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Kiprusoff, Flames look to stymie rolling Red Wings

Nov 22, 2008 - 11:26 AM Detroit (13-2-3) at Calgary (11-8-1), 10:00 pm EST

CALGARY, Alberta (Ticker) -- Miikka Kiprusoff has enjoyed a stretch of solid games in goal for the Calgary Flames. However, he will be put to the test against the NHL's strongest road team.

Armed with a 9-1-1 record away from Joe Louis Arena, the Detroit Red Wings hope to solve Kiprusoff and the Flames when the teams meet on Saturday.

Kiprusoff is coming off consecutive victories over the Colorado Avalanche, including a 1-0 blanking on Thursday during which he faced a season-low 18 shots. Two days earlier, he turned aside 22 shots en route to a 4-1 win.

Kiprusoff has gone 113 consecutive minutes without allowing a goal, but will have to shut down the Red Wings' prolific offense in order to extend that mark. Detroit has been held under three goals twice this season and has outscored its opponents, 15-8, during its current four-game winning streak.

The Red Wings also rank second in the NHL in goals (68), behind fellow Western Conference heavyweight San Jose Sharks (73).

Calgary's offense has sputtered lately, notching just one goal in four of its last six games. That has not kept captain Jarome Iginla from maintaining his position as one the league's most electric playmakers. Iginla has posted five goals and 11 points in his last 10 contests.

He notched his 400th career assist on Daymond Langkow's goal in the win over Colorado on Thursday.