The Western Conference’s two prospective wildcard playoff teams collide tonight in Nashville with two huge points on the line. The Calgary Flames (33-25-6, 72 points) visit the Nashville Predators (31-23-8, 70 points). The Predators have two games in hand on Calgary, but the Flames can get some crucial breathing room with a victory.
The puck drops just after 6 p.m. MT on Sportsnet West and Sportsnet 960 The Fan.
The Flames
Projected lines, via Daily Faceoff:
Gaudreau – Monahan – Lindholm Giordano – Brodie David Rittich starts for the Flames, backed up by Cam Talbot.
Mangiapane – Backlund – Tkachuk
Lucic – Ryan – Dube
Bennett – Jankowski – Rieder
Hanifin – Andersson
Forbort – Gustafsson