The Calgary Flames (30-24-13) head to face the Arizona Coyotes (24-32-11) at Mullett Arena on Tuesday. Calgary is coming off a 5-1 win over the Senators on Sunday. The Flames committed four penalties in the game, though they held Ottawa without a power play goal. Five players found the net for the Flames.
Jacob Markstrom saved an impressive 30 of 31 shots (.967%) in the win.Arizona beat the Wild 5-4 (OT) on Sunday. Barrett Hayton and Clayton Keller both scored twice for the Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka only stopped 30 of 34 shots (.882%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Flames have won both games between the teams this season, including a 6-3 victory in their most recent meeting in February, their seventh straight win against Arizona. Five players had two points for Calgary. Keller led Arizona with two points (1G 1A). Dan Vladar got the win despite allowing three goals on 14 shots (.785%).
FACING OFF
Calgary is averaging 3.04 goals per game for the season, 21st in the NHL, and they are taking on a Coyotes team that is allowing 3.49 goals a game (24th).
Meanwhile, Arizona has found the net 2.76 times a game on average, 27th in the league, and the Flames are allowing opponents to score 3.00 goals per game (14th).
Calgary averages more shots/game (35.5) than most teams in the league, ranking second, though the team’s 8.7% shooting percentage is 32nd. Arizona’s average of 25.8 attempts ranks 32nd.
Expect several power play opportunities for the Flames, as the Coyotes have been penalized 4.51 times a game, fourth-most in the NHL, for an average of 10.97 minutes (seventh-highest).
The visitors are averaging 4.15 penalties (ninth) and 9.79 penalty minutes a game (11th).The Flames’ 19.52% power play percentage ranks 23rd in the league, while the Coyotes are 24th with a conversion rate of 19.10%. In terms of defending power plays, Calgary has the league’s ninth-ranked PK% at 82.17%, while Arizona is 24th at 75.40%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 56 and 55 points this season, Tyler Toffoli and Elias Lindholm have been the top skaters for the Flames. In the net, Markstrom (18-18-8) is Calgary’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.83 GAA and a .895% save percentage.
Keller leads the Coyotes in scoring with 69 points. He has 29 goals and 40 assists in 67 games. Vejmelka (18-19-5) has the best goals against average for Arizona at 3.36. He has a save percentage of .903%.
HOME AND AWAY
Calgary is 14-10-10 away from Scotiabank Saddledome this season. Arizona is 17-11-3 at Mullett Arena this season.
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