Flyers at Flames
THE STORY: The Philadelphia Flyers were simply grounded by the Edmonton Oilers in their last game. Coach Peter Laviolette's club will look to rebound on Saturday when it visits Alberta's other NHL representative - the Calgary Flames. Calgary has secured at least one point in nine of its last 10 games - although it has dropped the first two contests of its four-game homestand.
TV: 10 p.m. ET, CBC, CSP
ABOUT THE FLYERS (33-20-7): Laviolette summed it up best after Philadelphia was blanked by Edmonton. "You’d like to think this serves as a wake-up call because we’re in a playoff race," he said after watching his team fall to 3-6-1 in its last 10 games. "(This) is unacceptable." G Ilya Bryzgalov played well in the 2-0 loss, stopping 28 shots after yielding seven goals in his previous two starts. While a member of the Phoenix Coyotes, the Russian has won his last six starts versus the Flames.
ABOUT THE FLAMES (28-23-10): Olli Jokinen picked a fine time to score a power-play goal. Jokinen scored with 1:46 remaining in regulation to tie the game, but Phoenix skated to a 4-3 win on Thursday. The power-play tally ended an 0-for-15 streak for Calgary. The Flames also lost D Chris Butler to a gruesome laceration on his thigh. Butler, who is expected to miss the next three weeks, was cut by the skate of Miikka Kiprusoff. Speaking of the Finnish netminder, he is 4-2-1 with a 1.80 goals-against average versus the Flyers.
OVERTIME:
1. With his next point, veteran Jaromir Jagr will move past Joe Sakic for eight place all-time. Jagr, who has 1,641 career points, has 12 goals and 23 assists in 24 games versus the Flames.
2. Calgary LW Curtis Glencross returned after a five-week absence with a knee injury. He finished the game with a minus-1.