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[CoyoteQ]

Pick Your Winner!

[Cold Steel 2010]

From the amount of comments here one would wonder if anyone will attend , or even watch. The Nhl's grace period of two free wseek of center ice has passed.
I guess this is where i have to start leaning of the results through the news. Good luck Blackhawks

[chicken wing]

Go Flamers

[Erik C.]

February 2, 2013
Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta

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From NHL.com.

Season series: It's the first of three meetings this season and the only visit by the Blackhawks to Scotiabank Saddledome. The teams split four games last season, with the home team winning each time. Chicago has lost its last four visits to Calgary.

Big story: The Hawks reach the halfway point of their six-game trip after losing the first two in shootouts -- 3-2 in Minnesota on Wednesday and 2-1 at Vancouver on Friday night. The Flames are off to a 1-3-1 start despite playing four of their first five at home.

Team Scope:

Blackhawks: Chicago has yet to lose in regulation, but the Hawks have dropped their last two in shootouts despite dominating play for most of each game. The Blackhawks carried the play for most of the night against the Canucks but were able to beat Roberto Luongo only once -- Patrick Kane earned them a point with a goal midway through the third period.

"It's tough to lose in a shootout, it's something I've got to be better in, the team as well," said Kane, who was one of four shooters denied by Luongo in the shootout. "I thought in the third we played well, it seemed like we were all over them, but they are a tough team, they're always going to be a big rival and come out to play hard against us, especially in their building."

Flames: For the second game in a row, the Flames are hosting a team that played the night before and for the third time in four nights. Being the fresher team didn't mean much on Thursday, as the Colorado Avalanche scored three times in the final three minutes for a 6-3 victory.

Flames forward Michael Cammalleri doesn't want a repeat -- he says Calgary has to take advantage of playing a team that figures to be a little tired.

"I think that it's important that in a similar situation like that where we have a team coming into our building on a back-to-back and we come in with a certain energy and try to keep it much more consistent this time around," Cammalleri said. "I think that last night was one of those that we're disappointed with the result and some of the things that got us there."

Who's hot: Chicago goaltender Corey Crawford is 5-0-2 this season and has allowed just three goals in his last two starts. Kane's goal gives him 11 points in Chicago's first eight games. … Jiri Hudler, who signed with Calgary as a free agent during the summer, scored twice and assisted on the other goal in the loss to Colorado; he has four points in the two games he's played this season.

Injury report: Chicago has been playing without defenseman Michal Rozsival (lower body) and forward Daniel Carcillo (knee). Second-line center Dave Bolland left Friday's game with what coach Joel Quenneville called a lower-body injury after being hit by a stick in the third period. … Calgary is without rookie forward Sven Baertschi (hip) and defenseman Anton Babchuk (back).

Expected In Goal:

(Not yet confirmed as of post time.)

[Cold Steel 2010]

Your goalie has bailed your balls out of the fire all night. The top paid D man on the team draws a delay of game mid way thru the 3rd. To allow the game tier at 1-1 . The top paid D man needs to grow big balls and undo the mess he put his team in , score the go ahead and not let this go to o/t.

[erniebear]

It's in OT now, thanks to Hossa and 2.1 secs left. And a 4-on-3 for Calgary

[Cold Steel 2010]

Wow unfrigging believeable , well Hossa earning his keep in a Blackhawk jersey. Duncan Keith just the opposite. A 1-0 lead through 52 minutes , Keith with the stupidass penalty knocking the net off it's moorings , pk lets us down 2nd time this year and it's 1-1. with 34 seconds left hawks fail to clear the zone and it's 2-1. Hawks win the faceoff and with 2 seconds left Hossa scores to bail Duncan keith's balls out of the flames fire. To O/T we go...

[erniebear]

Emery is thinking "Thank fricken god the horn sounded". Calgary was all over him.

To the shootout they go.

[Cold Steel 2010]

Update ...end of O/T tied 2-2 and off to the shootout...
And now my internet audio feed takes a shit...
I have no TV cause my DTV crapped out Fri night and a week b4 a service agent gets here.
I wish I had a Doobie oh just a couple hits might make it a little more tolerable. Even though I don't smoke the stuff it's sometimes tempting.

[erniebear]

Calgary: Tanguay - miss, Hulder - miss, Cervenka - miss

Chicago: Toews - miss, Kane - goal

Chicago wins 3-2

Three Stars

1) R. Emery, #30G CHI

2) J. Bouwmeester, #4D CGY

3) D. Wideman, #26D CGY