Rene Bourque News

Bank on seeing: A more emotionally invested Flamesa team . Anyway, if the Flames arena t red-faced to the point of sunburn in the wake of such a monumental no-show, then maybe coach Brent Sutter had better send for a branding iron off the old homestead to prod a few off them out of their stupors.

2. Kris Versteeg, Hawks: Scored 2 of the Hawks' 4 power-play goals in his return from an upper-body injury.

Flames embarrassed at home Chicago Blackhawks forward Dustin Byfuglien, left, slams Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla into the boards during second-period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Thursday, Nov.

Eric Duhatschek Flames keeping quiet over Sutter-Phaneuf confrontation Calgary Flames defenceman Dion Phaneuf skates with the puck during the third period of his NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings in Calgary, Alberta, April 6, 2009.

Ryan Wilson scored his first NHL goal and added an assist, Milan Hejduk got the game-winner and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Tuesday night.

BUFFALO, N.Y. a ' Jason Pominville scored the winner in the fourth round of the shootout, and Ryan Miller made 25 saves to help the Buffalo Sabres beat Calgary 2-1 Friday night, snapping the Flames' four-game winning streak.

He made 25 saves for a 1-0 win in Montreal on Tuesday. Overall his numbers have been 10-3-1 with a 2.49 goals against and .913 save percentage.

Buffalo Sabres' Derek Roy, right, scores on Calgary Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff as the Flames' Jay Bouwmeester defends and Sabres' Thomas Vanek looks on during the first period in Buffalo on Friday.

The wins are adding up. The goals against are decreasing. Still, all's not perfect for the Flames these days.

Jaroslav Halak is expected to be back in the net for Montreal on Tuesday, returning after an injury and a flap caused by his agent.

Montreal's Tomas Plekanec, left, is stopped by Calgary goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff on Tuesday.

After a relatively quiet October, Jarome Iginla is making plenty of noise in November.

They're billed as the second line. On many nights, though, the hard-nosed trio of Daymond Langkow, Rene Bourque and Nigel Dawes has been second to none for the Calgary Flames.

CALGARY SUN PHOTO Mikka Kiprusoff from the Calgary Flames dives on the puck as Ales Kotalik from the New York Rangers gets held back by flames Curtis Glencross in NHL hockey action at the Pengrowth Saddledome in downtown Calgary STUART DRYDEN/SUN MEDIA View larger version in photo gallery Whatever elixir cured Miikka Kiprusoff's illness earlier ...

Jarome Iginla scored the go-ahead goal and Miikka Kiprusoff made 32 saves as the Calgary Flames beat the New York Rangers 3-1 Saturday night for their third win in a row.

Calgary Flames' Dion Phaneuf, Jay Bouwmeester, Rene Bourque and David Moss celebrate a goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the third period of their NHL game in Edmonton October 8, 2009.[Agencies] Senior health officials in the Canadian province of Alberta said on Wednesday they had fired an unidentified worker for giving National Hockey League ...

During his varsity days at the University of Wisconsin Badgers, it could be argued that Rene Bourque was overshadowed by Dany Heatley and Ryan Suter.

It has been a while since the music blared in the Red Wings' locker room after a game.

Sitting second in the Northwest Division after a Halloween loss ended the first month of their NHL season, the Calgary Flames find themselves seventh in the Western Conference and barely treading water above a hungry school of sharks eager to bump them from the top eight.

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