Craig Conroy News

One club lost in dramatic fashion to the worst team in the league. The other got blown out of their own building by the same team that eliminated them from last spring's playoffs.

Fourteen hours after the hard-paddling they took the night before, Brent Sutter peddled the soft approach regarding his troops.

Jaroslav Halak and Calgary's Miikka Kiprusoff engaged in an old-fashioned goaltending duel Tuesday night with Kiprusoff and the Flames getting the upper hand.

Seven points separated the Calgary Flames and the Colorado Avalanche when the first month of the NHL season had passed.

Calgary Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff, from Finland, reacts after letting in a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche in Calgary,Tuesday, Nov.

Credit for a three-game road swing that saw the Calgary Flames collect five of six possible points despite being outshot and generally outplayed belongs squarely on the shoulders, leg pads, blocker and glove of goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff.

Curtis Glencross wasn't talking Monday morning. Nor was Brent Sutter. The National Hockey League, however, had its say, suspending the Calgary Flames winger three games for his hit Saturday on New York Rangers centre Chris Drury.

D Jay Bouwmeester has the NHL's longest current iron-man streak, playing in his 359th game in a row Friday night in Buffalo.

Great at St. Louis. Great against New York. 2. Calgary LW Nigel Dawes: First game versus old mates.

A pair of overtime wins on the road pulled the Flames out of their funk. First they dropped Dallas 3-2 -- thanks to a last-minute goal to force overtime -- and then defeated St.

Jarome Iginla, left, thanks Nigel Dawes for helping set up his goal Saturday. Photograph by: Leah Hennel, Calgary Herald, Calgary Herald If anyone was expecting bad blood to spill Saturday night, it didn't happen.

Whatever elixir cured Miikka Kiprusoff's illness earlier this week should be bottled sold.

Miikka Kiprusoff went from sick bay to hot seat. Wednesday in Dallas, he was turning down his starting assignment.

Iginla fans Flames over Rangers Calgary Flames' Jarome Iginla, bottom, celebrates his goal against the New York Rangers with teammates during second period NHL hockey action in Calgary on Saturday, Nov.

Controversial forward Sean Avery and the Rangers take on the Flames tonight at the Saddledome in the Hockey Night in Canada late game.

The 3-1 loss on Saturday to the Detroit Red Wings was particularly galling for Calgary Flames head coach Brent Sutter.

Calgary's most controversial celebrity couple is back together again. Snake-bitten snipers Jarome Iginla and Olli Jokinen hit the ice yesterday in matching red practice uniforms, hinting they'll be skating side-by-side tonight when the Flames face off against Stars in Dallas .

Calgary Flames head coach Brent Sutter will look for a better effort from his team when they face Dallas on Wednesday.

Tossing the puck towards the faceoff dot like a lion tamer would hurl raw meat, Brent Sutter ordered two of his most ferocious beasts to do battle.

The statistical line on Jarome Iginla painted a scary picture Halloween night. Terrifying, actually.