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9:00p ET, Scotiabank Saddledome
Calgary, AB
TV: FSD, SNW
Radio: 97.1 FM The Ticket // 1270 AM CBS Sports Radio
Flames Blog: Matchsticks and Gasoline
The Wings take on the Calgary Dudes-named-Michael tonight in leg 2 of their Western Canada road trip two points fatter than Tuesday night but also two players thinner. With Vanek gone from the VAN line, we’ve got another noted goal-scorer plugging in to take his pla.....
Wait, Riley Sheahan? Seriously? Cool!
Mitch Callahan is up to provide the discount Steve Ottiness on the fourth line and the skeleton crew on defense is the same as it was versus the Canucks. Without a 7th defenseman on the roster, here’s to hoping everybody makes it through tonight ok. I mean, it’s not like we’ve ever lost a defenseman to injury playing in Calgary before...
The Flames are in the top wild card spot in the West right now and made a couple of depth moves to get Michael Stone and Curtis Lazar. The ol’ Lazar-beam won’t be in, as he’s battling injury, so at least we won’t be giving up his first goal of the season.
Not a lot of expected change after the skates, since the Wings currently have zero skaters that can come in last-minute, but we’ll give you more updates at midday.
Red Wings Lineup
Forwards
| Tomas Tatar | Henrik Zetterberg | Anthony Mantha |
| Andreas Athanasiou | Frans Nielsen | Riley Sheahan |
| Dylan Larkin | Darren Helm | Justin Abdelkader |
| Drew Miller | Luke Glendening | Mitch Callahan |
Defensemen
| Dan DeKeyser | Mike Green |
| Niklas Kronwall | Nick Jensen |
| Xavier Ouellet | Ryan Sproul |
Goaltenders
| Petr Mrazek |
| Jared Coreau |
Scratches: Gustav Nyquist (Suspended)
Injuries:, Jimmy Howard, Jonathan Ericsson, Johan Franzen (LTIR), Joe Vitale (LTIR), Chicago Blackhawks 2017 3rd Round Pick
Power Play Units
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Flames Lineup
Forwards
| Johnny Gaudrea | Sean Monahan | Micheal Ferland |
| Matthew Tkachuk | Mikael Backlund | Michael Frolik |
| Kris Versteeg | Sam Bennett | Troy Brouwer |
| Lance Bouma | Matt Stajan | Alex Chiasson |
Defensemen
| Mark Giordano | Dougie Hamilton |
| TJ Brodie | Michael Stone |
| Matt Bartkowski | Deryk Engelland |
Goaltenders
| Brian Elliott |
| Chad Johnson |
Scratches/Injuries: Curtis Lazar, Freddie Hamilton, Dennis Wideman, Ladislav Smid
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Game Day Prediction Contest
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