really

have

nothing

to

lose

other

than

to

go

all

out.

So

it's

a

matter

of

retaining

your

composure,

keeping

your

feet

moving

and

getting

control

of

the

puck.

When

you

have

puck

possession,

So

the

Flames

take

a

break

after

giving

up

their

third

goal

in

this

game.

As

the

puck

bounces

off

the

boards,

it's

Zubrus.

Blocked

off

by

Corey

Sarich.

T.J.

Brodie

in

the

corner.

Tipping

it

by

his

man,

but

Clarkson

follows

up

on

the

play.

Henrique

will

play

it

behind

the

net.

Sarich

comes

up

with

it

off

the

boards.

This

one,

icing

as

they

back

to

get

it,

will

be

whistled.

That's

the

first.

Power-play

goal

for

New

Jersey.

They've

got

a

roll

going

back

to

the

last

seven

games,

two

periods.

So

they

are

feeling

pretty

good

about

themselves

right

now.

Even

when

they're

down

by

two,

they've

got

a

lot

of

good

positive

things

going

their

way.

Well,

that's

the

first

time

the

Flames

have

given

up

a

power

play

goal

at

home

since

November

against

Chicago.

They

killed

off

straight

here

at

the

Dome.

Kovalchuk

into

the

goal

of

Miikka

Kiprusoff.

The

Flames

are

clinging

to

a

two-goal

lead

as

the

Devils

apply

pressure

here

in

the

third.

Well,

Brad

Sutter

doesn't

know

it,

but

this

lady

has

a

message

for

him

with

her

phone.

As

French

fellow

countryman

Adam

Larson

pushes

him,

the

goaltender

is

off

the

boards.

Butler

gets

back

to

it.

He

tips

to

the

line.

But

the

Devils

kept

it

in

momentarily.

Larson

has

it

off

the

boards.

Butler

to

Stemian.

Kovalchuk.

He'll

turn

it

back

to

the

offensive

zone.

Kovalchuk

in

front.

The

last

couple

lines

for

the

Flames

are

proving

that

it's

more

fun

to

go

on

the

offense

than

it

is

to

defend

down

in

your

own

zone.

Clarkson,

Second

opportunity,

Clears

the

zone.

Jokinen

puts

it

right

under

the

stick

of

TJ

Brodie.

He'll

roll

it

by

Hedbert.

Jokinen

watches

him.

Glenn

Cross

knocks

it

down

with

his

body.

Puck

goes

back

in

the

corner.

Jokinen

hits

his

man.

Jokinen

tries

to

drag

it

out

in

front.

It

kicks

around

a

little.

Pretty

poor

coverage,

the

Devils

allow

the

captain,

Jarome

Iginla,

to

get...

Not

just

one,

but

three

good

opportunities

before

he's

able

to

get

it

back

onto

his

stick.

And

that

gets

it

back

to

a

three-goal

lead

at

this

point.

So

Jarome

Iginla's

seventh

goal.

On

the

ice,

no

icing.

Jarome

Iginla,

goal

and

assist

and

a

fight.

His

last

Gordie

Howe

hat-trick,

October

right

here

against

Colorado.

As

Rhett

Warner

said

so

aptly.

Adam

Henrique's

first

NHL

Gordie

Howe

hat-trick

in

this

game.

Sykora

dumping

it

into

Calgary

territory.

Knocked

off

the

stick.

Devils,

though,

will

keep

it

alive.

As

the

puck

shot

down

the

ice,

this

is

going

to

be

another

icing

call.

and

it'll

come

back

into

the

Calgary

end.

Well,

Here's

a

look.

A

couple

of

lines

in

a

row

getting

down

in

the

offensive

zone.

Winning

the

battles

along

the

boards

to

Ole

Okunin.

Gets

it

out

to

Jarome

Iginla.

One

miss.

Gets

it

back

very

quickly.

As

you

can

see,

some

very

poor

coverage.

Kovalchuk's

shot.

Miikka

Kiprusoff

makes

the

save.

The

puck

lies

there.

He

didn't

see

it

right

away.

And

the

Devils

jump

on

it.

What

a

wild

hockey

game.

