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Calgary Flames @ Colorado Avalanche, 10:00 PM ET, Pepsi Center, Denver Colorado
| Broadcast Schedule |
| TV: CBC, TVA, Alt2 |
| Radio: Sportsnet 960 The Fan |
The Calgary Flames make the trip down to Denver Colorado to face old friends Jarome Iginla, Alex Tanguay, Reto Berra and the Colorado Avalanche. Three points seperate both teams in the standings and on paper this looks like an evenly matched game. Calgary comes in 1 game under .500 and on a 2 game losing streak to division opponents. Any time the Flames get to play against Jarome Iginla it's something special for the fans, but tonight's tilt has some extra meaning. Iggy is stuck on 599 career goals and has the chance to net #600 against his old club. Iginla would probably love nothing more than to bury his 600th goal (19th place All Time) against the Flames, but Calgary has other plans. We're quickly approaching the midpoint of the season and these games are crucial if Calgary wants to remain in the playoff hunt. Calgary dropped a 6-3 decision to the Avs back on November 3rd and would like to even the series with a win tonight. Evenly matched, history and Conference positioning on the line, this game has some big time ramifications. Here's how they match-up:
| Calgary Flames | Colorado Avalanche | |
| 17-18-2 | Record | 18-17-3 |
| 36 | Points | 39 |
| 6th Pacific | Division | 6th Central |
| 9th (tie) West | Conference | 6th (tie) West |
| 6-4 | Last 10 Games | 5-5 |
| 96 | Goals For | 109 |
| 120 | Goals Against | 106 |
| Gaudreau (17) | Goals | Duchene (17) |
| Gaudreau (39) | Points | MacKinnon (33) |
| Ramo (.907) | SV % | Berra (.922) |
| 30th (12.2%) | PP | 9th (20.6%) |
| 30th (73.9%) | PK | 18th (79.7%) |
Calgary rang in the New Year with a 4-1 loss to Division foe LA Kings. Calgary was never really in the game as the Kings held the Flames in check from the drop of the puck. This was Calgary's 2nd loss in a row to a Division opponent with Anaheim being the other. Here's the highlights from New Year's Eve:
The Avalanche last played on New Year's Eve and dropped a 4-3 OT decision to the Chicago Blackhawks. The Avs have dropped 3 out of their last 4 and are looking to break away from the middle of the pack in the Western Conference. Here's the highlights from Thursday night:
Calgary Flames Projected Lineup (these are the projected lines and can be changed any time before the puck drop)
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| Johnny Gaudreau | Sean Monahan | Jiri Hudler |
| Micheal Ferland | Mikael Backlund | Joe Colborne |
| Sam Bennett | Markus Granlund | David Jones |
| Lance Bouma | Matt Stajan | Brandon Bollig |
| Left Defense | Right Defense |
| Mark Giordano | TJ Brodie |
| Kris Russell | Dougie Hamilton |
| Deryk Engelland | Dennis Wideman |
| Goalies | |
| Karri Ramo (s) |
Jonas Hiller |
Scratches: Mason Raymond, Ladislav Smid, Josh Jooris
Injuries: Michael Frolik
Colorado Avalanche Projected Lineup (these are the projected lines and can be changed any time before the puck drop)
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| Gabriel Landeskog | Carl Soderberg | Blake Comeau |
| Andreas Martinsen | John Mitchell | Matt Duchene |
| Alex Tanguay | Nathan Mackinnon | Jarome Iginla |
| Corey McLeod | Mikhail Grigorenko | Jack Skille |
| Left Defense | Right Defense |
| Jack Skille | Erik Johnson |
| Nick Holden | Tyson Barrie |
| Brandon Gormley | Zach Redmond |
| Goalies | |
| Reto Berra | Semyon Varlamov (s) |
Scratches: None
Injuries: Jesse Winchester, Brad Stuart