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Calgary Flames @ Pittsburgh Penguins, 3 PM ET, CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
| Broadcast Schedule |
| TV: RSN, MSG Buffalo |
| Radio: Sportsnet 960 The Fan |
The Calgary Flames come cruising into Pittsburgh for a rare Saturday afternoon tilt with the Penguins. Calgary has lost 7 in a row and are sinking faster to the bottom of the West than anyone expected. Pittsburgh is 3-2 in their last 5, however, they have outscored their opponents 17-10 over that stretch. Calgary is 0-3 on their current East coast swing, but the glass half full aspect says Calgary did beat Pittsburgh back on November 7th by the score of 5-2 which stopped a 9 game skid against the Penguins. As we've seen this season, Calgary historically is bad against the East and Pittsburgh is no exception. The Flames own a career 11-28-10 record when visiting the Penguins and are on a current 3 game losing streak at the CONSOL Energy Center. Calgary has their hands full as Marc-Andre Fleury has only given up 2 goals in his last 3 starts. Puck drop is at 3 PM, here's how the teams match-up:
| Calgary Flames | Pittsburgh Penguins | |
| 26-33-4 | Record | 33-22-8 |
| 56 | Points | 74 |
| 6th Pacific | Division | 4th Metropolitan |
| 8th West (tie) | Conference | 7th East |
| 1-9 | Last 10 Games | 6-4 |
| 171 | Goals For | 169 |
| 201 | Goals Against | 157 |
| Gaudreau (24) | Goals | Crosby (26) |
| Gaudreau (63) | Points | Crosby (61) |
| Ramo (.909) | SV % | Murray (.933) |
| 29th (16.2%) | PP | 16th (18.4%) |
| 30th (72.8%) | PK | 7th (83.7%) |
Calgary's last stop was at the lowly Buffalo Sabres on Thursday and the Flames dropped that contest 6-3. It was another tough one for the weary Jonas Hiller as he surrendered 5 goals on 34 shots. In giving up 5 goals, the Flames became one of two NHL teams this season to give up 200+ goals. On the bright side, Mikael Backlund scored again and rookie Garnet Hathaway picked up his first career assists (2) on goals by Sean Monahan and Backlund. Here's the highlights:
The Pittsburgh Penguins last skated on Thursday night and beat the NY Rangers 4-1. Evgeni Malkin paced the Penguins with a goal and 2 assists, while Sidney Crosby tucked in his team leading 26th goal of the season. Marc-Andre Fleury back stopped the win by stopping 27 of 28 shots. Here's the highlights:
Calgary Flames Projected Lines (these are the projected line and can change at any time up until puck drops)
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| Johnny Gaudreau | Sam Benentt | Michael Frolik |
| Micheal Ferland | Sean Monahan | Joe Colborne |
| Lance Bouma | Mikael Backlund | Garnet Hathaway |
| Brandon Bollig | Matt Stajan | Josh Jooris |
| Left Defense | Right Defense |
| Mark Giordano | TJ Brodie |
| Deryk Engelland | Dougie Hamilton |
| Jakub Nakladal | Jyrki Jokipakka |
| Goalies | |
| Jonas Hiller (s) |
Joni Ortio |
Scratches: Dennis Wideman (Susp)
Injuries: Karri Ramo, Ladislav Smid
Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Lineup (these are the projected lines and can be changed any time before the puck drop)
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| Chris Kunitz | Sidney Crosby | Patric Hornqvist |
| Carl Hagelin | Evgeni Malkin | Phil Kessel |
| Scott Wilson | Nick Bonino | Bryan Rust |
| Tom Kuhnhackl | Matt Cullen | Kevin Porter |
| Left Defense | Right Defense |
| Olli Maatta | Kris Letang |
| Trevor Daley | Brian Dumoulin |
| Ian Cole | Derrick Pouliot |
| Goalies | |
| Marc-Andre Fleury (s) | Matt Murray |
Scratches: None
Injuries: Pascal Dupuis, Conor Sheary, Ben Lovejoy, Beau Bennett,
Eric Fehr