And

a

few

face-offs

that

the

Flames

have

lost

outright.

And

it

gets

right

back

to

one

of

the

more

dangerous

shooters.

Kiprusoff

has

it

and

is

just

lying

right

there.

And

here

comes

Zach

Parise

as

Jay

Bouwmeester

tries

to

just

shovel

it

back

in

toward

the

goaltender.

And

a

little

bit

of

pushing

and

shoving.

Since

the

first

period,

the

New

Jersey

Devils

have

outshot

the

Calgary

Flames

What's

amazing

about

that,

the

Flames

have

two

goals.

Six

goals

on

total

shots.

Curtis

Glencross

leads

They

lead

the

National

Hockey

League

in

shooting

percentage.

Even

he's

been

in

on

the

act,

but

played

to

the

far

side.

Jokinen

and

Glencross.

Curtis

Glencross.

Three

points

on

the

night.

Second

time

he's

done

it

this

season.

Eighth

time

he's

done

it

in

his

career.

He's

never

had

four

points.

Up

the

middle.

Dropping

it

for

Zach

Terese.

Kovalchuk.

Tied

up

by

Jerome

McGinley.

Trying

to

bounce

away

from

McGinley.

Kovalchuk

turns.

And

the

captain

taking

the

puck

away

from

number

into

the

Calgary

end.

That

moves

it.

Zubrus

dumping

it

in

for

a

team

that's

been

down

at

one

point

twice

by

four

goals.

The

Devils

just

keep

coming

forward.

Golchenkov

shot.

Deflected

in

front.

Shot

again.

And

Miikka

Kiprusoff,

without

a

stick,

will

grab

it.

The

Devils

just

won't

go

away.

Well,

There's

no

way

they're

going

away.

To

see

when

offensive

things

are

going

your

way,

You

feel

pretty

good

about

yourself.

What

about

this

offense

as

of

late?

You

can

see

the

last

games,

goals,

assists.

The

rest

of

the

team

just

goals

and

assists.

So

getting

closer

to

that

of

the

offense

in

the

last

little

spell.

But

it's

never

in

count

opposing

team

outs.

So

a

big

to

go

here

for

the

Flames.

And

good

to

have

your

top

players

scoring

some

goals.

Fain

at

the

point.

Shot

in

traffic.

Kiprusoff

makes

the

save.

Zubrus

has

a

broken

stick.

He

was

right

on

top

of

the

puck.

No

way

to

lift

it

in.

Kylinder

behind

the

net.

Fain

quickly

to

Clarkson.

Onto

the

stick

of

Henry.

Quickly.

Back

to

Kylinder.

One

on

one.

He

tries

to

go

around

Sarge.

Sarge

not

buying

that.

Now

a

giveaway.

Side

of

the

net.

Kiprusoff

makes

the

save.

And

Charlie,

It's

unforced

errors

here

in

the

third

period,

which

in

a

way

have

allowed

the

Devils

to

hang

around.

Nonchalant

passes,

If

you

want

to

look

at

it

that

way.

Instead

of

taking

control

and

being

confident,

Brody

just

trying

to

lay

it

in

there

instead

of

keeping

it

along

the

boards.

Keep

your

feet.

Moving

right

here.

He

had

lots

of

time

trying

to

get

it

over

to

Lance,

Or

I

should

say

Horak

up

the

boards,

But

pass

it

up

the

boards

because

the

defensemen

of

New

Jersey

now

are

really

jumping

up

on

the

play.

And

it's

been

quite

a

ballet

this

whole

third

period

with

the

forwards

and

defensemen

of

New

Jersey

changing

positions.

In

the

corner,

Blair

Jones

is

there.

The

two

Devils

on

top

of

him.

Jones

trying

to

dig

it

free.

Tipped

away

and

to

the

point.

Keeping

in

it

is

Adam

Larsson.

A

little

corner

battle,

The

defenseman.

Shot

wide

by

Sikora

and

a

bid

for

his

NHL

team.

Clay

Wilson

knocked

down

in

the

corner.

Tedenby.

Knocked

down

by

Jones.

And

again,

Along

the

boards,

Sikora.

