Two teams coached by Jack Adams Award contenders clash tonight at the Scotiabank Saddledome! The Calgary Flames (36-16-7, 79 points) are coached by Bill Peters and lead the Pacific Division. The New York Islanders (35-17-6, 76 points) are coached by Barry Trotz and lead the Atlantic Division. They’re playing twice in the next week – tonight and next Tuesday – in what’s effectively a playoff mini-series.
The puck drops after 7:30 p.m. MT on Sportsnet One and Sportsnet 960 The Fan!
The Flames
Projected lines, via Daily Faceoff:
Gaudreau – Monahan – Tkachuk Giordano – Brodie Mike Smith starts for the Flames, backed up by David Rittich.
Frolik – Backlund – Lindholm
Bennett – Jankowski – Czarnik
Mangiapane – Ryan – Hathaway
Hanifin – Hamonic
Kylington – Andersson