A season after winning 19 of 50 games against Western Conference opponents, the Calgary Flames are slowly convincing themselves and others they can compete in whats widely considered the superior side of the standings. Yasmany Tomas Diamondbacks Jersey . The next step comes Saturday night in Arizona, where the Flames will try to establish some road success after five seasons of struggles in visits to the Coyotes. Calgary (14-8-2) is gaining plenty of confidence from games such as Wednesdays 2-0 win in San Jose, which came a night after a 3-2 loss at Anaheim and extended the Flames season-long run of not having suffered consecutive regulation losses. Theyre 8-4-0 against the West. Character, coach Bob Hartley told the teams official website. It starts with our captain (Mark Giordano). We have lots of great players. They understand our situation. We want to make it to the (Stanley Cup playoffs) and we understand the Western Conference, its a real tough conference. But at the same time, every time we get two points were believing more and more. Its fun to push those guys. Jiri Hudler scored twice and has four goals and an assist in his last three games. He has 10 in 23 games this season after needing 117 games to score 27 goals in his first two seasons in Calgary. Giordano, meanwhile, leads the team with 24 points in 24 games, more than doubling the defensemans career production of 0.47 points per game. With similar contributions from players such as defenseman T.J. Brodie and rookie forward Johnny Gaudreau, the Flames have established themselves as an offensive force in the league with 3.00 goals per game a season after finishing 23rd (2.46). In goal, Karri Ramo shut out the Sharks with a 32-save effort for his best game of the season. I think everybody here in the room knows that if we just keep playing our game were going to win many games, Ramo said. In the long run, we dont have to panic. Just play our game and focus on our own game. Jonas Hiller has handled the bulk of the load, but hes allowed at least three goals in each game of a 2-3-0 stretch, including a 5-3 home win over Arizona (9-11-3) on Nov. 13. Hiller has a 1.97 goals-against average over a 10-0-1 span against the Coyotes, but 10 of those starts came with Anaheim. In the meeting earlier this month, Giordano scored - his seventh point in his last six games against Arizona. In Phoenix, however, the Coyotes have won four straight over the Flames and nine of 10. They might not be entering with quite that level of confidence after Tuesdays 4-3 overtime loss to Colorado gave them a fourth straight home defeat. Arizona led 3-0 just 10:53 into the game. It doesnt feel good leaving points out there, defenseman Michael Stone told the teams official website. We had a good handle on the game and we let it get away. Stone and Antoine Vermette had a goal and an assist each, but the Coyotes fell to 0 for 20 on power plays in their last five home games. Mike Smith made 31 saves but saw his losing streak grow to 0-5-2 with a 3.00 GAA, though thats an improvement from the 3.44 mark that accompanied his 4-6-0 start. At home against Calgary, Smith is 4-1-0 with a 1.59 GAA. The teams play Tuesday in Calgary with the Coyotes first making a stop in Edmonton. Chris Owings Jersey .Y. - The New York Rangers have reached a one-year contract extension with goalie Cam Talbot, keeping Henrik Lundqvists backup away from unrestricted free agency. Archie Bradley Jersey . Marc-Andre Fleury made 27 saves to backstop the Penguins to a 2-1 victory over the Flames, handing Calgary its team record sixth consecutive home regulation loss.NEW YORK, N.Y. - The NBA fined Clippers head coach Doc Rivers $25,000 on Thursday for publicly criticizing the officiating in Los Angeles 105-104 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder earlier this week. Rivers was livid after the game, saying the Clippers were "robbed." The Clippers believed the Thunders Reggie Jackson had knocked the ball out of bounds with 11.3 seconds remaining, but officials ruled it Oklahomma City ball. Curt Schilling Jersey. After going to replay, the call stood, and the Thunder rallied to win the game. NBA president of basketball operations Rod Thorn said Wednesday in a statement that: "In order to reverse the call made on the court, there has to be clear and conclusive evidence. Since no replay provided such evidence, the play correctly stood as called with the Thunder retaining possession." Youth NFL Jerseys Cheap Disocunt Football Jerseys China Jerseys Wholesale Authentic Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping China NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Wholesale ' ' '