Drops

it,

looking

for

a

lane.

Blocked

off

by

Anton

Babchuk.

Adam

Larsson.

As

both

teams

make

changes

up

front.

Patrik

Elias

played

his

NHL

game

last

week.

While

Byron

heads

off,

Butler

had

nobody

to

pass

the

puck

to.

Kovalchuk

nearly

gave

it

away

to

Michael

Backman.

This

one

goes

off

Backman's

stick.

And

now

that's

Boma

taking

it

away.

In

front.

Boma.

Backhand

stopped

by

Hedberg.

Boma.

He

shoots

and

Hedberg

makes

a

save.

He's

picking

up

right

where

he

left

off

on

Sunday.

Well,

A

great

save

by

Hedberg

too.

A

big

glove

save

on

a

second

opportunity.

Again,

Take

a

look

at

the

last

couple

shifts

the

Flames

have

had

in

the

offensive

zone.

They've

been

very

productive

and

that's

something

we

want

to

continue.

Elias

and

Bollig

in

the

corner.

Parise

helping

out

Elias.

Drop

pass.

Kovalchuk

stopped.

Side

of

the

net

some

big

plays

by

the

Flames

offensively:

good

work

down

low,

one

save

leads

to

another

and

there's

that

big

shoulder

save

by

Hedberg;

then

a

little

give-and-go

with

Kovalchuk

and

Parise

trying

to

pound

away

at

the

loose

puck,

and

on

the

second

opportunity

the

Flames

stayed

right

on

top

of

it.

Where

Zach

Parise

scores

most

of

his

goals,

right

in

front

of

the

net.

Now

hearken

back

to

the

three-game

conversation

Roger

Williams

had

with

both

Brett

Warner

and

Eric

Francis

about

the

Flames

MVP.

Both

players

picked

Miikka

Kiprusoff

and

we're

seeing

why.

Even

further

evidence.

Penalty

coming

up

and

it's

going

to

go

against

Calgary.

That

one's

off

the

side

of

the

net.

And

the

man

who

will

take

the

infraction

touches

it.

And

late

here

in

the

third

period,

The

Devils

will

go

back

on

the

man

advantage.

A

little

bit

of

a

hooking

call

as

Cory

Sarich

just

reaches

in

trying

to

get

some

strength;

he

reaches

in

at

the

first

play

and

then

hooks

right

across

the

hands

of

Ryan

Carter.

A

lot

of

in-close

work

when

you're

chasing

and

grabbing,

which

the

Flames

have

been

doing

the

last

two

periods

you're

going

to

get

calls

like

that

against

you.

The

Devils

are

for

with

a

man

advantage.

But

how

about

this

number?

So

far

in

the

third

period,

They've

outshot

Calgary

to

Puck

goes

in

the

corner.

Butler

after

it

for

Calgary.

Plays

it

around

the

boards.

Waiting

for

it

is

Kurtis

Foster.

Now

in

the

corner.

Elias

tied

up

with

the

official.

Pokes

the

puck

through

to

David

Clarkson.

Back

to

Patrik

Elias.

To

the

point.

Foster.

Kovalchuk.

Stopped

by

Miikka

Kiprusoff.

Miikka

Kiprusoff

saw

it

all

the

way,

and

again

you

anticipate

that

pass

that's

what

they

did

on

the

last

play,

right

along

the

wall,

a

couple

quick

passes,

a

fake

shot;

Kiprusoff

comes

across

and

he

was

there

plenty

of

time.

But

then

you

look

for

that

fake

one,

which

they

had

last

time.

He

knew

Elias

got

his

of

the

year

on

the

power

play.

Kovalchuk

was

being

watched

by

Blair

Jones,

and

Jones

did

a

great

job

defending

Kovalchuk;

he

clears

it

and

he'll

head

off.

You

don't

get

a

chance

to

see

this

very

often.

There's

so

much

time

left

on

the

clock.

But

why

not?

You're

down

by

three.

You're

back.

It

started

out.

Brodeur

is

probably

the

number

one

goaltender

in

NHL

history.

He

got

chased

after

two

goals

and

five

shots.

