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Tampa Bay Lightning @ Calgary Flames, 9 PM ET, Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary Alberta
| Broadcast Schedule |
| TV: RSNW SunS |
| Radio: Sportsnet 960 The Fan |
The Calgary Flames return home after their mini road trip (1 game) to battle the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Flames have been very inconsistent since snapping their home win streak and they need to start winning to begin regaining some ground in the West. Tampa comes into this contest playing a similar brand of hockey so this should be a fairly even contest. The schedule makers set the Flames up for a much easier lot of games in 2016 as opposed to what they ended with, so taking advantage of that kindness would be key. Tampa took the first game of the 2 game series back in November with a 3-1 win. In injury news, the Flames will be without struggling forward Jiri Hudler. He is listed as "day to day" with a lower body injury. Here's how the Flames and Bolts match-up:
| Calgary Flames | Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| 18-18-2 | Record | 19-16-4 |
| 38 | Points | 42 |
| 5th Pacific | Division | 6th Atlantic |
| 10th (tie) West | Conference | 8th (tie) East |
| 6-4 | Last 10 Games | 5-5 |
| 100 | Goals For | 98 |
| 120 | Goals Against | 92 |
| Gaudreau (17) | Goals | Stamkos (16) |
| Gaudreau (39) | Points | Kucherov (30) |
| Ramo (.910) | SV % | Bishop (.925) |
| 30th (12.3%) | PP | 16th (19.1%) |
| 30th (74.5%) | PK | 19th (79.5%) |
Tampa Bay last played on Saturday against the Minnesota Wild winning 3-2 in a shootout. That marked the end of a 6 game home stand for the Lightning. Tonight starts a 4 game Western swing for the warm weathered franchise. Here's the highlights from the Minnesota game:
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 | Joe Colborne |
| Sam Bennett | Markus Granlund | Mason Raymond |
| Micheal Ferland | Mikael Backlund | David Jones |
| Lance Bouma | Matt Stajan | Josh Jooris |
| Left Defense | Right Defense |
| Mark Giordano | TJ Brodie |
| Kris Russell | Dougie Hamilton |
| Ladislav Smid | Dennis Wideman |
| Goalies | |
| Karri Ramo (s) |
Jonas Hiller |
Scratches: Brandon Bollig, Deryk Engelland,
Injuries: Michael Frolik, Jiri Hudler
Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lineup (these are the projected lines and can be changed any time before the puck drop)
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| Alex Killorn | Steven Stamkos | Valtteri Filppula |
| Ondrej Palat | Tyler Johnson | Nikita Kucherov |
| J.T. Brown | Cedric Paquette | Ryan Callahan |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | Brian Boyle | Jonathan Marchessault |
| Left Defense | Right Defense |
| Victor Hedman | Anton Stralman |
| Matt Carle | Braydon Coburn |
| Jason Garrison | Andrej Sustr |
| Goalies | |
| Ben Bishop | Andrei Vasilevskiy |
Scratches: None
Injuries: Mattias Ohlund, Joel Vermin