Gameday: Wild at Calgary

Last update: January 21, 2008 - 10:19 PM

Preview: Onward to Calgary, where the Wild has won three of 20 games all-time (3-13-4) and once since Nov. 7, 2003. This is the fifth of eight meetings; the Wild is 1-2-1 against Calgary this season, losing a shootout at home Wednesday. This season in Calgary, the Wild blew a 3-0 lead in a loss and let a 2-2 tie get away in the final minute. The Flames, playing for the final time until Jan. 30, have won two in a row.

Players to watch: RW Marian Gaborik has two goals and seven points in three games against Calgary this season. C Pavol Demitra has 33 points against Calgary in 37 games. Flames RW Jarome Iginla is the all-time leading scorer against the Wild with 24 goals and 42 points. LW Alex Tanguay has 35 points in 38 games vs. the Wild. Iginla and Tanguay have six points each against the Wild this season. C Daymond Langkow, coming off a hat trick vs. L.A., has 27 points in 33 games vs. the Wild.

Numbers: The Wild is 7-1-1 in the second of back-to-backs. ... Before Monday's game in Vancouver, the Wild had allowed a third-period goal in seven consecutive games. ... The Flames have the 23rd-ranked penalty kill.

Injuries: Flames RW Owen Nolan (neck) and D Rhett Warrener (ankle) are day-to-day, and LW Eric Nystrom (jaw) is out. Wild D Sean Hill (sprained ankle) is out.

MICHAEL RUSSO

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