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Cheese · 11-25-2019, 08:30 AM

Thought Id give this a go for the first time, It's a great day for hockey!

Projected Lines

FORWARDS

Johnny Gaudreau - Sean Monahan - Elias Lindholm

Matthew Tkachuk - Mikael Backlund - Andrew Mangiapane

Milan Lucic - Derek Ryan - Dillon Dube

Tobias Rieder - Mark Jankowski - Michael Frolik

DEFENCE

Mark Giordano - Rasmus Andersson

Noah Hanifin - Michael Stone

Oliver Kylington - Brandon Davidson

GOALTENDERS

David Rittich

Cam Talbot

Calgary Flames (11-12-3) at Pittsburgh Penguins (12-7-4)
5 p.m. MT, PPG Paints Arena, Sportsnet West/Sportsnet 960 The Fan

FIVE STORYLINES FOR THE GAME

SKID SNAPPED
The Flames finally ended their six-game winless skid with Saturday’s 3-2 shootout triumph against the Philadelphia Flyers . They once again surrendered the opening goal — that’s now nine straight games for that horrible habit — and trailed late, too, but Elias Lindholm buried the equalizer with just 83 seconds remaining in regulation and Matthew Tkachuk scored the lone snipe in the skills competition. David Rittich finished with 36 saves. “We’re not making it easy on ourselves obviously, and we didn’t (Saturday),” said bench boss Bill Peters. “But a good resilient effort and a good win.”

SID SIDELINED
Penguins captain and superstar centre Sidney Crosby is currently on the shelf after sports hernia surgery. The 32-year-old Crosby, a fixture in any conversation about the NHL’s best of the bunch, likely won’t be back in action until after Christmas. The Penguins notched a 4-1 victory against the New Jersey Devils in their latest outing and have scratched out a 2-1-3 record so far without No. 87 in their lineup.

INJURIES

Flames — LW Sam Bennett (shoulder), RW Austin Czarnik (lower body), D Travis Hamonic (lower body), D Juuso Valimaki (knee)

Penguins — C Nick Bjugstad (lower body), C Sidney Crosby (core muscle surgery), D Justin Schultz (lower body)

Brodie to be GTD Monday
Flames' defenceman returned to practice for the first time since joining the team on their current three-game road trip. Brodie has not played since collapsing during practice on Thursday, November 14. He will be a game-time decision for Monday's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

LETANG TIME?

The Penguins could also receive a big boost Monday, with all signs pointing to Kris Letang’s return to the lineup. The 32-year-old has missed the past three weeks due to a lower-body injury but was practising Sunday in his usual spot on the top pair and first power-play unit. Letang has averaged nearly a point per game in 15 career contests against the Flames, with three goals and 11 helpers in those matchups.

StubHub tickets if you want to fly out for the game

From Flames.com

2018-19 season series: 1-1-0-0

All-time regular-season record: 44-44-18-2

Flames road record: 5-9-1

Penguins home record: 8-3-2

Special Teams:

Flames powerplay: 15.5% (23rd)

Flames penalty-kill: 85.5% (5th)

Penguins powerplay: 15.4% (24th)

Penguins penalty-kill: 86.7% (3rd)

Current Leading Scorers:

Flames:

Points - Matthew Tkachuk (20)

Goals - Elias Lindholm (11)

Penguins:

Points - Jake Guentzel (20)

Goals - Guentzel (11)

11-25-2019, 08:30 AM	#1
Cheese Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2002 Exp:	Flames at Pens - 5:00PM MDT Thought Id give this a go for the first time, It's a great day for hockey! Projected Lines FORWARDS Johnny Gaudreau - Sean Monahan - Elias Lindholm Matthew Tkachuk - Mikael Backlund - Andrew Mangiapane Milan Lucic - Derek Ryan - Dillon Dube Tobias Rieder - Mark Jankowski - Michael Frolik DEFENCE Mark Giordano - Rasmus Andersson Noah Hanifin - Michael Stone Oliver Kylington - Brandon Davidson GOALTENDERS David Rittich Cam Talbot Calgary Flames (11-12-3) at Pittsburgh Penguins (12-7-4) 5 p.m. MT, PPG Paints Arena, Sportsnet West/Sportsnet 960 The Fan FIVE STORYLINES FOR THE GAME SKID SNAPPED The Flames finally ended their six-game winless skid with Saturday’s 3-2 shootout triumph against the Philadelphia Flyers . They once again surrendered the opening goal — that’s now nine straight games for that horrible habit — and trailed late, too, but Elias Lindholm buried the equalizer with just 83 seconds remaining in regulation and Matthew Tkachuk scored the lone snipe in the skills competition. David Rittich finished with 36 saves. “We’re not making it easy on ourselves obviously, and we didn’t (Saturday),” said bench boss Bill Peters. “But a good resilient effort and a good win.” SID SIDELINED Penguins captain and superstar centre Sidney Crosby is currently on the shelf after sports hernia surgery. The 32-year-old Crosby, a fixture in any conversation about the NHL’s best of the bunch, likely won’t be back in action until after Christmas. The Penguins notched a 4-1 victory against the New Jersey Devils in their latest outing and have scratched out a 2-1-3 record so far without No. 87 in their lineup. INJURIES Flames — LW Sam Bennett (shoulder), RW Austin Czarnik (lower body), D Travis Hamonic (lower body), D Juuso Valimaki (knee) Penguins — C Nick Bjugstad (lower body), C Sidney Crosby (core muscle surgery), D Justin Schultz (lower body) Brodie to be GTD Monday Flames' defenceman returned to practice for the first time since joining the team on their current three-game road trip. Brodie has not played since collapsing during practice on Thursday, November 14. He will be a game-time decision for Monday's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. LETANG TIME? The Penguins could also receive a big boost Monday, with all signs pointing to Kris Letang’s return to the lineup. The 32-year-old has missed the past three weeks due to a lower-body injury but was practising Sunday in his usual spot on the top pair and first power-play unit. Letang has averaged nearly a point per game in 15 career contests against the Flames, with three goals and 11 helpers in those matchups. StubHub tickets if you want to fly out for the game From Flames.com 2018-19 season series: 1-1-0-0 All-time regular-season record: 44-44-18-2 Flames road record: 5-9-1 Penguins home record: 8-3-2 Special Teams: Flames powerplay: 15.5% (23rd) Flames penalty-kill: 85.5% (5th) Penguins powerplay: 15.4% (24th) Penguins penalty-kill: 86.7% (3rd) Current Leading Scorers: Flames: Points - Matthew Tkachuk (20) Goals - Elias Lindholm (11) Penguins: Points - Jake Guentzel (20) Goals - Guentzel (11) Last edited by Cheese; 11-25-2019 at 11:48 AM.