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Minnesota Wild v. Calgary Flames: Game 30

Calgary Flames @ Minnesota Wild


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Minnesota Wild (15-13-1) vs. Calgary Flames (17-11-3)

Xcel Energy Center @ 7:00 CST

Television: FSN (HD)
Listen live on WCCO.com
, or locally at 830 AM

For the Flames perspective, check out Red Mile

Tonight's lines:

Minnesota Wild

Calgary Flames

Brunette - Koivu - Mittens
Gaborik - Sheppard - Veilleux
Bouchard - Belanger - Clutterbuck
Weller - Pouliot - Boogaard

Johnsson - Schultz
Zidlicky - Burns
Skoula - Bergeron

Backstrom
Harding

Cammalleri - Conroy - Iginla
Bertuzzi - Langkow - Lundmark
Borque - Lombardi - Moss
Nystrom - Boyd - Roy

Phaneuf - Giordano
Regehr - Aucoin
Sarich - Pardy

Kiprusoff
McElhinney


Minnesota Wild Injuries

Doubtful

Player Injury Type Injury Date
Owen Nolan right leg 12.17.2008

Out (IR / Out / Suspended / Physically unvailable)

Player Injury Type Injury Date
Kurtis Foster left leg surgery 9.20.2008


Calgary Flames Injuries

Questionable

Player Injury Type Injury Date
Curtis Glencross lower body 12.17.2008

Out (IR / Out / Suspended / Physically unvailable)

Player Injury Type Injury Date
Rhett Warrener shoulder 10.9.2008
James Vandermeer broken left ankle 11.11.2008
Brandon Prust broken jaw 12.6.2008


Notes
  • The Wild have scored the fewest goals in the Western Conference (76).
  • The Wild are 6-4-2 at home against the Flames (17-11-3) over the last three seasons.
  • Gaborik has five goals and 11 assists against Calgary in the last 10 games.
  • Jarome Iginla has a five-game points streak in Minnesota, scoring four goals with three assists.
  • Owen Nolan played 77 games in Calgary last season, unfortunately he'll have to wait a little longer to face off against his former mates.
Questions to Answer
  1. With Burns finally back to the blue line, can the defense shore up the problems they've had the last three weeks and provide some offensive punch in breakouts and counter attacks?
  2. We know Gaborik will have short shifts, but will he get into the flow of full-speed?
  3. Better defenseman, Brent Burns or Dion Phaneuf?
  4. Can the Wild stop Jarome Iginla?
  5. Will the Xcel crowd boo #10?
Jacques Lemaire on Burns back at defense




Marian Gaborik on returning to the lineup




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GO WILD

Good luck tonight WILD and welcome back Gabby!!! Whoo hooo!

by SandiHockeyMom on Dec 17, 2008 6:24 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Welcome Back Gabby!

LETS GO WILD…PS Ron Gardenhire…Twins Manager..is on the post game and pre-game…

by Tony_O on Dec 17, 2008 6:35 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Good energy

Need to keep this up

The only way to avoid failure, is to learn from it.

by buddhafisch on Dec 17, 2008 7:19 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Boogey with the SLAM

The only way to avoid failure, is to learn from it.

by buddhafisch on Dec 17, 2008 7:28 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ow...

The only way to avoid failure, is to learn from it.

by buddhafisch on Dec 17, 2008 8:06 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Gaborik with a goal

Crowd at the X with a less than enthusiastic cheer when his name was announced.

The only way to avoid failure, is to learn from it.

by buddhafisch on Dec 17, 2008 9:23 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

6 in a row!!

This team is really good everyone. Oh by the way, Zidlicky gets to skate all night for the half-assed effort which lead to the game winner for calgary. I would LOVE to see some of these guys get scratched.

by mbennett on Dec 17, 2008 9:42 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Can't send em' down

But sure could sit ’em for a couple. Send the message.

The only way to avoid failure, is to learn from it.

by buddhafisch on Dec 17, 2008 10:01 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not sent down...

Scratched. Healthy Scratch. Let Gillies and Reitz play. can they be any worse? I say nay.

by mbennett on Dec 18, 2008 11:13 AM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wait

Bertuzzi? Skill move? Eek.

by nathaneide on Dec 17, 2008 10:13 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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