Calgary Flames defenceman Noah Hanifin will miss Thursday’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins with an upper-body injury, according to FlamesNation‘s Pat Steinberg.
Michael Stone on the ice for warmup…he’s coming in for Noah Hanifin in Pittsburgh.
Hanifin out tonight. Day-to-day, upper body. #Flames
— Pat Steinberg (@Fan960Steinberg) October 28, 2021
According to Hailey Salvian of The Athletic, Stone will play alongside Oliver Kylington on Thursday as part of the Flames’ second defensive pairing.
#Flames lines and pairs during warmups here in Pittsburgh:
Gaudreau – Lindholm – Tkachuk
Coleman – Backlund – Pitlick
Lucic – Monahan – Lewis
Mangiapane – Dube – RitchieTanev – Andersson
Kylington – Stone
Valimaki – GudbransonMarkstrom/Vladar
— Hailey Salvian (@hailey_salvian) October 28, 2021
Hanifin, 24, has appeared in the Flames’ first six contests of the 2021–22 season.