M&G GameTime Preview: Flames visit Pittsburgh

Tonight at 5PM, the Flames will join the Pittsburgh Penguins on the ice at CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, PA. This is the first of two games this season between these teams. They'll play again on February 6th in ScotiaBank Saddledome. Calgary. The Flames have lost three straight and will be playing in the third game of a four game road trip. They lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Tuesday and the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 last night. The Penguins lost 4-3 to the New York Rangers in Madison Square Garden on Monday, and have been resting for four days. They'll take back to the road after tonight's matchup to face the Columbus Blue Jackets tomorrow.

The last time these two played was on January 11th at the Saddledome. Matt Niskanen (6) and Chris Kunitz (24) solved Reti Berra, who stopped the other 24 shots. Marc-Andre Fleury made 27 saves for the win, his only blemish was Mikael Backlund's sixth marker of the campaign.

Last night the Flames led 3-2 in the third before ultimately losing to the dreadful Buffalo Sabres, 4-3. David Jones (5), Mark Giordano (8, PP), and Sean Monahan (11) scored on Jhonas Enroth, who earned the victory with 42 saves. The Sabres lit the lamp courtesy of markers by Matt Moulson (5, 6), Marcus Foligno (3), and Zemgus Girgenson (9). Tyler Ennis assisted on three of them, and Karri Ramo allowed all four goals on only 19 shots.

Pittsburgh lost to the Rangers on Monday, 4-3. Nick Spaling (4), Evgeni Malkin (15), and Steve Downie scored for the Pens. JT Miller (2), Rick Nash (18), and Kevin Hayes (4) scored in regulation for the Rangers before Kevin Klein potted the game winner in the fourth minute of overtime. Henrik Lundqvist turned 32 shots aside for his win, while MAF made 25 saves.

GameTime: 5PM ET

Where2Watch: ROOT

All-Time Record: Calgary is 38-41-19 in all-time head-to-head action versus the Penguins.

Current Record

Calgary Flames: 17-11-2, .600, 36 points, on pace for 98 points. Fourth the in the Pacific Division, tied for seventh in the Western Conference, tied for 13th in the NHL. Last five: W-W-L-L-L. Playoff odds: 73.8%

Pittsburgh Penguins: 18-6-3, .722, 39 points, on pace for 118 points. First in the Metropolitan Division, first in the Eastern Conference, first in the NHL. Last five: W-W-L-W-O. Playoff odds: 99.5%

Probable Starting Lineups

Calgary Flames - Projected Lines

Pittsburgh Penguins - Projected Lines