Mile High Hockey - Avalanche at Flames, Game 27Colorado Avalanche and all hockey coverage in the Mile High statehttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/50889/mhh-fav.png2013-12-06T21:40:53-07:00http://www.milehighhockey.com/rss/stream/49597032013-12-06T21:40:53-07:002013-12-06T21:40:53-07:00Colorado douse the Flames.
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<p>After a blowout loss against the <a href="https://www.coppernblue.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Oilers</a> Thursday night the <a href="https://www.milehighhockey.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Avalanche</a> took on the <a href="https://www.matchsticksandgasoline.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Flames</a> Friday night. Not only did the Avs lose against the Oilers, they lost <span>Jan Hejda</span>, who is now back in Denver and is expected to be re-evaluated tomorrow. Altitude mentioned that it's not as bad as they originally thought. With Hejda out, <span>Erik Johnson</span> will have a new partner in crime. Not only that, but he'll be playing on the left and Guenin playing on right with him</p>
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<p>First Period:</p>
<p>EJ did have a couple nice point shots. Hearing David Jones name announced made me pause, but I realized I'm not even mad that he's gone.Not that I wish him ill, just that it's not even something I've thought about. Avs keep pressure on the Flames. Had a wrap-around chance but weren't able to capitalize on it. Flames went on a rush, but Avs contained it and brought it down the other way.</p>
<p>Mitchell goes into the box for two minutes for holding. Bad Mitchell. Jiggy had a nice save on that penalty kill. McLeod blocked a shot, and it seemed to sting for a moment, he took a few seconds to get up, but he skated it off and kept going. However he got scored on, Jiggy felt he was interfered with... threw the stick down. Pushed the net off and towards the boards and earned a two minute penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct.</p>
<p>McLeod dropped the gloves with <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8475283" rel="player2LinkData" class="undMe">MacDermid</a>. Number 55 took MacDermid down, brought him back up, and then both players go down. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8475283" rel="player2LinkData" class="undMe">MacDermid</a> blatantly ran into Jiggy while Jiggy had his back turned. McLeod took exception and stood up for his goalie. None for fighting with a visor. McLeod and MacDermid both got seven minutes on the play.</p>
<p>During the intermission Altitude showed a clip of EJ.</p>
<p>EJ handles stress by playing with dogs. Used to be a cat owner as a kid, he got his first dog while in St-Louis.</p>
<p>He said Roy told him he believed in him, and it gave him confidence.</p>
<p>Second Period:</p>
<p>The beginning of the second is rather sluggish.</p>
<p>Halfway through the second Avs went on a power play. Avs are unable to do much with it. With two minutes left in the second, Max Talbot gets the puck off of a nice pass from the corner by Mitchell and gets it in the Calgary net. That's Talbot's first goal in Avs gear. Unhappy with the prospect of going into the lockerroom tied, PA Parenteau scored off a nice play by Talbot. The Avs head into the third period up by one.</p>
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<p>Third Period:</p>
<p>Two minutes into the third MacKinnon carries the puck into the Flames zone, drops pass it Landeskog, MacKinnon went around the net and hung out waiting for the pass from his Captain. When he got it, he capitalized on it to bring the Avs up 3-1 over the Flames.</p>
<p>Benoit heads to the sin bin to feel shame for two minutes for some hooking. With 15 seconds left Stempniak went to his Bin for two minutes for hooking. The guys really moved the puck well during the power play and moved well. With just under nine minutes left in the third, Landeskog went to the box. But then <span>Nate Guenin</span> gets a breakaway shot, however, the opposing player caught up to him and threw his body underneath him. There was no penalty shot given, but Giordano heads to the box thus negating the Flames power play. On the twenty seconds remaining of the Avalanche power play they were unable to make anything happen.</p>
<p>With a couple minutes left in the third, the Flames pull their goalie. The Flames are able to put the puck behind Giguere. Making the score 3-2 with under two minutes left in the third. With 40 seconds left the Flames pull Ramo again. With .3 seconds left the refs call a penalty on the Flames when Duchene got pulled down. It wouldn't matter. In the end, Jiggy earned his seventh win of the season (7-0) and the Avalanche picked up their 20th win of the season.</p>
