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NHL Playoff Power Rankings: St. Louis and Nashville Fighting for Number One

By Matt Duscharme

Apr 2, 2017; St. Louis, MO, USA; Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi (59) flips the puck past St. Louis Blues left wing Alexander Steen (20) during the first period at Scottrade Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 2, 2017; St. Louis, MO, USA; Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi (59) flips the puck past St. Louis Blues left wing Alexander Steen (20) during the first period at Scottrade Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 17, 2017; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Calgary Flames goalie Brian Elliott (1) fixes his gear during the first period against the Anaheim Ducks in game three of the first round of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Saddledome. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports /

Previous Ranking: 12 (-4)

Team Record: (0-4)

Goals For:

9

Goals Against:</strong

14

Special Teams

PP: (37.5 percent) (1st)
PK: (76.9 percent) (12th)

Injury List

Ladislav Smid – Neck – Out-for-Season

Statistical Leaders in 2016-17

Top Forward: Sean Monahan (4gp 4g 1a 5pts)
Top Defenseman: T.J. Brodie (4gp 0g 4a 4pts)
Top Rookie: Matthew Tkachuk (4gp 0g 0a 0pts -2)
Top Goaltender: Chad Johnson (0 wins 1.16GAA .952 save percentage)

Player of the Week: F Sean Monahan (4gp 4g 1a 5pts)

The Flames but up an amazing fight but it just wasn’t enough, they were often pushed around by a much bigger and stronger team in Anaheim. But that didn’t stop them from scoring a bunch of goals and having the number one ranked power-play in the post season.

While Johnny Gaudreau came back to lead the team in scoring after his injury in the regular season, he passed the torch to linemate Sean Monahan who took it and ran with it putting up five points in four games. And while Brian Elliott wasn’t solid, he did make some important saves to keep his team in some games. But the play of Chad Johnson in his only game is something that shouldn’t be overlooked. In his only game he posted a .952 save percentage and a 1.16 goals-against-average, maybe the Flames should have started him every game instead.

Player to Watch: Mark Giordano

2016-17 stats: 4gp 0g 1a 1pt

The Flames captain didn’t put up many points this postseason with only one assist in four games, but he did what a captain is supposed to do. Mark Giordano calmed his team down and helped them keep composed while under a mass amount of pressure. And by the way, Calgary played all year long, expect better things next season.

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