Calgary 3, Detroit 2
When: 9:30 PM ET, Thursday, December 22, 2011
Where: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
Referees:
Marc Joannette, Tom Kowal
Linesmen:
Don Henderson, Mark Wheler
Attendance:
19289
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Curtis Glencross scored a pair of goals and Miikka Kiprusoff made 29 saves as the Calgary Flames held off the visiting Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Thursday.
Blake Comeau added his second goal and Olli Jokinen recorded his 18th assist for the Flames, who have won back-to-back games following a four-game slide.
Glencross tipped in Jokinen’s shot on the power play in the first period, and Calgary made it 2-0 early in the second when Comeau completed a 2-on-1 rush by tapping it into an open net.
Glencross’ second tally came on another odd-man rush at the 5:47 mark of the second, when he wristed a shot from the right faceoff circle off the far post for a 3-0 lead.
Glencross now has five goals in his last five games and 13 on the season.
Ty Conklin, getting a rare start in place of Jimmy Howard for Detroit, made 24 saves but fell to 1-4-0.
Jiri Hudler got the Red Wings on the board at 4:55 of the third before Ian White drew them within a goal with 4:12 left. Pavel Datsyuk won a faceoff and sent the puck back to White, who blasted a knuckling one-timer that got past Kiprusoff on his right side.
Top Game Performances
Detroit |
|
Calgary |
Jiri Hudler 1 |
Points |
Curtis Glencross 2 |
Jiri Hudler 1 |
Goals |
Curtis Glencross 2 |
Pavel Datsyuk 1 |
Assists |
Jay Bouwmeester 1 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Curtis Glencross 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Ty Conklin .889 |
Save Percentage |
Miikka Kiprusoff .935 |
Ty Conklin 24 |
Saves |
Miikka Kiprusoff 29 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Detroit
|
31 |
2 |
0-2 |
2-3 |
6 |
28 |
Calgary
|
27 |
3 |
1-3 |
2-2 |
4 |
18 |
Upcoming Games
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Calgary will play their next game on the road against Vancouver. The Flames have a W/L % of .312 after a win and .579 after a loss.
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Detroit will play their next game on the road against Nashville. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .773 after a win and .333 after a loss.