Calgary Flames vs Vancouver Canucks Preview 2/19/2016 (55/82)

Vancouver Canucks @ Calgary Flames, 9 PM ET, Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta

Well, neither of these teams are in any position to make the playoffs, so it's pride on the line between the Flames and Canucks. The Flames and Canucks are each 11 and 9 points out of the Wildcard respectively and any sort of playoff run would take a miracle. The Flames hold a 2-1 advantage over Vancouver this season, having just beaten them 4-1 on February 6th. The Flames at this point should be showcasing talent that is trade-able and looking at some of their young talent as this season fades away. Both of these teams are coming in to this game on 3 game slides and are dropping games in the West like it's their jobs. With all that said, the games between the Flames and Canucks are always entertaining hockey. Records and standings be damned, it's the Flames and Canucks and that's all that matters tonight. Here's how they match-up:

The Flames took it on the chin Wednesday night 5-3 at the hands of the Minnesota Wild. Bad goal tending. Bad penalties. Just bad play all around doomed the struggling Flames. Calgary is sinking like a rock and this loss may have been the final nail in the playoff coffin. TJ Brodie had 2 assists and Mikael Backlund scored again to continue his second half surge. Here's the highlights:

Vancouver last skated on Monday and lost to the Wild as well, 5-2. Henrik Sedin scored his 10th of the season and Jacob Markstrom gave up 5 goals on 34 shots. Here's the highlights:

Calgary Flames Projected Lines (these are the projected line and can change at any time up until puck drops)

Scratches: Brandon Bollig, Dennis Wideman (Susp), Markus Granlund

Injuries: Kris Russell, Karri Ramo, Ladislav Smid

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

Scratches: None

Injuries: Brandon Sutter, Alexander Edler

by Mark Parkinson