BS-MLT-HUTSON CALDER TROPHY The Calgary Flames [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/calgary-flames/] (20-14-7) kick off their week-long road trip with a visit to the United Center to face the Chicago Blackhawks on Amazon Prime. The Flames are looking to sweep the season series against Connor Bedard and the Blackhawks, having won the previous games 3-1 (Oct. 15) and 6-4 (Dec. 21). Tonight could mark the first three-game sweep of the Original Six franchise for Calgary since 2021-22. The Flames defeated the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 at the Saddledome on Saturday night, while the Blackhawks recently lost to the Edmonton Oilers 4-3, blowing 2-0 and 3-1 leads on Saturday. The Flames are 5-3-2 in their last ten, while the Blackhawks are 2-8-0. The two clubs are separated by 17 points in the Western Conference standings. BETWEEN THE PIPES Thanks to his outstanding play lately, Flames netminder Dustin Wolf is pushing himself into the Calder Trophy race as rookie of the year. Despite a 3-4-1 road record, the 23-year-old is now 14-6-2, and the only rookie goalie with more than ten wins this season. Meanwhile, Wolf is undefeated in his career against Chicago, with a 2-0-0 record, 2.51 GAA, and .917 SV%. Tonight will be his third contest against the club, the second most games against an opponent, trailing the San Jose Sharks (five games). According to NHL.com, the Blackhawks are rolling with Petr Mrazek in goal. His record this season is 8-15-1 with a 3.17 GAA and .895 SV%. He's played both games against Calgary this season, going 0-2-0 with a 3.63 GAA and .873 SV%. Surprisingly, Mrazek has a winning record against the Flames, going 6-5-2 in 13 games with much better statistics: 2.72 GAA and .912 SV%. CONVERSATION STARTERS * undefined * undefined * undefined WHERE ARE THEY NOW? * undefined * undefined FLAMES & PREDATORS LEADERS * undefined * undefined * undefined * undefined * undefined * undefined -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -- Martin Pospisil Blake Coleman [https://www.nhl.com/player/8476399] -- Mikael Backlund [https://www.nhl.com/player/8474150] -- Matt Coronato [https://www.nhl.com/player/8482679] Rory Kerins -- Yegor Sharangovich -- Jakob Pelletier [https://www.nhl.com/player/8481592] Ryan Lomberg [https://www.nhl.com/player/8479066] -- Kevin Rooney [https://www.nhl.com/player/8479291] -- W [https://www.nhl.com/player/8479066]alker Duehr 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 Jake Bean [https://www.nhl.com/player/8479402] -- Brayden Pachal [https://www.nhl.com/player/8481167] GOALIES Dustin Wolf Dan Vladar [https://www.nhl.com/player/8478435] SCRATCHES Daniil Miromanov [https://www.nhl.com/player/8482624], Tyson Barrie [https://www.nhl.com/player/8475197], Andrei Kuzmenko -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tonight's game is available on CHSN, NHLN, TVAS-D, Prime, and Sportsnet+. The puck drops at 5:30 p.m. MT. Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjExNDI4NzY0NzEyNzA3MjMx/thncgybanner-bookmark.png]
