The Calgary Flames (23-12-3, 50 points) have had an up-and-down 2018. But they head into their last game of the calendar in first place in the Pacific Division. If they want to finish 2018 in first place they’ll need a strong performance against the San Jose Sharks (21-12-7, 49 points), who sit one point back of the Flames.
The puck drops just after 7 p.m. MT on Sportsnet One and Sportsnet 960 The Fan.
The Flames
Projected lines, via Daily Faceoff:
Gaudreau – Monahan – Lindholm Giordano – Brodie David Rittich is back between the pipes for the Flames, backed up by Mike Smith.
Tkachuk – Backlund – Frolik
Bennett – Jankowski – Neal
Dube – Ryan – Hathaway
Hanifin – Hamonic
Kylington – Andersson