Flames After 23

Record - 9-12-2 for 20 Points

Notable Stats

6 of the 9 wins, Flames have scored a PP goal.

In all 4 games in which they have scored SH, they have won.

Flames have only allowed 1 SH goal.

In the games after only scoring 1 or getting shut out, the Flames are 5-2-1.

Flames are 6-3 when getting 5 or more Power Play Opportunities.

Flames are 3-5-1 when allowing 5 or more Power Play Opportunities.

In 4 road wins, Flames have allowed 4 goals against.

Backlund, Tanguay continue to shoot a lot more in looses than in wins.

Backlund - 20 shots in 9 wins - 39 shots in 14 losses.

Tanguay - 8 shots in 9 wins - 25 shots in 14 losses.

Tanguay has 0 PIM in wins and has 12 PIM in losses.

Meyer also has 0 PIM in wins, 17 PIM in losses.

Bourque, Giordano and Staois have more PIM in wins than in losses.

Lastly if you take the previous game for the opponent before they play the Flames. The Overall record for the opponents is

15-4-3

Teams have won 15 of the 22 games before playing the Flames.

If you add up their point total you get 33 points.

Washington and Philly have 34 points to lead the league and have played 25 and 24 games respectively.

On the Road the opponents have a combined record of 10-0-2. The Flames have not faced a team coming off a regulation lost when on the road.

Interesting Flames Stats After 12

- Have scored a SHG in 3 games. Average 2.5 more goals per game when scoring while in the penalty box

- Have scored a PP goal in half their games. Average 2.5 more goals a game when scoring with the man advantage

- Have fought in half their games. There is almost 4 more goals combined in those games compared to when they don't fight. (1.6 more for Calgary and 2.2 for the opponents.)

- Have yet to win after 3+ days between games (including opener)

- Scored first goal 9 times but have a better record when tied after first period than when leading after first

- Flames are undefeated when one of these players score - Iginla, Bourque, Morrison, Conroy, White and Bouwmeester

- Backlund and Tanguay shoot more in loses. Gio is a team best +7 in wins and team worst -5 in loses

NHL Stats - After a Touchdown

In my opinion, 7 is the magic number of goals allowed when it becomes embarrassing. Sure a 7-4 game is a lot closer than a 6-0 game but scoring 7 or more is a lot more rare 2% of games over the last 4 years.

How do teams who eventually make the playoffs react the next game to this embarrassment.

Of the total 197 games where at least 7 goals were scored by one team, 75 of them involved teams who made the playoffs the same year.

The record of those teams in these games are 44-31 59% Winning Percentage.

Teams who miss the playoffs lose more often by allowing 7 or more. There were 122 games in this situation.

The record in the next game for non-playoff teams are 51-71 42% Winning Percentage.

Good teams are able to bounce back from bad losses and also avoid giving up a touchdown during a game.

Lets see how the Flames do Wednesday night in Detroit.