Mark Giordano News

The Calgary Flames needed 65 minutes and four shootout rounds to hand the Columbus Blue Jackets their fifth straight loss.

A huge performance from Miikka Kiprusoff on Friday night allowed his Calgary Flames to escape the Joe Louis Arena with both a 3-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings and sole possession of the Northwest Division lead.

Todd Bertuzzi #44 of the Detroit Red Wings tries to pick up a rebound off of Miikka Kiprusoff #34 of the Calgary Flames as Dion Phaneuf #3 , Rene Bourque #17 and Mark Giordano #5 keep an eye on the puck on October 31st, 2009 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.

Heralda TMs Three Stars 1. Calgary, Daymond Langkow. Played big minutes five-on-five and on penalty kill.

Leading by only a goal Monday, the Anaheim Ducks sat back and allowed the visiting Calgary Flames to completely dominate the third period.

By any name - the Pond or the Honda Center - this is the Calgary Flames' chamber of horrors.

Pat LaFontaine, who had his Hall of Fame career cut short by a series of concussions, believes now is the team for the NHL to tackle this issue of head hits.

Bank on seeing: A much stronger performance from Calgary D Dion Phaneuf....a dazzling show of young offensive talent in Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp....a ton of emotion from the Flames after being called out for lacking in that department against Colorado by head coach Brent Sutter.

Daymond Langkow has been wielding the hot hand for Calgary, with four goals in six games.

But the numbers that worked against him as a Maple Leaf prospect seem more favourable now that he's a member of the Calgary Flames .

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

Jarome Iginla scored on a power play at 1:25 of overtime to give the Calgary Flames a 3-2 comeback victory over the Dallas Stars on Wednesday night.

The Kronwalls have been on opposite sides plenty of times in the past. Calgary Flames defenceman Staffan Kronwall grinned yesterday as he recounted his pre-teen battles with his older brother, Niklas, who now patrols the blueline for the Detroit Red Wings.

Brad Stuart and Tomas Holmstrom scored 59 seconds apart in the second period, and Alberta native Chris Osgood made 20 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Saturday night.

The Vancouver Canucks have lost all-star goaltender Roberto Luongo for at least the next two games because of a hairline rib fracture but just how long he'll miss depends on his stubborn streak.

Mark Giordano will be paying a little closer attention to his body in the next while.

Calgary Flames' Staffan Kronwall is one of three reserve defencemen battling for playing time with the Flames.

Flames captain Jarome Iginla fires a laser shot over the shoulder of Blue Jackets goalie Steve Mason in the third period of Calgary's 6-3 win Tuesday night in NHL action at the Pengrowth Saddledome.

David Moss is partaking in today's skate again, but on the fourth line with Dustin Boyd, Brian McGrattan and Brandon Prust all taking turns.

The Calgary Flames will have a different look Friday night. Hoping to halt the Flames' three-game losing streak, coach Brent Sutter shuffled his lines at Thursday's practice in preparation for Friday's showdown with the Vancouver Canucks at the Pengrowth Saddledome.