On Thursday night, the Calgary Flames (5-5-0, 10 points) suffered their worst home loss since either 1996 or 2000, depending how you care to measure the pain level of a home loss. Well, buckle up, because now they’re hosting the Washington Capitals (4-3-2, 10 points), who are the defending Stanley Cup champions.
The action starts at 2 p.m. MT on Sportsnet One and Sportsnet 960 The Fan.
The Flames
Projected lines, via Daily Faceoff:
Gaudreau – Monahan – Bennett Giordano – Brodie After allowing six goals against Pittsburgh, Mike Smith is back in net.
Tkachuk – Backlund – Czarnik
Dube – Lindholm – Neal
Hathaway – Ryan – Frolik
Hanifin – Hamonic
Valimaki – Andersson