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<p>Things you may have missed:</p>
<p>The Avs face offs were not good at all.</p>
<p>Talbot was pretty much everywhere.</p>
<p>Mitchell and Talbot were the only two Avalanche players to win the majority of their face offs.</p>
<p>Guenin was a second away from having 25 minutes of ice time (this is the team lead of the game).</p>
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<p>Three Stick Taps</p>
<p>Max Talbot</p>
<p><span>Erik Johnson <br></span></p>
<p><span>Jean-Sebastien Giguere</span></p>
https://www.milehighhockey.com/2013/12/6/5184122/2013-2014-colorado-avalanche-calgary-flames-recap-December-6-2013Sandie Gauthier2013-12-06T18:08:26-07:002013-12-06T18:08:26-07:00Game Thread: Avs at Flames, Game 27 - Parts 1-3
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<p>Gotta give it to ya all at once again. NTTAWWT.</p>
https://www.milehighhockey.com/2013/12/6/5183966/game-thread-avalanche-at-flames-game-27-parts-1-3Cheryl Bradley2013-12-06T05:00:03-07:002013-12-06T05:00:03-07:00Game 27 Preview: Avalanche at Flames
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<p>The Avalanche look to respond to an embarrassing loss to the Edmonton Oilers as they travel to Calgary in the second half of a back to back.</p> <p>Last night was a gross one. The Avs have been blown out twice this season, once by the <a href="https://www.stlouisgametime.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">St. Louis Blues</a> and once by the <a href="https://www.coppernblue.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Edmonton Oilers</a>. One of these things is not like the other, one of things just doesnt belong. Last time the Avalanche lost a game this badly they responded with a 4-1 loss to the lowly <a href="https://www.litterboxcats.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Florida Panthers</a>. As the Avs travel into Calgary to face a struggling <a href="https://www.matchsticksandgasoline.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Flames</a> team, they will hopefully respond better to this blowout loss than they did the last one. If not? Well... Bus, wheels, season over, you know how it goes.</p>
<p>Worse than the loss on the scoreboard, however, was losing <span>Jan Hejda</span> to a scary looking first period knee injury. While <span>Nate Guenin</span> has performed.... admirably in his role with the Avalanche this season, he is not a top pairing defender. But thats what happened when Jan Hejda went down with an injury last night. Nate Guenin lead all Avalanche players in ice time with 24:33. Thats almost a 1:30 more than <span>Erik Johnson</span>. If you're wondering how Guenin did in his expanded role, he was on the ice for 5 Oilers goals. He and <span>Tyson Barrie</span> were both just abysmal against the Oilers. If the Oilers are going to lean on these two and <span>Nick Holden</span> moving forward, well.... that's playing with fire.</p>
<p>Speaking of playing with fire, the Avalanche will need to come out hot against the Flames, who they beat 4-2 in Colorado early last month. Entering this road trip the Flames and Oilers combined to equal the <a href="https://www.milehighhockey.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Avalanche's</a> 19 wins on the season, so yes, leaving Calgary tomorrow with 0 points on the 2 game swing would be a colossal failure by the Avalanche.</p>
<p><b>Quick Hits</b></p>
<p>- Jan Hejda is headed back to Denver today to meet with team doctors, <span>Cory Sarich</span> will likely fill his spot in the lineup.</p>
<p>- <span>Mark Giordano</span> recently returned to the Flames lineup after missing much of this season with an injury, that's big for the Flames.</p>
<p>- If you remove the empty netter against the <a href="https://www.hockeywilderness.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Wild</a>, the Avalanche have not scored 3 goals since November 21st. Yikes.</p>
<p>- The Avs defense will include Benoit, Barrie, Guenin and Holden playing with significant ice time.</p>
<p>- J.S. Giguere gets the start in net for the Avalanche, Varlamov will start on Sunday against the <a href="https://www.nucksmisconduct.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Canucks</a>.</p>
<p>- It would be nice if <span>Matt Duchene</span> would score again, he hasnt found the back of the net since November 14th against the St. Louis Blues.</p>
https://www.milehighhockey.com/2013/12/6/5180852/game-28-preview-avalanche-at-flamesCole D Hamilton