Feels like a long time between games, doesn't it? Sunday brought the Flames back to the win column, and they look to make it two when they host the Blues tonight.
a little pre-game news (courtesy of
www.calgarysun.com)
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Without forward Jaden Schwartz (sidelined with a right ankle injury), the Blues have been struggling to find someone who can score. Shut out for the fourth time this season, Sunday’s 4-0 loss to the Winnipeg Jets saw the Blues blanked for a second time in their past four games. During that four-game stretch, they have one five-on-five goal and turned over the puck often. “It’s hard to create offence when you’re playing in your own zone,” Blues head coach Mike Yeo told Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic. “We’re giving up 40-plus shots a night right now, and that means the other team has the puck too much, so we have to be sharper.”
Blues LW Alex Steen has gone 15 straight games without a goal … D Alex Pietrangelo and C Kyle Brodziak returned from injuries on Sunday against the Jets … The Blues have a 7-2 record against Canadian teams this season, having lost 7-4 to the Flames on Nov. 13 … Wednesday’s game is the third and final match-up between the teams … The Blues are amid a stretch that sees them play 10 games in 17 days leading into Christmas … The St. Louis squad is 16-2-1 in games it scores first.
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Lineups, subject to change and mixing (
www.dailyfaceoff.com)
FLAMES
Gaudreau - Monahan - Ferland
Tkachuk - Backlund - Frolik
Bennett - Jankowski - Hathaway
Brouwer - Stajan - Jagr
Giordano - Hamilton
Brodie - Hamonic
Kulak - Stone
Smith (unconfirmed)
BLUES
Sobotka - Schenn - Tarasenko
Steen - Stastny - Thompson
Paajarvi - Berglund - Barabashev
Upshall - Brodziak - Jaskin
Pietrangelo - Gunnarsson
Edmundson - Parayko
Dunn - Bortuzzo
Allen (unconfirmed)
Nothing like a rout of a rival to bring the good vibes back. Our Hero and his pals feel like dancin' tonight against the Blues. And they can't be stopped - they're on a mission from God:
Go Flames