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(SportsNetwork.com) - The Calgary Flames will try to push their winning streak to five straight games on Friday night as they welcome the New York Islanders to the Saddledome. The Flames current run comes on the heels of eight straight losses and includes a win in each of the first three contests of a six-game homestand. Calgary twice trailed on Wednesday against the Edmonton Oilers, but secured a victory when Josh Jooris scored 1:08 into overtime. After coming out of the penalty box, Jooris skated down on a 2-on-1 break and converted a feed from Jiri Hudler. That gave the Flames their NHL-leading eighth victory this season when trailing after two periods. This is a pretty special group, Flames coach Bob Hartley said. We never quit. Joe Colborne had two goals and Lance Bouma scored the other for the Flames. Jonas Hiller turned away 17 shots in the win. He is 2-0-0 lifetime versus the Islanders with a 1.83 goals against average and .929 save percentage in five games with three starts. The Islanders opened up a seven-game road trip on Wednesday with an impressive 5-2 triumph over the Winnipeg Jets. Frans Nielsen scored a pair of goals with an assist, while Ryan Strome had a career-high four points off a goal and three assists. Anders Lee and Josh Bailey also scored and Jaroslav Halak posted 21 saves to improve New York to 6-1-1 in its past eight games. A couple of the bounces went our way, said Lee. You know, you get rewarded when you work hard and you create those opportunities. Tonight, thats what happened. The Isles are tied with the Pittsburgh Penguins atop the Metropolitan Division with 51 points and the western portion of their road trip sees upcoming visits to Edmonton and Vancouver. New York then heads back east to face the New Jersey Devils next Friday. Halak is 4-5-1 with a 2.39 GAA and .913 save percentage in 10 career starts versus the Flames, who won both of their matchups last season with the Islanders. . Lineup news, Fantasy tips and more in Scott Cullen’s Statistically Speaking. HEROES Blake Comeau – The Penguins winger had a hat trick in a 4-3 overtime win against Toronto. . "For the past several weeks, Logan has been dealing and playing with an upper body injury," said general manager Doug Wilson in a statement. "Despite his efforts to play through it, the injury has not responded as we had hoped and Logan has made the decision to undergo a surgical procedure to repair the problem. . Chelsea took until the second half to trouble the leagues bottom team, but Schuerrle then ripped through the defence with ease at Craven Cottage to keep Jose Mourinhos side on track for the title. . JOHNS, N. . Head coach Corey Chamblin announced on Monday that Avon Cobourne had been hired as the defending Grey Cup champions new running backs coach.SAITAMA, Japan - Four-time world champions Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany finished first after the pairs short program at World Figure Skating Championships on Wednesday. Two-time Olympic bronze medallists Savchenko and Szolkowy received 79.02 points to finish ahead of world bronze medallists Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford of Canada, who had 77.01 points. Olympic silver medallists Ksenia Sttolbova and Fedor Klimov of Russia were third with 76.dddddddddddd15 points. The mens short program is later Wednesday when Japanese teenager Yuzuru Hanyu is aiming to add a world title to his Olympic gold medal. The pairs event concludes Thursday with the free skate. A total of 177 skaters from 38 countries are competing in the March 26-30 worlds at Saitama Arena on the outskirts of Tokyo. ' ' '
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