Friday, February 15

SoCal NHL Preview


Calgary (29-20-8) at Los Angeles (24-32-3), 7:30 pm, FSN

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) - The Calgary Flames look to even their record in February when they visit the lowly Los Angeles Kings on Friday.

The Flames opened the month with three losses in their first four games before getting back on track with back-to-back wins against the Edmonton Oilers and the San Jose Sharks during their last two contests. Dion Phaneuf scored with just 50 seconds left to play in regulation against the Sharks before assisting on Jarome Iginla's goal in the final minute of overtime as the Flames skated away with a thrilling 4-3 triumph. The All-Star Phaneuf, who signed a six-year contract extension on February 6, has scored six points over his last four games while Iginla picked up his team-leading 35th tally this season.

The Kings enter Friday's contest after suffering a 4-2 setback to the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday. Alexander Frolov scored a goal for Los Angeles against the Blues and has been absolutely on fire of late, logging at least one point in four of his last five games and 13 points over the previous 11 contests.