The Calgary Flames (21-16-9) welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning (29-14-1) at Scotiabank Saddledome on Saturday. Tampa Bay is playing their last of five games on the road coming off a high-scoring 5-3 loss against the Oilers on Thursday, ending a run of five straight wins.
The Lightning committed nine penalties in the game, conceding one power play goal. Brayden Point, Steven Stamkos, and Brandon Hagel scored one apiece for the Lightning. Point added an assist to share the scoring lead with Victor Hedman, who had two assists.
Andrei Vasilevskiy saved only 29 of 33 shots against (.878%) in the loss.Calgary fell 4-1 to the Avalanche on Wednesday. Tyler Toffoli was the only player to score for the Flames. Jacob Markstrom only had 27 saves on 30 shots against (.900%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Lightning won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 4-1 victory in November. Nikita Kucherov (2G 0A), Stamkos (1G 1A), and Mikhail Sergachev (0G 2A) each had two points to lead Tampa Bay. Nazem Kadri scored Calgary’s only goal. Vasilevskiy got the win, saving 39 of 40 shots (.975%).
FACING OFF
Tampa Bay is averaging 3.61 goals per game for the season, fifth in the NHL, and they are taking on a Flames team that is allowing 2.96 goals a game (15th). Meanwhile, Calgary has found the net 3.04 times a game on average, 23rd in the league, and the Lightning are allowing opponents to score 2.91 goals per game (13th).
Calgary averages more shots per game (34.9) than most teams in the league, ranking third, though the team’s 8.8% shooting percentage is 30th. With an average of 32.0 attempts, Tampa Bay ranks 14th.
The Lightning’s 28.19% power play percentage is the second-best in the league, while the Flames rank 23rd with a conversion rate of 19.86%. When it comes to penalty killing, Calgary has the league’s sixth-ranked PK% at 82.82%, while Tampa Bay is 11th at 80.69%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 65 points this season, third-most in the NHL, Kucherov is the top skater for the Lightning. He is among the league leaders with 47 assists (2nd) and has added 18 goals of his own. In the net, Vasilevskiy (20-10-1) is Tampa Bay’s top goaltender.
He has a 2.45 GAA and a .918% save percentage. Elias Lindholm and Toffoli lead the Flames in scoring with 41 and 38 points, respectively. Lindholm has 14 goals and 27 assists, while Toffoli has 16 goals and 22 assists.
Dan Vladar (8-4-4) has the best goals against average for Calgary at 2.79. He has a save percentage of .905%. Markstrom (13-12-5) has played the most games in net for the Flames this season. He has a 2.82 GAA and a .895% save percentage.
HOME AND AWAY
Tampa Bay is 12-10-0 away from home this season. Calgary is 12-8-2 at home this season.
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