Flames Gameday: Calgary looking to maintain a perfect record in Seattle

The Calgary Flames have won all five visits to Seattle since the Kraken joined the NHL, including a 6-3 win on Nov. 4.

If anybody needs a reminder about that game, it featured Martin Pospisil scoring in his NHL debut and snapped a six-game losing skid.

The Flames (6-8-3) are on a 4-1-2 run that started with that victory.

In a unique twist, the Kraken (7-8-4) are hosting Calgary once again on a two-game winning streak, this time having posted consecutive 4-3 victories over the New York Islanders and Vancouver Canucks, and are looking for their first three-game spree of the season.

Calgary’s awful power play that has been blanked on all 16 chances in the last six games and managed only four goals in the last 14 games (4-for-44). In fact, the last power-play goal was scored in Seattle.

Here’s a look at Calgary’s expected lineup:
Forwards:
Yegor Sharangovich-Elias Lindholm-Andrew Mangiapane
Jonathan Huberdeau-Mikael Backlund-Blake Coleman
Connor Zary-Nazem Kadri-Martin Pospisil
A.J. Greer-Dillon Dube-Walker Duehr

Extra: Adam Ruzicka.
Defense:
MacKenzie Weegar-Rasmus Andersson
Noah Hanifin-Chris Tanev
Nikita Zadorov-Nick DeSimone
Extra: Denis Gilbert
Goal:
Jacob Markstrom
Dan Vladar
Against the Kraken, Markstrom has a career 3-0-0 record with a 2.46 goals-against average and .898 save percentage.

Here is the expected roster for the Kraken:
Forwards:
Jared McCann-Matthew Beniers-Jordan Eberle
Jaden Schwartz-Alexander Wennberg-Brandon Tanev
Eeli Tolvanen-Yanni Gourde-Oliver Bjorkstrand
Tye Kartye-Pierre-Edouard Bellemare-Kailer Yamamoto
Defense:
Vince Dunn-Adam Larsson
Jamie Oleksiak-William Borgen
Brian Dumoulin-Justin Schultz
Goal:
Philipp Grubauer
Joey Daccord
Grubauer has a career numbers against Calgary of 2-5-1, 2.78, .918.

ICE CHIPS: Flames D Noah Hanifin has collected three goals and nine points in five games in Seattle … The Kraken have outscored opponents 20-15 in the first period, but been outscored 21-16 in second periods and 28-12 in the third period. The most glaring disparity for the Flames is having been outscored 20-13 in first periods … The Flames own a 7-1-0 all-time record versus Seattle … Kraken F Jordan Eberle has a four-game point streak, and with an assist will record helpers in five consecutive games for the first time since October 2016 while he played for the Edmonton Oilers … Flames F Andrew Mangiapane needs one goal for 100 in his career, and C Mikael Backlund will reach 500 career with his next entry to the scoresheet.