Flames vs Ducks: Road Trip's Final Hurdle

0:00On April 4th, the Calgary Flames, sitting at 31 wins, 36 losses, and 8 overtime losses for 70 points are deep into there. Final 6 game road trip. They've dropped the first two to Colorado and Vegas by a combined score of 15-5. Tonight they face the Anaheim Ducks, who boasts 41 wins, 30 losses, and 5 overtime losses for 87 points, a squad likely headed to the playoffs. Meanwhile, the Ducks are coming off a rough 6-2 home loss to St. Louis last night on back-to-back games. They're tied for first in the Pacific Division, but look banged up and outplayed, giving up four even-strength goals in chasing the game most of the way. Stats tell a tough story for Calgary. They rank 25th in expected goals for percentage at 47.9%, 31st on the power play at 16.4%, and hold 13th on the penalty kill at 79.7%, Anaheim edges them out across the board,

1:01sitting 17th in XGF at 50.1%. Head to head, the Ducks have owned these matchups, winning all three prior games, 4-3 in overtime back in January, 3-2 in a shootout, on March 1st, and 3-2 overtime on March 26th. Flames injuries sideline. Tom Hanjak, Jake Bean, Jonathan Huberdo, and Joel Hanley, while Ducks miss Petter Murasek, Jansen Harkins, Cutter Gothier, Radco Goudus, and Pablo Mintayekov. If Calgary can carry over their stronger two periods from Vegas and tighten up defensively, they might steal one here at the Honda Center Puck drawbat. APM, Mountain Time on Sportsnet 1, City TV, and Sportsnet 960, the fan. Keep an eye on how they handle Anaheim's back-to-back fatigue. I'm Cory with the story, and you've been listening to Calgary Flames News today, AI-powered team coverage.