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Minnesota Wild @ Calgary Flames, 10 PM ET, Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
| Broadcast Schedule |
| TV: RSN, FSN, SN ONE |
| Radio: Sportsnet 960 The Fan |
The Flames limped back to the Saddledome after a listless performance in Arizona to only get knocked down by the Anaheim Ducks 6-4 on Monday afternoon. Tonight the Flames welcome the Minnesota Wild to town in the first of 3 games against their Western Conference opponent. Calgary may have limped home, but the Wild are in much worse shape. They are 2-13 in their last 15 games and are in a spectacular free fall. If you think the Flames are bad right now, at least it's not Minnesota Wild bad. But with that said, the Wild are only 4 points out of the Wildcard spot. Ladies and gentlemen, YOUR 2015-16 WESTERN CONFERENCE!!!!!! Minny needs this win, but the Flames DESPERATELY (how many times have I typed this lately??) need a win tonight. Calgary is already 9 points out of the Wildcard and a loss tonight makes it close to impossible to make the climb to the playoffs. The Flames do tend to play well against these Wild at home, holding a 24-13-3 record against the newest Minnesota team and that trend has to continue tonight. What trend doesn't need to continue is Calgary's 3 straight losses to the Wild where they've been outscored 8-4. Here's how the teams match-up:
| Calgary Flames | Minnesota Wild | |
| 25-27-3 | Record | 24-22-10 |
| 53 | Points | 58 |
| 6th Pacific | Division | 6th Central |
| 10th West (tie) | Conference | 8th West (tie) |
| 4-6 | Last 10 Games | 2-8 |
| 148 | Goals For | 140 |
| 166 | Goals Against | 140 |
| Gaudreau (22) | Goals | Parise (18) |
| Gaudreau (54) | Points | Koivu (38) |
| Ramo (.909) | SV % | Kuemper (.918) |
| 29th (15.6%) | PP | 22nd (17.5%) |
| 29th (73.4%) | PK | 25th (78.3) |
The Flames played a rare matinee game against the Ducks on Monday afternoon and lost 6-4. Calgary started out strong, but bad penalties and poor goal tending doomed the Flames. Jiri Hudler continues to up his trade value with 2 goals scored and Johnny Gaudreau had a 3 point game as he continues to lead this Flames offense. Here's the highlights:
The Minnesota Wild last skated on Monday as well and snapped an 8 game skid by beating the Canucks 5-2. Ryan Suter snagged two assists and Zach Parise scored his team leading 8th goal en route to the win. Here's the highlights:
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 |
| Sam Bennett | Mikael Backlund | Micheal Ferland |
| Josh Jooris | Joe Colborne | Michael Frolik |
| Brandon Bollig | Matt Stajan | Lance Bouma |
| Left Defense | Right Defense |
| Mark Giordano | TJ Brodie |
| Ladislav Smid | Dougie Hamilton |
| Deryk Engelland | Jakub Nakladal |
| Goalies | |
| Joni Ortio |
Jonas Hiller (s) |
Scratches: Markus Granlund, Dennis Wideman (susp)
Injuries: Karri Ramo, Kris Russell, David Jones
Minnesota Wild Projected Lineup (these are the projected lines and can be changed any time before the puck drop)
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| Zach Parise | Mikko Koivu | Charlie Coyle |
| Jason Zucker | Mikael Granlund | Thomas Vanek |
| Nino Niederreiter | Erik Haula | Jason Pominville |
| Ryan Carter | Jarret Stoll | Justin Fontaine |
| Left Defense | Right Defense |
| Ryan Suter | Jared Spurgeon |
| Marco Scandella | Mathew Dumba |
| Mike Reilly | Christian Folin |
| Goalies | |
| Devan Dubnyk (s) | Darcy Kuemper |
Scratches: None
Injuries: Jonas Brodin