The Calgary Flames (28-23-8) are starving for a goal, having been shutout in back-to-back games. Things won't be any easier on Sunday when they visit the Carolina Hurricanes for their second game in 24 hours. Today is the second and final meeting of the season and first encounter since the first month of the season when the Hurricanes earned a 4-2 win at the Saddledome on Oct. 24 [https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-cgy/2024/10/24/2024020114]. Calgary remains at 4-5-1 in its last ten games, having not scored a goal in almost 125 minutes. Meanwhile, the Hurricanes lost to the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday and are 4-6-0 in their previous ten games. BETWEEN THE PIPES Calgary starter - Dustin Wolf [https://www.nhl.com/player/8481692] * Season: 35 GP / 20-12-3 / 2.60 GAA / .913 SV% * Career: 53 GP / 28-19-4 / 3.05 GAA / .907 SV% * Last 5: 1-3-1 / 3.20 GAA / .887 SV% * vs. Opponent: 1-0-0 / 2.00 GAA / .933 SV% Image [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/e99fe733-9d63-4eed-a556-3944e234fe3a.jpeg] Carolina starter - Pyotr Kochetkov * Season: 36 GP / 21-11-3 / 2.53 GAA / .901 SV% * Career: 105 GP / 59-31-12 / 2.53 GAA / .907 SV% * Last 5: 3-2-0 / 2.80 GAA / .888 SV% * vs. Opponent: 1-1-0 / 2.54 GAA / .915 SV% CONVERSATION STARTERS * Who will be the first Flames player to score the team's first goal in two games? * Will Calgary play at both ends of the ice, not relying on their netminder to save the day again? * Could another shutout or blowout loss change the team's direction heading into the NHL trade deadline? WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Calgary - 5th Pacific Division - 3rd Wildcard Western - 9th Western Conference - 18th NHL Carolina - 2nd Metropolitan Division - 5th Eastern Conference - 9th NHL FLAMES & HURRICANES LEADERS * Goals: Jonathan Huberdeau (22) / Seth Jarvis (23) * Assists: MacKenzie Weegar (26) / Martin Necas (39)* * Points: Jonathan Huberdeau & Nazem Kadri (43) / Sebastian Aho (58) * PIM: Brayden Pachal (78) / Jesperi Kotkaniemi (42) * PPG: Jonathan Huberdeau (7) / Andrei Svechnikov (9) * SOG: Nazem Kadri (196) / Andrei Svechnikov (9) PROJECTED LINEUP Per the Flames staff at NHL.com [https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-projected-lineup-projections], here's a breakdown of today's lineup. (Subject to change) FORWARDS Jonathan Huberdeau [https://www.nhl.com/player/8476456] -- Nazem Kadri [https://www.nhl.com/player/8475172] -- Matt Coronato [https://www.nhl.com/player/8482679] Connor Zary [https://www.nhl.com/player/8482074] -- Mikael Backlund [https://www.nhl.com/player/8474150] -- Blake Coleman [https://www.nhl.com/player/8476399] Joel Farabee [https://www.nhl.com/player/8480797] -- Morgan Frost [https://www.nhl.com/player/8480028] -- Yegor Sharangovich [https://www.nhl.com/player/8481068] Ryan Lomberg [https://www.nhl.com/player/8479066] -- Kevin Rooney [https://www.nhl.com/player/8479291] -- Martin Pospisil [https://www.nhl.com/player/8481028] DEFENCE Kevin Bahl [https://www.nhl.com/player/8480860] -- Rasmus Andersson [https://www.nhl.com/player/8478397] Joel Hanley [https://www.nhl.com/player/8477810] -- Mackenzie Weegar [https://www.nhl.com/player/8477346] Ilya Solovyov [https://www.nhl.com/player/8482470] -- Brayden Pachal [https://www.nhl.com/player/8481167] GOALIES Dustin Wolf [https://www.nhl.com/player/8481692] Dan Vladar [https://www.nhl.com/player/8478435] SCRATCHES Adam Klapka [https://www.nhl.com/player/8483609], Jake Bean [https://www.nhl.com/player/8479402], Daniil Miromanov [https://www.nhl.com/player/8482624] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Today's game starts at 3:00 p.m. MT and is available on FDSNSO SNW, and Sportsnet+.
