Tonight at 10:00 p.m. ET, the Phoenix Coyotes (16-7-4, 36 points) and Calgary Flames (9-13-4, 22 points) hit the ice live from the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary for the second of five meetings this season. The game can be live streamed here. Phoenix fans can hear all of the hard-hitting action on KTAR 92.3 while Calgary fans can do the same on Sportsnet 960 The Fan.
Phoenix enters game two of a four-game road trip after winning their opening game while Calgary will hope that the return of captain Mark Giordano will help them out as they've gone 5-11-2 while he was out with an injury. The first time these two teams met this season, the Coyotes topped the Flames 4-2 on Oct. 22 in Phoenix.
The Coyotes are coming off of a game where six different players scored for them as the team dropped the Edmonton Oilers 6-2 Tuesday night.
"We're starting a tough trip," coach Dave Tippett told NHL.com. "We wanted to come in and play well tonight. I thought for the most part, we did a lot of good things."
Goaltender Mike Smith put his recent troubles behind him with a win and improved to 13-6-4 with a 3.02 goals-against average and a .911 save percentage.
The Flames will look for a lift when Giordano skates in a game for the first time since breaking his ankle Oct. 21 against the Los Angeles Kings.
"It feels great," Giordano said of the ankle per NHL.com. "Our training staff, our medical staff, everyone, the docs, they did a great job in handling it. I really followed their lead and getting back on the ice the last week and up until today, it's pain free right now, which is obviously a positive, and I feel good."
Calgary got some revenge on Los Angeles in their last game on Saturday, knocking them off 2-1.
The Flames have been led in Giordano's absence by Jiri Hudler, who has 23 points off of seven goals and 16 assists while Mike Cammalleri has 10 tallies and four helpers for 14 points and Kris Russell has found the twine three times while adding 10 assists for 13 points. Sean Monahan (9-6-15) ranks second on the team in scoring but is out with a broken ankle.
Radim Vrbata has paced the Coyotes with 24 points by lighting the lamp nine times and adding 15 helpers while captain Shane Doan (12 goals, 10 assists) and Martin Hanzal (eight goals, 14 assists) each have 22 points.
That group will likely try to solve Reto Berra between the pipes for the Flames, who is 3-6-2 with a 3.51 GAA and a .888 save percentage.
The Coyotes look to keep their offense going while the Flames will hope that Giordano's return will spark the team when the lights come on tonight at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary
© Copyright 2024 Sports World News, All rights reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.