Following the All-Star Break, the Flames will have 33 games to play over the course of a little over two months, making for a frantic back-half of the season.
With 68 days in between their Jan. 30 return from the break and April 7 regular season finale – both games which, coincidentally, will see the Flames hosting the Golden Knights – that’s almost a game every other day crammed into the schedule. During that time, the Flames will play four back-to-backs, and will have all of six two-day breaks between games to close out the year.
Mike Smith has already started 40 games this season.