The

top

line,

Glencross,

Iginla,

and

Jokinen

very

hot.

And

Stempniak,

in

his

career

game,

gets

a

goal

and

an

assist.

Charlie,

They've

awarded

Curtis

Glencross

an

assist

on

Jerome

Iginla's

of

the

year.

That

gives

Curtis

Glencross

four

points

in

this

game.

That's

a

career

high.

And

look

at

this.

Kostopoulos

trying

to

score

on

the

empty

net.

Curtis

Glencross

reaches

in

as

Kostopoulos

had

chipped

it

out.

Kulachuk

did

a

pretty

good

job

for

a

guy

that

has

been

labeled

not

too

strong

defensively.

He's

able

to

get

that

stick

down

and

knock

the

clearing

shot

away

from

the

net.

Kostopoulos,

knowing

that

there's

no

icing

call,

So

why

not

go

for

it?

Draws

one.

Devils

have

it.

The

Flames

clear

the

zone.

Mikael

Backlund

gets

a

stick

on

it.

seconds

to

go

in

the

man

advantage.

Dead

empty.

To

the

five-minute

mark.

That's

where

we

are

right

now.

Remaining

here

in

the

third

period.

Devils

pulling

out

all

the

stops.

Brise

on

the

backhand.

Glencross

checks

him.

Foster

at

the

point.

Ilya

has

to

retreat

to

get

the

puck.

Traffic

in

front

of

Kiprusoff.

Trying

to

get

the

puck,

Can't

get

it.

Back

to

the

point.

Foster

to

Kovalchuk.

Quickly

back

to

Ilya.

Back

to

Foster.

Kovalchuk

passes

it

to

nobody;

Bouwmeester

is

there

and

it's

a

hooking

call

Zubrus

off

For

hooking

Jay

Bouwmeester

as

he

was

reaching

in

with

his

stick,

he

did

a

pretty

good

job

on

that

six-on-four;

I

thought

the

Devils

were

more

dangerous

five-on-four

they're

right

here

just

reaching

a

little

slash

and

then

Jake

Wilmister

helps

himself

out

a

little

bit,

just

puts

that

arm

down.

He

pulls

that

stick

right

into

the

midsection

and

gets

himself

a

call.

That's

what

we

call

veteran

savvy.

Right?

Just

open

for

a

call.

That's

what

that's

called.

In

two

seconds,

The

Calgary

Flames

will

go

on

their

fourth

power

play

of

the

game.

They're

one

for

three.

The

Devils,

Though,

With

a

shorthanded

marker

in

this

game.

He

has

it

and

escapes

as

the

penalized

player,

Saric,

is

back

out

on

the

ice.

So

Calgary

on

the

power

play.

T.J.

Brodie

will

sneak

in

behind

Miikka

Kiprusoff.

Up

the

middle.

Jokinen

deflects

it

in,

played

off

the

boards

and

down

the

ice,

Brodie

running

into

the

linesman.

Ryan

Mock.

Babchuk

back

to

get

it.

Tim

Jackman.

Back

to

Babchuk.

Olli

Jokinen.

Again,

Look.

Shoots.

That

one's

blocked.

Carter

got

in

front

of

it.

Brodie.

Looking

for

Babchuk.

He

slid

the

wrong

way.

This

one's

relayed

ahead,

looking

for

Zach

Parise.

But

Brodie

aware

of

what

might

be

going

on.

Kiprusoff

in

the

corner.

Babchuk

is

there.

Flames

dig

it

free.

But

Larson

at

the

point

will

keep

it

alive

offensively

for

the

Devils.

Zach

Parise

is

a

treat

to

watch

out

there.

Kovalchuk

back

to

Parise.

Back

to

Larson.

Back

to

Kovalchuk.

In

front.

Flames,

But

not

out.

Great

job

by

the

New

Jersey

Devils.

In

fact,

They've

been

better

here

killing

off

this

power

play

than

they

were

with

their

own

extra

attacker

out

there.

Salvador

again

in

the

corner.

Brees,

Pardon

me,

Larson

being

watched

by

Blake

Comeau.

Late

stages

of

the

Flames'

fourth

power

play.

