Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames

Thursday, December 8, 2011, 9:00 PM ET Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary Regular Season Final

Final score

The Calgary Flames beat the Colorado Avalanche 3–2 on Thursday, December 8, 2011 at home.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Colorado Avalanche	2	41-35-6
at Calgary Flames	3	37-29-16

Goals by period

Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	0	1	1	2
Calgary Flames	0	0	3	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	4	5	9	18
Calgary Flames	10	15	10	35

Three stars

B. Morrison, Calgary Flames (2 assists)
C. Glencross, Calgary Flames (1 goal, 1 assist)
J. Iginla, Calgary Flames (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	15:15	Colorado Avalanche	Matt Duchene (1)	Jan Hejda (1)	Even strength	COL 1, CGY 0
3rd	06:21	Calgary Flames	Lee Stempniak (1)	Brendan Morrison (1), Chris Butler (1)	Power play	COL 1, CGY 1
3rd	07:47	Calgary Flames	Curtis Glencross (1)	Brendan Morrison (2), Lee Stempniak (1)	Power play	COL 1, CGY 2
3rd	09:58	Colorado Avalanche	TJ Galiardi (1)	Milan Hejduk (1)	Even strength	COL 2, CGY 2
3rd	15:10	Calgary Flames	Olli Jokinen (1)	Jarome Iginla (1), Curtis Glencross (1)	Even strength	COL 2, CGY 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames
Stat	Colorado Avalanche	Calgary Flames
Shots on goal	18	35
Power play	0 of 2	2 of 8
Penalty minutes	16	4
Hits	16	14
Blocked shots	14	5
Giveaways	19	9
Takeaways	4	8
Faceoffs won	27/59 (45.8%)	32/59 (54.2%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Duchene	C	1	0	1	+2	0	1	1	0	0	54.5%	17:45
Number 16 J. McClement	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	31.6%	18:07
Number 17 C. Kobasew	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:24
Number 18 B. Yip	R	0	0	0	+1	2	3	1	0	0		14:33
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		17:26
Number 34 D. Winnik	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		16:41
Number 37 R. O'Reilly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0	56.5%	18:37
Number 39 T. Galiardi	L	1	0	1	+1	4	2	4	0	0	25%	14:13
Number 54 D. Jones	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	0	0		08:56
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:44
Number 92 G. Landeskog	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0	100%	19:20
Number 3 R. O'Byrne	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	4	3	0		21:14
Number 5 S. O'Brien	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0		20:32
Number 6 E. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		18:59
Number 8 J. Hejda	D	0	1	1	+1	4	0	0	1	0		21:20
Number 22 M. Hunwick	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		04:53
Number 27 K. Quincey	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	2	0		23:08
Number 46 S. Elliott	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		14:16

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 J. Giguere	35	32	3	.914	58:40	Loss

Calgary Flames

Calgary Flames skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 B. Morrison	C	0	2	2	-2	0	3	0	0	0	50%	14:10
Number 10 B. Comeau	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	66.7%	16:48
Number 11 M. Backlund	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	54.5%	13:19
Number 12 J. Iginla	R	0	1	1	+1	0	6	1	0	0	60%	20:54
Number 13 O. Jokinen	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0	0	57.9%	21:39
Number 15 T. Jackman	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		08:24
Number 16 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		09:26
Number 17 R. Bourque	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0		19:17
Number 18 M. Stajan	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	07:58
Number 20 C. Glencross	L	1	1	2	+1	0	4	1	1	1	100%	15:54
Number 22 L. Stempniak	R	1	1	2	0	2	2	0	0	1		18:44
Number 40 A. Tanguay	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	0		17:44
Number 4 J. Bouwmeester	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	1	0		29:26
Number 7 T. Brodie	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		18:30
Number 23 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0		14:13
Number 27 D. Smith	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		16:49
Number 43 J. Piskula	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0		11:13
Number 44 C. Butler	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0		23:10

Calgary Flames goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 M. Kiprusoff	18	16	2	.889	59:38	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:11	Calgary Flames	Tom Kostopoulos	Holding	2
1st	07:09	Colorado Avalanche	Gabriel Landeskog	Holding the stick	2
1st	19:05	Colorado Avalanche	Daniel Winnik	Cross checking	2
2nd	01:03	Colorado Avalanche	Jan Hejda	High sticking double minor	4
2nd	09:34	Calgary Flames	Lee Stempniak	Hooking	2
2nd	16:15	Colorado Avalanche	Erik Johnson	Holding	2
3rd	04:35	Colorado Avalanche	TJ Galiardi	High sticking double minor	4
3rd	15:46	Colorado Avalanche	Brandon Yip	Interference	2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Joe Sacco
Calgary Flames head coach: Brent Sutter
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Jonny Murray
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Kevin Porter, Paul Stastny, Ryan Wilson
Calgary Flames scratches: Cory Sarich, Brett Carson, Roman Horak

2011-2012 season series

Every Colorado Avalanche and Calgary Flames game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames, Wed, Oct 26, 2011
Calgary Flames 2 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Nov 6, 2011
Calgary Flames 4 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Nov 12, 2011
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames, Thu, Dec 8, 2011
Calgary Flames 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Mar 20, 2012
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames, Fri, Mar 30, 2012

Other NHL games on Dec 8

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 8, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 2 at Boston Bruins 0	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins, Thu, Dec 8, 2011
Ottawa Senators 4 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final/SO	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Dec 8, 2011
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at New York Islanders 2	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at New York Islanders, Thu, Dec 8, 2011
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at New York Rangers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, Thu, Dec 8, 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Dec 8, 2011
Nashville Predators 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Dec 8, 2011
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/SO	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Dec 8, 2011
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Dec 8, 2011
Anaheim Ducks 2 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Dec 8, 2011
Minnesota Wild 4 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 8, 2011
Dallas Stars 2 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Dec 8, 2011

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