Flames Look For Their First Win Against Edmonton This Season

Calgary Flames vs Edmonton Oilers, 7:30 PM MT, Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary AB

Calgary Flames 33-14-7 (73 pts) – Edmonton Oilers 30-22-4 (63 pts)

NHL Standings

TV: SN1, SNW – Radio: Sportsnet 960

Odds: Calgary (-120) Edmonton (+100) O/U: 6.5

Starting Goalies (E=Expected, C=Confirmed)

Calgary: Markstrom (E)- 25-11-6, 2.17 GAA, .925 SV%

Edmonton: Koskinen (C)- 19-8-3, 3.05 GAA. .904 SV%

Injury Report

Calgary: None

Edmonton: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (Shoulder/IR), Kris Russell (Undisclosed, IR-LT), Mike Smith (Illness/Out), Tyson Barrie (UBI/Out), Oscar Klefbom (Shoulder/LT-IR), Josh Archibald (Chest/LT-IR), Evan Bouchard (Illness/Day to Day), Jesse Puljujarvi (LBI/IR)

Just The Facts (Mostly Facts)

-The Flames can get their first win against Edmonton this season tonight as they’ve dropped both contests this season to the Oilers.

-The Flames have been outscored 10-5 in both meetings which occurred in Edmonton.

-The Flames have gone 15-2-1 since their 5-3 loss to the Oilers back on January 22nd.

-The Oilers meanwhile have gone 11-6-2 since defeating the Flames for the second time this season.

-Old Flames friend Mike Smith won’t be dressing tonight as he is on the Injury List with an illness.

-Smith has struggled this season with a 5-8-1 record and GAA of 3.57 and a very pedestrian .891 SV%. He’s also lost his last 4 starts and 8 of his last 11.

-The Oilers once led the Division, but a 7 game losing streak to start the new year and consistent, inconsistent play has seen them drop to 4th place in the division and Edmonton is 9 points behind the Flames for the top spot.

-Calgary will have to be careful and not take a ton of penalties tonight. The Oilers PP is operating at 25.6%, good for 4th overall in the league. Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl have combined for 62 points on the PP (31 each).

-The Flames are 6-4-0 in their last 10 games at the Saddledome against the Oilers.

Game Social

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View From The Other Side

Edmonton Oilers SBN Coverage: Copper & Blue

Last Time Out

Calgary Flames 4 – Colorado Avalanche 3 (OT)

Edmonton Oilers 2 – Montreal Canadiens 5

Players To Watch

Calgary Flames

Matthew Tkachuk (F): 8 points in last 4 games

Edmonton Oilers

Leon Draisaitl (C): 6 points in last 5 games

On The Struggle Bus

Calgary Flames

Brett Ritchie (F): 0 points in 28 games

Edmonton Oilers

Cody Ceci (D): 1 goal in last 12 games

Last Time They Tangled

1/22: Calgary Flames 3 – Edmonton Oilers 5

by Mark Parkinson