Losers of three in a row but still somehow fourth overall in the National Hockey League, the Calgary Flames (34-16-6, 74 points) will try to get back into the win column tonight in scenic Sunrise, Florida when they visit the Florida Panthers (23-24-8, 54 points). The Panthers are 13 points back of a playoff spot and should be a desperate bunch.
The game starts at 5 pm. MT on Sportsnet West and Sportsnet 960 The Fan.
The Flames
Projected lines, via Daily Faceoff:
Gaudreau – Monahan – Lindholm Giordano – Brodie Mike Smith starts for the Flames, backed up by David Rittich.
Tkachuk – Backlund – Bennett
Mangiapane – Jankowski – Neal
Frolik – Ryan – Hathaway
Hanifin – Hamonic
Kylington – Andersson