Less than 24 hours before the trade deadline, the Calgary Flames (31-25-6, 68 points) kick off a lengthy five game road trip. Their first stop is Michigan, where they face the Detroit Red Wings (15-44-4, 34 points). The home side is well below the playoff cutline and playing loose, while the Flames need every point they can get their collective hands on.
The puck drops just after 5 p.m. MT on Sportsnet West and Sportsnet 960 The Fan.
The Flames
Projected lines, via Daily Faceoff:
Gaudreau – Monahan – Lindholm Hanifin – Andersson David Rittich starts for the Flames, backed up by Cam Talbot.
Mangiapane – Backlund – Tkachuk
Lucic – Bennett – Dube
Rieder – Jankowski – Ryan
Brodie – Stone
Kylington – Yelesin