WA-CGY-DeadlinePlans The Calgary Flames [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/calgary-flames/] (26-20-7) will look to break out of a rut on Thursday night with a big Western Conference showdown against the Colorado Avalanche (31-22-2) at the Saddledome. Tonight is the first meeting between the two clubs. The Avalanche have won the last five games against the Flames, dating back to Calgary's last win on Oct. 13, 2022. Calgary remains 5-5-0 in its last ten outings, recently losing to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday by a score of 6-3. Despite the latest setback, the Flames are 16-9-3 at the Saddledome this season. Meanwhile, the Avalanche had a two-game win streak snapped by the Vancouver Canucks, 3-0. They are 4-5-1 in their last ten games and are in the middle of their Western Conference road trip. BETWEEN THE PIPES Calgary starter: Dustin Wolf * undefined * undefined * undefined * undefined Colorado starter: Mackenzie Blackwood * undefined * undefined * undefined * undefined CONVERSATION STARTERS * undefined * undefined * undefined WHERE ARE THEY NOW? * undefined * undefined FLAMES & AVALANCHE LEADERS * undefined * undefined * undefined * undefined * undefined * undefined *Rantanen was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes. The Avalanche's active leader is Artturi Lehkonen, with 21. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Per the Flames staff at NHL.com [https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-projected-lineup-projections], here's a breakdown of tonight's lineup. (Subject to change) FORWARDS Jonathan Huberdeau -- Nazem Kadri -- Joel Farabee Blake Coleman [https://www.nhl.com/player/8476399] -- Mikael Backlund [https://www.nhl.com/player/8474150] -- Matt Coronato [https://www.nhl.com/player/8482679] Yegor Sharangovich -- Morgan Frost -- Martin Pospisil Ryan Lomberg [https://www.nhl.com/player/8479066] -- Kevin Rooney [https://www.nhl.com/player/8479291] -- Adam Klapka [https://www.nhl.com/player/8483609] DEFENCE Joel Hanley [https://www.nhl.com/player/8477810] -- Rasmus Andersson [https://www.nhl.com/player/8478397] Mackenzie Weegar -- Daniil Miromanov Jake Bean -- 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 Dryden Hunt, Ilya Solovyov, Tyson Barrie -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tonight's game starts at 7:00 p.m. MT and is available on ALT, SNW, SN1, and Sportsnet+. Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjEyMTg1MzcxNTIwMjgwMTky/thncgynews.png] Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjExNDI4NzY0NzEyNzA3MjMx/thncgybanner-bookmark.png]