Clay

Wilson's

there.

He'll

play

it

over

to

Goldmeister.

All

out

so

far

for

the

Devils.

And

why

not?

Again,

You're

down

by

three.

Killing

a

penalty.

It's

almost

like

they're

on

a

power

play.

Clay

Wilson

with

some

nice

moves

into

the

corner.

Going

to

get

it.

It

is

Blair

Jones.

He'll

hack

at

it.

Tomo

behind

the

net.

Comes

back

to

Wilson.

Down

the

ice

is

Zubris

back

out.

Calgary

is

one-for-four

with

the

man

advantage

in

this

game.

Leading

by

three

in

the

late

stages.

A

penalty

coming

up

and

it's

going

to

go

to

Zubris.

So

Zubrus

with

the

interference

call.

Didn't

quite

get

to

the

puck

as

they

went

for

the

body

instead

of

the

puck.

He

was

trying

to

buy

a

little

bit

of

time

for

David

Clarkson.

Flames

go

to

the

power

play

with

a

three-goal

lead

late

in

the

third.

Sometimes

when

you

pull

out

all

the

stops,

you

make

a

mistake.

Zubrus

is

making

one,

an

interference

call.

So

the

Flames

are

back

out

on

the

power

play

as

it's

shot

down

the

ice.

Play:

Wilson

back

to

get

it

for

Calgary.

With

New

Jersey's

penalty

killing,

that

doesn't

really

mean

too

much.

Yeah.

You're

right.

Their

short-handed

goal

of

the

year

in

the

second

period.

That

leads

the

National

Hockey

League.

Wilson

drops

it

for

Paul

Byron.

Power

play

time

for

number

as

the

kids

are

out

there,

T.J.

Brodie,

Roman

Horak,

Byron,

Wilson,

Loma.

Although

Wilson's

not

really

a

kid.

Byron,

By

the

side

of

the

net,

off

of

it.

Doesn't

seem

to

be

heading

off,

but

T.J.

Brodie

picks

it

up.

Back

to

Roman

Horak.

Sice,

T.J.

Brodie,

By

the

side

of

the

net.

And

Jackman

will

play

it.

It

goes

back

to

Horak,

and

it

comes

to

Clay

Wilson.

Over

to

Brodie.

Spinning

away

from

Henrik.

T.J.

Brodie.

To

Clay

Wilson,

killing

time

on

the

clock,

the

puck

comes

back

to

Brodie,

who's

crisscrossed

with

Wilson;

Brodie

gives

it

up

on

the

line

and

Shoots

that

one's

blocked;

it

comes

back

to

Chris

Butler

on

the

tip

side

of

the

net

and

it

might

have

hit

Gestopolis

to

the

point

for

Bouwmeester,

deflected

away.

Bouwmeester

has

it;

you

play

for

a

reason,

Because

you're

going

to

see

all

kinds

of

different

hockey

games.

And

boy,

Did

we

see

a

different

hockey

game

here

at

the

Dome

tonight?

In

the

waning

seconds,

Penalties

over.

Flames

one

for

five

on

the

power

play.

Brought

across

the

line

by

Carter.

He

falls.

The

Flames

have

now

won

seven

games

at

the

Dome.

There's

the

winning.

Tonight's

three

stars:

Adam

Henrique,

Gordie

Howe

hat-trick,

A

golden

assist

for

the

New

Jersey

Devils.

Curtis

Glencross,

Big

night,

Career-high,

Four

points

with

a

goal

and

three

helpers.

And

Jarome

Iginla

with

a

Gordie

Howe

of

his

own.

One

goal

his

of

his

career

and

two

helpers.

Iginla,

Glencross.

And

Henrique

just

restarts

tonight's

game.

Well,

The

Flames

are

red

hot

on

home

ice

seven

consecutive

wins.

They

fired

out

of

the

gate

tonight

with

four

consecutive

goals.

They

had

some

spotty

moments,

But

when

it

mattered

in

the

third

period,

They

found

a

way

to

get

it

done.

The

Flames

get

their

win

of

this

National

Hockey

League

season.

We'll

have

much

more

from

Calgary.