Flames face Coyotes in Round 2
24.04.05 13:00MST
Ducks upset Canucks leaving Flames to face Phoenix
Jeremy Roenick (pictured) and the Phoenix Coyotes will face Calgary after the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim stunned the hockey world by beating the second seed Canucks in 7 games.
The Flames faced the Coyotes 4 times this season and took the season series 2-1-1. "We like how we match up against them." Said Robyn Regehr. "We've played well against them all season so we're excited."
Phoenix faced the 3rd seed Sharks in the first round and swept them in 4 straight games on the back of all-star goalie Nikolai Khabibulin. Jason Pominville leads all Coyote skaters with 1 goal and 5 points in 4 games.
The Flames match up well against the Coyotes who have shortcomings on the blueline. "Khabibulin is the star of the show on that team. We have to hem them in their end and punish him as much as possible." Said Flames centre Shawn Bates.
The first game of Round 2 begins tomorrow night April 25th in Calgary. Anaheim visits Detroit, Ottawa is in Pittsburgh and Boston is in Philadelphia. None of the top 4 teams in the Eastern Conference managed to escape the first round making it anyone's game in that conference. Detroit and Calgary remain as the top two seeded teams in the West.