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Three Takeaways as Justin Kirkland seals shootout win for Flames over Penguins Justin Kirkland scored the shootout winner for the Calgary Flames in their 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Flames host the Hurricanes after shootout victory
The Calgary Flames host the Carolina Hurricanes after the Flames defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in a shootoutOCTOBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kevin Hayes - Plucks apple in shootout loss Hayes notched an assist in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Flames.
Impact Hayes set up a Rickard Rakell goal in the third period just after a Penguins power play expired. The helper was Hayes' first of the year to go with three goals through eight contests. The bottom-six forward has added 12 shots on net, five hits and a minus-4 rating. He's a two-time 20-goal scorer, but he'll struggle to reach that mark if he continues to see roughly 10 minutes per game.
OCTOBER 23 • ROTOWIRE
Cody Glass - Assists in back-to-back games Glass logged an assist and three shots on goal in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Flames.
Impact Glass has three helpers this season, including two over the last two contests. The 25-year-old forward was listed on the fourth line Tuesday, but he played 15:49 of ice time in a strong performance. Through eight outings, he's added 13 shots on net, a minus-2 rating, five hits and four blocked shots. More ice time could help him put up stronger offense, but Glass is unlikely to score enough to be a factor in fantasy.
OCTOBER 23 • ROTOWIRE
Matt Grzelcyk - Draws assist Tuesday Grzelcyk notched an assist, three blocked shots, two shots on goal and two PIM in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Flames.
Impact Grzelcyk helped out on a Rickard Rakell tally in the third period. Through eight contests, Grzelcyk has maintained a top-four role while earning three assists, 14 shots on net, 14 blocked shots, six hits and a minus-3 rating. He's topped the 25-point mark just once in his career, so the 30-year-old defenseman is unlikely to score enough to help most fantasy managers, and he rarely makes up for it with non-scoring production.
OCTOBER 23 • ROTOWIRE
Marcus Pettersson - Collects helper in shootout loss Pettersson notched an assist and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Flames.
Impact Pettersson snapped a three-game slump with a helper on a Noel Acciari goal in the third period. The 28-year-old Pettersson has a respectable four points over eight contests so far, but he's struggled a bit defensively in a top-four role. The Swede has added 10 shots on net, 10 PIM, eight hits, 11 blocked shots and a minus-3 rating. He produced a career-high 30 points in 2023-24, but Pettersson's fantasy value is limited to deeper formats since he rarely receives power-play time.
OCTOBER 23 • ROTOWIRE
Erik Karlsson - Helps out on power play Karlsson logged a power-play assist and two shots on goal in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Flames.
Impact Karlsson has earned a helper in four of the last five games, and two of those assists have come on the power play. The 34-year-old defenseman has produced strong offense so far with six points over eight contests, though he also has a minus-4 rating. Karlsson's also notched 15 shots on net and 10 blocked shots, though fantasy managers will primarily count on him for offense.
OCTOBER 23 • ROTOWIRE
Sidney Crosby - Earns power-play assist Crosby registered a power-play assist, five shots on net and four hits in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Flames.
Impact Crosby had been held off the scoresheet in the previous two games, his longest drought since another two-game dry spell from March 10-12 of last season. The superstar center has a goal, six assists, four power-play points, 22 shots on net and 13 hits through eight outings to begin 2024-25. Crosby may struggle to match the back-to-back 90-plus-point campaigns he's produced, but it's clear there's still plenty of magic in his game in his age-37 season.
OCTOBER 23 • ROTOWIRE
Noel Acciari - Scores Tuesday Acciari scored a goal on two shots, doled out five hits and blocked five shots in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Flames.
Impact Acciari drained his first goal of the season, giving the Penguins a 3-2 lead in the third period. The 32-year-old forward is up to three points, eight shots on net, 26 hits, 11 blocked shots and a minus-3 rating through eight contests. His 14:39 of ice time Tuesday was his highest total this season, which suggests he could be in line to be promoted to a middle-six role after playing primarily on the fourth line.
OCTOBER 23 • ROTOWIRE
Rickard Rakell - Scores in shootout loss Rakell scored a goal on five shots and added two hits in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Flames.
Impact Rakell has been hot lately with four goals and an assist over his last six games. He's yet to produce a multi-point performance, but he's been one of the Penguins' steadier forwards on offense. Those five points account for all of his offense this season, and he's added 18 shots on net, 13 hits, seven blocked shots and a plus-2 rating across eight appearances.
