The Calgary Flames (28-22-8) arrive in Sunrise, FL, on Saturday afternoon for a game against the Florida Panthers. The contest against the reigning Stanley Cup champions allows for a reset after Thursday night’s shutout loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Today is the second and final meeting between the two teams, with the Panthers looking to avenge a Flames 3-0 win at the Saddledome on Dec. 14.
Calgary comes into the contest 4-5-1 in their last ten and remain one point behind the Vancouver Canucks for the final wildcard spot in the Western Conference. Following a shutout loss, the Flames are 1-1-0 this season.
Meanwhile, the Panthers are 7-3-0 in the last ten games with a goal differential of plus-12.
Calgary starter – Dan Vladar
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Season: 23 GP / 8-10-5 / 2.98 GAA / .891 SV%
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Career: 98 GP / 45-33-15 / 3.05 GAA / .893 SV%
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Last 5: 2-3-0 / 2.80 GAA / .896 SV%
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vs. Opponent: First meeting
Florida starter – Sergei Bobrovsky
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Season: 39 GP / 24-13-2 / 2.66 GAA / .902 SV%
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Career: 739 GP / 420-237-57 / 2.59 GAA / .914 SV%
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Last 5: 3-2-0 / 2.20 GAA / .912 SV%
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vs. Opponent: 8-5-3 / 2.79 GAA / .904 SV%
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The Flames have scored four goals in the two games following a shutout loss. Considering they’ve struggled to score all season long, can they bounce back against a Stanley Cup contender they have already shut out once?
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There’s less than one week until the NHL trade deadline. The Flames are as healthy as can be. Is this the final lineup they will try to qualify for the playoffs with, or are players in the final days of their time with the club?
Calgary
– 5th Pacific Division
– 3rd Wildcard Western
– 9th Western Conference
– 17th NHL
Florida
– 2nd Atlantic Division
– 3rd Western Conference
– 6th NHL
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Goals: Jonathan Huberdeau (22) / Sam Reinhart (31)
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Assists: MacKenzie Weegar (26) / Aleksander Barkov (40)
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Points: Jonathan Huberdeau & Nazem Kadri (43) / Sam Reinhart (64)
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PIM: Brayden Pachal (78) / A.J. Greer (85)
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PPG: Jonathan Huberdeau (7) / Matthew Tkachuk (11)
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SOG: Nazem Kadri (196) / Sam Bennett (188)
Per the Flames staff at NHL.com, here’s a breakdown of tonight’s lineup. (Subject to change)
FORWARDS
Jonathan Huberdeau — Nazem Kadri — Matt Coronato
Yegor Sharangovich — Mikael Backlund — Blake Coleman
Joel Farabee — Morgan Frost — Connor Zary
Ryan Lomberg — Kevin Rooney — Martin Pospisil
DEFENCE
Kevin Bahl — Rasmus Andersson
Joel Hanley — Mackenzie Weegar
Ilya Solovyov — Brayden Pachal
GOALIES
Dan Vladar
Dustin Wolf
SCRATCHES
Adam Klapka, Jake Bean, Daniil Miromanov
Today’s game starts at 1:00 p.m. MT and is available on SCRIPPS, SNP, SNW, and Sportsnet+.
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