The Arizona Coyotes (20-28-9) host the Calgary Flames (26-20-11) at Mullett Arena on Wednesday. Calgary is coming off a 4-3 loss against the Flyers on Monday. Andrew Mangiapane, Mikael Backlund, and Tyler Toffoli scored one apiece for the Flames. Jacob Markstrom only had 18 saves on 22 shots against (.818%) in the loss.
Arizona beat the Blue Jackets 3-2 (OT) on Sunday. Nick Schmaltz, Travis Boyd, and Barrett Hayton scored one apiece for the Coyotes. Connor Ingram was impressive in the win, making 34 saves (.944%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Flames won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 3-2 victory in December, their sixth straight win against Arizona. Nazem Kadri led Calgary with three points (1G 2A). Shayne Gostisbehere and Jakob Chychrun each had two points (1G 1A) to lead Arizona. Dan Vladar got the win, saving 18 of 20 shots (.900%).
FACING OFF
Calgary is averaging 3.14 goals per game for the season, 16th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Coyotes team that is allowing 3.44 goals a game (23rd). Meanwhile, Arizona has found the net 2.67 times a game on average, 28th in the league, and the Flames are allowing opponents to score 3.04 goals per game (15th).
Calgary averages more shots/game (35.4) than most teams in the league, ranking second, though the team’s 8.9% shooting percentage is 30th. Arizona’s average of 25.8 attempts ranks 32nd.
The Coyotes’ 19.19% power play percentage ranks 24th in the league, while the Flames are 25th with a conversion rate of 18.99%. When it comes to penalty killing, Calgary has the league’s sixth-ranked PK% at 82.18%, while Arizona is 23rd at 76.17%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 49 points each this season, Toffoli (23G 26A) and Elias Lindholm (16G 33A) are the top skaters for the Flames. In the net, Vladar (11-6-4) is Calgary’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.84 GAA and a .899% save percentage.
Markstrom (15-13-7) leads the Flames in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 2.90 and a save percentage of .891%.Clayton Keller leads the Coyotes in scoring with 53 points. He has 23 goals and 30 assists. Ingram (5-11-4) has the best goals against average for Arizona at 3.16.
He has a save percentage of .912%. Karel Vejmelka (15-17-5) has played the most games in net for the Coyotes this season. He has a 3.31 GAA and a .904% save percentage.
HOME AND AWAY
Calgary is 11-9-9 away from home this season. Arizona is 13-8-2 at Mullett Arena this season.
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