OCTOBER 23 • ROTOWIRE
Bryan Rust - Nets power-play marker Rust scored a power-play goal on three shots, blocked three shots and added two hits in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Flames.
Impact Rust tied the game at 1-1 with his second-period tally. Both of his goals this season have come on the power play, and he's added an even-strength assist, 20 shots on net, seven hits, six blocked shots and a minus-7 rating over six appearances. Rust is a fine complementary scoring winger in a top-six role, so he should be on fantasy rosters in standard formats.
OCTOBER 23 • ROTOWIRE
Alex Nedeljkovic - Loses in shootout Nedeljkovic stopped 22 of 25 shots in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Flames.
Impact Nedeljkovic twice allowed the Flames to erase one-goal deficits in the third period, then allowed three out of six shootout attempts to go in. Through two starts, Nedeljkovic has given up eight goals on 61 shots while going 0-1-1, doing nothing to stabilize the Penguins' disastrous goaltending to begin the year. Nedeljkovic, Tristan Jarry and Joel Blomqvist have all had struggles, though Blomqvist has put forth the best results. The Penguins have a back-to-back with stops in Edmonton on Friday and Vancouver on Saturday, but at this point, it's tough to trust any of the team's goalies in fantasy.
OCTOBER 23 • ROTOWIRE
Flames rally, top Penguins in shootout to extend point streak to 6 | NHL.com Kadri ties it with 43 seconds left in 3rd for Calgary; Pittsburgh loses 3rd straight
OCTOBER 23 • NHL.COM
Penguins at Flames | October 22, 2024 | NHL Full Game Highlights
OCTOBER 23 • YOUTUBE
Calgary Flames grind out 4-3 shootout win over Pittsburgh Penguins
Justin Kirkland scored the decisive goal in the sixth round of the shootout Tuesday night as the red-hot Calgary Flames prevailed 4-3 over the Pittsburgh PenguinsOCTOBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Penguins blow late lead to the Flames, fall in a shootout for third straight loss CALGARY, Alberta — The Penguins’ defensive struggles continued Tuesday at the Scotiabank Saddledome as they coughed up a pair of leads in th...
OCTOBER 23 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Pittsburgh Penguins at Calgary Flames | FULL Shootout Highlights - October 22, 2024
OCTOBER 23 • YOUTUBE
PIT@CGY: Kadri scores goal against Alex Nedeljkovic | Calgary Flames PIT@CGY: Kadri scores goal against Alex Nedeljkovic
OCTOBER 23 • NHL.COM
Calgary Flames - Pittsburgh Penguins - Oct 22, 2024 | NHL.com NHL Gamecenter - Calgary Flames vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, Oct 22, 2024 - summary, stats, boxscore, play by play, recap and more.
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OCTOBER 23 • YOUTUBE
Archive: The Mario Lemieux Frenzy Kicked Off In The NHL 40 Years Ago In 1984, Pittsburgh Penguins superstar Mario Lemieux got his first taste of NHL action. And in this THN Archive story, Lemieux’s first week...
OCTOBER 23 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Alex Nedeljkovic - First goalie off Tuesday Nedeljkovic was the first goalie to leave the ice Tuesday, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports, indicating he'll tend the twine on the road versus Calgary.
Impact Nedeljkovic will look to bounce back from his season debut versus the Jets on Sunday in which he gave up five goals on 36 shots (.861 save percentage). At this point, it's fair to wonder if Tristan Jarry will start at all during the Pens' four-game road trip with Nedeljkovic potentially splitting the back-to-back against the Oilers and Canucks on Friday and Saturday, respectively, with Joel Blomqvist. Regardless, at this point, Nedeljkovic appears to be the No. 1 option for Pittsburgh.
OCTOBER 22 • ROTOWIRE
NHL Rumor Roundup: Latest On The Calgary Flames And Pittsburgh Penguins The Calgary Flames could still be busy in the NHL trade market, while the Pittsburgh Penguins face a tough decision with their highest-paid...
OCTOBER 22 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Jason Mackey: Penguins must fix defensive woes — and occasional indifference — soon The Penguins have been really bad defensively. Why aren’t they listening to their coach and playing more responsible hockey?
OCTOBER 22 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
