For the first time in 22 months, the Calgary Flames (13-4-5, 31 points) are headed to California! On Thursday evening, in the first of four consecutive games in the Pacific time zone, they visit the Los Angeles Kings (9-8-4, 22 points) at Staples Center for what should prove to be a tight-checking, physical 60+ minutes of Pacific Division hockey.
It’s a late game tonight, even by west coast standards. This game gets rolling at 8:30 p.m. MT. You can catch the action on Sportsnet West and Sportsnet 960 The Fan.
The Flames
Yesterday’s lines via Daily Faceoff:
Gaudreau – Lindholm – Tkachuk
Coleman – Backlund – Mangiapane
Dube – Monahan – Pitlick
Lucic – Richardson – Lewis
Hanifin – Andersson
Kylington – Tanev
Zadorov – Gudbranson
We’re expecting Jacob Markström to start for the Flames, backed up by Dan Vladar (who presumably plays in Anaheim on Friday night).