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Flames, Wild meet in crucial Northwest Division battle

Mar 17, 2007 - 3:33 PM Minnesota (41-24-7) at Calgary (37-24-10) 9:00 pm EDT

CALGARY, Alberta (Ticker) -- The Calgary Flames are slumping at the worst possible time. However, they still have a chance to gain ground on a team they are chasing.

The Flames shoot for just their second win in six games and look to move closer to the Minnesota Wild when the Northwest Division rivals meet on Saturday in a crucial battle.

The Flames have 84 points and have fallen five points behind the second-place Wild (41-24-7) and trail first-place Vancouver (42-23-6) by six points. They suffered their second straight defeat in a 4-2 loss to Dallas on Thursday.

Alex Tanguay had a goal and an assist for the Flames, whose 28 home wins are the most in the league.

Minnesota defeated Edmonton, 2-1, on Thursday for its fifth straight victory.

Marian Gaborik scored and Niklas Backstrom made 22 saves for his fourth straight win. He has allowed just six goals during his winning streak.








  • NHL
    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    MINNESOTA 1 1 2 4
    CALGARY 1 1 0 2 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: CGY - DAYMOND LANGKOW 29 (JAROME IGINLA, BRAD STUART) 0:32
    MIN - (PP) MARIAN GABORIK 25 (PAVOL DEMITRA) 18:03
    2ND PRD: CGY - ALEX TANGUAY 21 (MATTHEW LOMBARDI, DAVID MOSS) 4:32
    MIN - STEPHANE VEILLEUX 7 (KEITH CARNEY,

    Mar 17 11:31 PM


  • NHL
    MINNESOTA 4
    CALGARY 2
    3RD PRD: MIN - PAVOL DEMITRA 23 (MARIAN GABORIK, TODD WHITE) 14:59

    Wild vs. FlamesMar 17 11:21 PM


  • NHL
    MINNESOTA 3
    CALGARY 2
    3RD PRD: MIN - BRIAN ROLSTON 29 (WES WALZ, KURTIS FOSTER) 4:47

    Wild vs. FlamesMar 17 11:02 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    MINNESOTA 1 1 2
    CALGARY 1 1 2 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: CGY - DAYMOND LANGKOW 29 (JAROME IGINLA, BRAD STUART) 0:32
    MIN - (PP) MARIAN GABORIK 25 (PAVOL DEMITRA) 18:03
    2ND PRD: CGY - ALEX TANGUAY 21 (MATTHEW LOMBARDI, DAVID MOSS) 4:32
    MIN - STEPHANE VEILLEUX 7 (

    Mar 17 10:36 PM


  • NHL
    MINNESOTA 2
    CALGARY 2
    2ND PRD: MIN - BRANKO RADIVOJEVIC 10 (KEITH CARNEY, WYATT SMITH) 8:40

    Wild vs. FlamesMar 17 10:18 PM


  • NHL
    MINNESOTA 1
    CALGARY 2
    2ND PRD: CGY - ALEX TANGUAY 21 (MATTHEW LOMBARDI, DAVID MOSS) 4:32

    Wild vs. FlamesMar 17 10:09 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    MINNESOTA 1 1
    CALGARY 1 1 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: CGY - DAYMOND LANGKOW 29 (JAROME IGINLA, BRAD STUART) 0:32
    MIN - (PP) MARIAN GABORIK 25 (PAVOL DEMITRA) 18:03
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    MIN 8 8
    CGY

    Mar 17 9:42 PM


  • NHL
    MINNESOTA 1
    CALGARY 1
    1ST PRD: MIN - (PP) MARIAN GABORIK 25 (PAVOL DEMITRA) 18:03

    Wild vs. FlamesMar 17 9:40 PM


  • NHL
    MINNESOTA 0
    CALGARY 1
    1ST PRD: CGY - DAYMOND LANGKOW 29 (JAROME IGINLA) 0:32

    Wild vs. FlamesMar 17 9:10 PM

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