Folks, it’s time for the first Battle of Alberta of the 2018-19 season! The Calgary Flames (10-8-1, 21 points) host the Edmonton Oilers (9-8-1, 19 points) in a game that carries a lot of importance for both clubs as they approach the quarter mark of the regular season.
It’s the late game on Hockey Night in Canada! The puck drops at 8 p.m. MT on CBC, Sportsnet West, Sportsnet One and Sportsnet 960 The Fan.
The Flames
Projected lines, via Daily Faceoff:
Gaudreau – Monahan – Lindholm Giordano – Brodie So, Mike Smith was not good for the Flames on Thursday night – he admitted as much.
Tkachuk – Backlund – Bennett
Dube – Jankowski – Neal
Frolik – Ryan – Hathaway
Hanifin – Hamonic
Valimaki – Andersson