Calgary Flames vs Carolina Hurricanes Preview 1/24/2016 (45/82)

Calgary Flames @ Carolina Hurricanes, 6 PM ET, PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC

The Flames continue their East Coast trek in Raleigh NC with a date with the Carolina Hurricanes. This is the first of two between these teams this season. Calgary comes into this contest 2-7 vs the East, but the ‘Canes have dropped 3 of their last 5. The Flames are an abysmal 7-14 on the road, while the Hurricanes find themselves 11-12 at PNC Arena this season. The advantage appears to favor Carolina, but the Flames hope to ride the hot stick of Sam Bennett to their second straight win. The Flames have only won twice in Carolina since they left Hartford, but the good news for the Flames is Karri Ramo is a career 3-1 record against the Hurricanes. It’s a case of good news/bad news for the Flames as Lance Bouma will return to the lineup, but Micheal Ferland will sit with an Upper Body Injury. Here’s how the teams match-up:

Calgary last played on Thursday night and beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1. Sam Bennett notched two goals in the contest upping his season total to 13. Johnny Gaudreau and Michael Frolik added goals as well and the Flames snapped a two game skid. Here’s the highlights:

The Hurricanes last took to the ice on Friday night and lost to the NY Rangers 4-1. Eddie Lack gave up 4 goals on 32 shots and the Hurricanes were never really in the contest. Here’s the highlights:

Calgary Flames Projected Lineup (these are the projected lines and can be changed any time before the puck drop)

Scratches: Mason Raymond, Deryk Engelland

Injuries: Micheal Ferland

Carolina Hurricanes Projected Lineup (these are the projected lines and can be changed any time before the puck drop)

Scratches: None

Injuries: James Wisniewski, Cam Ward

by Mark Parkinson