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Mike Smith hasn't started three consecutive games for the Calgary Flames since the opening month of the season. His inconsistent play in net for much of the season, combined with the strong run David Rittich provided from mid-December through the end of January, left Smith more often than not riding the bench as the backup. However, Smith is being given his chance to be the backbone of the club sitting atop the Western Conference standings. Continue to Article

February 17, 2019 6:54:pm EST

The Carolina Hurricanes found themselves in the crosshairs of another angry old-school hockey analyst on Saturday night when Hockey Night in Canada's Don Cherry used his Coach's Corner segment to criticize the team's Storm Surge celebrations that take place after home victories. During the segment, which was basically a 1:17 rant, Cherry repeatedly referred to the Hurricanes players as “jerks” (four times to be exact, including as “a bunch of jerks” at the end) and warned them not to do it in the playoffs because, well, this is the National Hockey League and that's just not what you do. Continue to Article

February 17, 2019 8:57:am EST

The Calgary Flames and Pittsburgh Penguins, who meet Saturday at PPG Paints Arena, each have 25 games left in the regular season and are feeling some pressure. The Penguins, who have won two in a row following a four-game losing streak, are hardly assured of making the playoffs but are making that their focus. Malkin has missed six of the past seven games, five because of a neck injury and Wednesday's 3-1 win against Edmonton because of a suspension for a high stick. Continue to Article

February 15, 2019 3:36:pm EST

Vancouver Canucks center Bo Horvat credited veteran goalie Jacob Markstrom with Saturday's win over the Calgary Flames. Markstrom stopped 44 of 47 shots and put up three more saves in the shootout, leading Vancouver to a 4-3 victory over the Flames. ''We couldn't have done it without Marky tonight,'' Horvat said. Continue to Article

February 10, 2019 2:45:am EST

In a striking moment between the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks on Saturday, an Alex Biega stick caught James Neal up high, and sent his teeth flying. Actually, it sounds like they were fake teeth, so there's the remote possibility that a different wayward stick got his real ones. The Flames did, indeed, receive four minutes of power-play time for that high-sticking infraction, but Calgary was unable to make Biega pay for such amateur (albeit efficient) dentistry. Continue to Article

February 10, 2019 2:19:am EST