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Flames look to extend impressive league record

Oct 20, 2007 - 3:37 PM Edmonton (3-4-0) at Calgary (3-2-2) 10:00 pm EDT

CALGARY, Alberta (Ticker) -- The Calgary Flames look to extend a unique scoring streak when they host the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.

Calgary has had a player score twice in an NHL-record seven straight games to start the season, breaking the old league record of six set twice by the Ottawa Senators in 1917 and 1920.

The Flames broke the previous record on Wednesday when center Daymond Langkow scored twice - the third time he has done so during the record-setting streak.

Kristian Huselius has notched a pair of multi-goal games during the streak, which also has been kept alive by Matthew Lombardi and Jarome Iginla. The scoring onslaught has helped the Flames overcome a 0-2-1 start, as they are 3-0-1 since.

Flames netminder Miikka Kiprusoff has played every minute this season, joining Philadelphia's Martin Biron and the New York Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist as the only goalies to have done so.

Edmonton had lost four straight prior to a 4-2 win over the lowly Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday. During the losing streak, the Oilers were outscored 14-5 with netminder Dwayne Roloson in goal for all but one of those games.

If the Oilers have any hope of stopping the resurgent offense of the Flames, they may need a repeat of Roloson's 39-save performance against Phoenix.