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(SportsNetwork.com) - The red-hot Los Angeles Kings take aim at an eighth straight victory on Monday night as they wrap up a road trip versus the Calgary Flames. Calgary will be seeking to rebound tonight after dropping a 2-1 decision to the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday. Rookie Joni Ortio made 12 saves for a Flames club that had won two straight and three of its previous four. However, Calgary went 0-for-5 on the power play and its only goal came when Brian McGrattan scored on a slap shot from center ice that skipped past Vancouver goaltender Eddie Lack. The odd tally was the second for McGrattan this season and eighth of his career. "(I) just wanted to throw one on net," said McGrattan. "I was at the end of my shift, and fortunately it went in." Forward Jiri Hudler and defenseman Dennis Wideman sat out their second straight games for Calgary with upper-body injuries, while forward Matt Stajan missed his fourth consecutive contest for personal reasons. The Flames announced on Sunday that Stajan has taken a leave from the club following the tragic passing of his son Emerson on March 3 following childbirth. There is no timetable for Stajans return. Ortio is in line to make his fifth career start tonight and second versus the Kings. He lost to them in his NHL debut on Feb. 27, stopping 22-of-24 shots faced in a 2-0 setback. Calgary has won a pair of games in Los Angeles in this season prior to that recent setback at home to the Kings, who have won five of the previous seven encounters overall. Los Angeles also has won five in a row in Calgary. The Kings have won seven in a row for the first time since a nine-game winning streak from Jan. 21-Feb. 6, 2010, taking all six games since returning from the hiatus for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Los Angeles current tear has it sitting comfortably in third place in the Pacific Division, 11 points up on the fourth-place Phoenix Coyotes. The Kings played the middle contest of a three-game swing on Sunday night, besting the Edmonton Oilers 4-2. Jeff Carter had a pair of goals and an assist, while Jonathan Quick made 25 saves. Alec Martinez and Trevor Lewis also scored. "Weve been playing a good team game," said Martinez, who has three goals and an assist in his past four games. Quick has won each of his previous six starts, posting a 0.99 goals against average, .957 save percentage and one shutout. However, he could get some rest tonight in favor of backup Martin Jones, who has never faced the Flames. Custom Chicago Blackhawks Jerseys . There, I saw a teenaged boy with tears in his eyes, being consoled by strength and conditioning coach Randy Lee. 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Bob Hartley is hoping better goaltending can help them end a five-year playoff drought. Theyll look to start the seasons second half in strong fashion Tuesday night when they host the struggling Buffalo Sabres. Calgary (25-19-3), a point ahead of Los Angeles for the Wests second wild-card spot, won the first four on a five-game trip prior to a 6-3 loss in Anaheim on Wednesday. Goaltender Joni Ortio, who had limited opponents to five goals while starting the previous four games after being called up, gave up four goals on 11 shots. Jonas Hiller, who hadnt started since facing 35 shots in a 6-5 loss to Florida on Jan. 9, stopped 14 of 15 shots in relief and will start Tuesday after Ortio was reassigned to Adirondack. Calgarys 2.64 goals-against average ranks third-worst among teams in playoff position, ahead of San Jose (2.67) and the Islanders (2.7 . (Ortio) was playing really well and we were winning so no reason to change, Hiller told the teams official website. At the end you want to have success as a team and we had that. Now Ill try to help the team to have more success. Were still in the picture. I think its a great position were in but from here its not going to get easier. All-Stars Johnny Gaudreau and Mark Giordano continued their strong play in Sundays exhibition with Gaudreau recording two assists and Giordano posting one. Gaudreau had four assists in his last five games before the break while Giordano, who leads all defensemen with 40 points, had a goal and three assists in his last four. The Flames appear likely to avoid a season-high fourth straight home loss as they take on the last-place Sabres (14-30-3), who have lost 15 of 16 and a franchise-worst 11 in a row. All 11 losses have come in regulation, the most consecutively since Pittsburgh lost 13 straight from Jan. 13-Feb. 12, 2004. Calgary has no power-play goals in a season-worst five straight games, coming up empty on 14 opportunities. Buffalo has given up 13 powwer-play goals on 36 chances during its losing streak, however, and allows opponents to score on a league-high 26.dddddddddddd2 percent of chances. The Sabres went into the break on a particularly sour note on Jan. 18 at Detroit, squandering a 3-0 first-period lead in a 6-4 loss. That defeat dropped them to 0-10-1 on the road since Dec. 4 We gave our team an extra two days (off). Its been a real tough grind on all of us, trying to find our game and so forth. I think it did us real good, coach Ted Nolan said. The guys were much fresher (Monday) on the ice, their spirits were more lifted. Its one of those things where its good to get away and forget about it and start fresh. Buffalo has been without right wing Brian Gionta (concussion) and defenceman Mike Weber (lower body) for the last 13 and two games, respectively, but both return this evening. Rookie Nikita Zadorov, tied for the team lead among defensemen with eight points, was suspended for failing to report to the team on time following the All-Star break. The Flames lost 4-3 at Buffalo on Dec. 11 despite a 45-19 advantage in shots, their biggest advantage in a loss since outshooting Chicago 47-19 in a 3-2 road shootout defeat on Feb. 2, 2013. Theyve won six of the last seven meetings in Calgary, however. Flames Projected Lines Gaudreau - Monahan - Beartschi Bouma - Backlund - Jones Raymond - Jooris - Colborne Byron - Stajan - Bollig Giordano - Brodie Russell - Wideman Diaz - Engelland Hiller starting Ramo Sabres Projected Lines Moulson-Girgensons-Ennis Flynn-Mitchell-Gionta Stafford-Hodgson-Stewart Deslauriers-Ellis-Kaleta Myers-Gorges Benoit- Meszaros Weber-Strachan Enroth starting Game Notes: BUF is 1-0-0 vs CGY this season, winning at home CGY has won 4 straight at home vs BUF, BUF last winning in Oct 2003 Calgary: lost 3 straight at home, 11GA, 3/5 on PK, tied longest home losing streak on season Monahan (4G, 1A) 4 game PT streak Buffalo: lost 11 straight, outscored 49-16, 23/36 on PK Ennis (3G, 1A) last 2 games ' ' ' |
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