The Calgary Flames (28-22-8) arrive in Sunrise, FL, on Saturday afternoon for a game against the Florida Panthers. The contest against the reigning Stanley Cup champions allows for a reset after Thursday night's shutout loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Today is the second and final meeting between the two teams, with the Panthers looking to avenge a Flames 3-0 win at the Saddledome on Dec. 14. 

Calgary comes into the contest 4-5-1 in their last ten and remain one point behind the Vancouver Canucks for the final wildcard spot in the Western Conference. Following a shutout loss, the Flames are 1-1-0 this season.

Meanwhile, the Panthers are 7-3-0 in the last ten games with a goal differential of plus-12. 

Between the Pipes

Calgary starter - Dan Vladar

• Season: 23 GP / 8-10-5 / 2.98 GAA / .891 SV%
• Career: 98 GP / 45-33-15 / 3.05 GAA / .893 SV%
• Last 5: 2-3-0 / 2.80 GAA / .896 SV%
• vs. Opponent: First meeting

Florida starter - Sergei Bobrovsky

• Season: 39 GP / 24-13-2 / 2.66 GAA / .902 SV%
• Career: 739 GP / 420-237-57 / 2.59 GAA / .914 SV%
• Last 5: 3-2-0 / 2.20 GAA / .912 SV%
• vs. Opponent: 8-5-3 / 2.79 GAA / .904 SV%

Conversation Starters

• Today's contest marks the first time since winning the Stanley Cup in Game 7 that Ryan Lomberg will skate at Amerant Bank Arena. Will he have another memorable moment in his return?

• The Flames have scored four goals in the two games following a shutout loss. Considering they've struggled to score all season long, can they bounce back against a Stanley Cup contender they have already shut out once?
• There's less than one week until the NHL trade deadline. The Flames are as healthy as can be. Is this the final lineup they will try to qualify for the playoffs with, or are players in the final days of their time with the club?

Where Are They Now?

Calgary

- 5th Pacific Division

- 3rd Wildcard Western

- 9th Western Conference

- 17th NHL

Florida

- 2nd Atlantic Division

- 3rd Western Conference

- 6th NHL

Flames & Panthers Leaders

• Goals: Jonathan Huberdeau (22) / Sam Reinhart (31)
• Assists: MacKenzie Weegar (26) / Aleksander Barkov (40)
• Points: Jonathan Huberdeau & Nazem Kadri (43) / Sam Reinhart (64)
• PIM: Brayden Pachal (78) / A.J. Greer (85)
• PPG: Jonathan Huberdeau (7) / Matthew Tkachuk (11)
• SOG: Nazem Kadri (196) / Sam Bennett (188)

Projected Lineup

Per the Flames staff at NHL.com, here's a breakdown of tonight's lineup. (Subject to change)

FORWARDS

Jonathan Huberdeau -- Nazem Kadri -- Matt Coronato

Yegor Sharangovich -- Mikael Backlund -- Blake Coleman

Joel Farabee -- Morgan Frost -- Connor Zary

Ryan Lomberg -- Kevin Rooney -- Martin Pospisil

DEFENCE

Kevin Bahl -- Rasmus Andersson

Joel Hanley -- Mackenzie Weegar

Ilya Solovyov -- Brayden Pachal

GOALIES

Dan Vladar

Dustin Wolf

SCRATCHES

Adam Klapka, Jake Bean, Daniil Miromanov

Today's game starts at 1:00 p.m. MT and is available on SCRIPPS, SNP, SNW, and Sportsnet+.