The National Hockey League’s regular season can seem like a marathon. With the All-Star Break complete, the final sprint begins. This is the first of 32 games remaining on the Calgary Flames (26-19-5, 57 points) schedule to determine if the make the post-season and, if so, who they play. They begin the stretch drive with a big test in the form of the defending Stanley Cup Champions, the St. Louis Blues (30-12-8, 68 points).
The game begins just after 7 p.m. MT on Sportsnet West and Sportsnet 960 The Fan.
The Flames
Projected lines, via Daily Faceoff:
Mangiapane – Lindholm – Tkachuk Giordano – Brodie Cam Talbot starts for the Flames, backed up by David Rittich (who will start tomorrow against Edmonton).
Gaudreau – Monahan – Ryan
Lucic – Jankowski – Dube
Bennett – Backlund – Robinson
Hanifin – Hamonic
Kylington – Andersson