Glen Gulutzan isn’t playing around: don’t perform, don’t play. Plain and simple. Dennis Wideman and Nicklas Grossmann again are healthy scratches for the Flames and Brian Elliott returns to the pipes after having two games off. In a curious decision, Alex Chiasson is getting bumped up to the Monahan/Gaudreau line and Matthew Tkachuck is skating with Matt Stajan and Kris Versteeg on the 4th line. Here’s the projected lines for the Flames and ‘Canes for tonight’s game:
Calgary Flames
FORWARDS
Johnny Gaudreau - Sean Monahan - Alex Chiasson
Micheal Ferland - Sam Bennett - Troy Brouwer
Lance Bouma - Mikael Backlund - Michael Frolik
Matthew Tkachuk - Matt Stajan - Kris Versteeg
DEFENCE
Mark Giordano - TJ Brodie
Dougie Hamilton - Jyrki Jokipakka
Brett Kulak - Deryk Engelland
GOALTENDER
Brian Elliott
Carolina Hurricanes
FORWARDS
Jeff Skinner - Victor Rask - Lee Stempniak
Joakim Nordstrom - Jordan Staal - Phillip Di Giuseppe
Sebastian Aho - Elias Lindholm - Teuvo Teravainen
Bryan Bickell - Jay McClement - Martin Frk
DEFENCE
Ron Hainsey - Justin Faulk
Jaccob Slavin - Brett Pesce
Noah Hanifin - Klas Dahlbeck
GOALTENDER
Cam Ward