| Team | Period | Time | Note | CGY | Opponent | |||||||||||
| CGY | 1 | 15:32 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 44 | 5v5 | |
| CGY | 1 | 14:16 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 5v5 | |
| CGY | 1 | 14:15 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 5v5 | |
| SJS | 1 | 11:38 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 34 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 4v5 | ||
| SJS | 1 | 11:12 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 34 | 42 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 4v5 | ||
| SJS | 1 | 11:11 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 34 | 42 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 4v5 | ||
| SJS | 1 | 9:51 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 34 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 29 | 39 | 60 | 4v5 | ||
| SJS | 1 | 9:46 | 4 goal | 4 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 34 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 29 | 39 | 60 | 4v5 | |
| CGY | 1 | 7:41 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 34 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 44 | 5v5 | |
| SJS | 1 | 7:20 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 28 | 34 | 60 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 40 | 64 | 5v5 | |
| CGY | 1 | 5:27 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 34 | 42 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 39 | 5v5 | |
| CGY | 1 | 3:51 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 27 | 34 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 40 | 64 | 5v4 | ||
| SJS | 1 | 0:27 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 34 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 44 | 5v5 | |
| SJS | 1 | 0:26 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 34 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 44 | 5v5 | |
| SJS | 1 | 0:25 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 34 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 44 | 5v5 | |
| SJS | 2 | 14:54 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 4 | 20 | 29 | 39 | 44 | 64 | 5v5 | |
| SJS | 2 | 14:14 | 64 goal | 5 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 4 | 20 | 29 | 39 | 44 | 64 | 5v5 |
| SJS | 2 | 13:19 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 34 | 60 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 5v5 | |
| SJS | 2 | 8:24 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 34 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 44 | 5v5 | |
| SJS | 2 | 7:55 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 27 | 34 | 60 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 29 | 44 | 5v5 | |
| CGY | 2 | 7:27 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 34 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 39 | 44 | 64 | 5v5 | |
| SJS | 2 | 4:47 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 27 | 34 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 39 | 5v5 | |
| SJS | 2 | 4:46 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 27 | 34 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 39 | 5v5 | |
| SJS | 3 | 18:37 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 29 | 44 | 5v5 | |
| CGY | 3 | 16:53 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 34 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 44 | 5v5 | |
| CGY | 3 | 15:41 | 17 goal | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 34 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 27 | 40 | 5v4 | |
| SJS | 3 | 9:52 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 34 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 60 | 4v5 | ||
| SJS | 3 | 8:30 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 34 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 44 | 4v5 | ||
| CGY | 3 | 7:55 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 34 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 5v5 | |
| CGY | 3 | 2:49 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 34 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 40 | 5v5 | |
| # | Player | EV | PP | SH | ||||||
| 3 | I. WHITE | 18:37 | 4 | 2 | 4:12 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | J. BOUWMEESTER | 17:45 | 4 | 9 | 3:55 | 1 | 0 | 2:46 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | M. GIORDANO | 17:37 | 5 | 2 | 3:22 | 1 | 0 | 0:27 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | C. SARICH | 13:17 | 3 | 2 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1:12 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | N. HAGMAN | 14:49 | 3 | 2 | 2:31 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | J. IGINLA | 17:49 | 3 | 5 | 4:07 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | N. DAWES | 9:20 | 1 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | R. BOURQUE | 13:48 | 3 | 7 | 3:19 | 2 | 0 | 1:33 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | M. STAJAN | 15:37 | 4 | 3 | 3:39 | 1 | 0 | 0:56 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | J. MAYERS | 7:02 | 2 | 0 | 0:01 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | E. NYSTROM | 10:20 | 2 | 0 | 0:01 | 0 | 0 | 1:25 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | C. CONROY | 11:28 | 3 | 5 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1:41 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | D. MOSS | 12:57 | 2 | 2 | 3:07 | 0 | 0 | 1:43 | 0 | 4 |
| 26 | A. KOTALIK | 15:01 | 3 | 7 | 2:42 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | S. STAIOS | 13:22 | 0 | 5 | 2:25 | 1 | 0 | 0:58 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | R. REGEHR | 17:23 | 2 | 4 | 0:14 | 0 | 0 | 2:33 | 0 | 6 |
| 34 | M. KIPRUSOFF | 47:49 | 9 | 12 | 7:04 | 2 | 0 | 3:58 | 0 | 7 |
| 42 | B. SUTTER | 8:09 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:38 | 0 | 2 |
| 60 | M. BACKLUND | 11:38 | 0 | 4 | 1:45 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Period | Totals | EV | PP | 5v3 PP | SH | 5v3 SH | ||||||
| 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 11 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
An apt end of the Scoring Chance project for the Flames in 2009-2010. They generated precious few chances and the differential was only close at ES at the end because San Jose steadfastly sat on the lead for the entire 3rd period.
Ray Ferraro made a comment tonight that stood out to me. It was, verbatim:
"When you have a talented team you need just a few chances. When you're a team that has to work so hard for your goals, you need so many chances because you don't have a natural scorer."
This was said at the start of the third period with the Flames ahead on the shot clock by 2, but behind on the scoreboard by the same count. The funny thing is the reality was the exact opposite: San Jose had grossly outchanced the Flames to that point in the game, including a 7-1 trouncing in the second period. I don't necessarily blame Ferraro for making this "observation" - the Sharks hadn't spent long stretches of time dominating. In fact, the teams frequently exchanged rushes during the game. The difference was, the Sharks were getting their shots from scoring areas. The Flames weren't. If I hadn't been counting things, I may have made the same comment.
More to the point, as is becoming increasingly clear, the truth is that talented teams tend to get more chances than their opponents - not merely better chances, but more.
Also of note - Jarome Iginla enjoyed buttery soft minutes on this evening relative to his pay grade and he was still underwater by the end of the night in terms of scoring chances. Despite playing 18 ES minutes, he saw almost nothing of Thronton et al (just over 3 minutes). That assignment was left mostly to Bourque and, incredibly, Conroy. Iginla also enjoyed the most offensive zone face-offs amongst all Flames forwards (13).
This type of performance wasn't atypical or Jarome in 2009-10. One wonders if it's possible he'll be able to recover some measure of his previous form next year. He slid well down the slope this past season.
