WA-VAN-HughesPettersonInjuries The Calgary Flames (17-12-7) wrap up an eventful 2024 calendar year with a battle against a familiar foe at the Scotiabank Saddledome, hosting the Vancouver Canucks (17-10-8). Tonight is the third of four meetings this season, with the two splitting their first games as Calgary won 6-5 in overtime on Oct. 9, and Vancouver collected a 3-1 win in the last contest. Between the pipes, Dustin Wolf is set to start and will look to become the latest netminder to win ten home games in a single season, following Jacob Markstrom, who won 13 contests at the Saddledome last season. Before that, he earned 12 wins (2022-23), 22 (2021-22), and 13 (2020-21), becoming the first one to reach double digits since Mike Smith in 2017-18. Wolf's one of the NHL's best netminders at home with a 9-1-1 record with a 2.06 GAA and .935 SV through 11 games. He's 11-5-2 this year with a 2.70 GAA and .912 SV%. Interestingly, Tuesday will be his first career start against the Canucks. Meanwhile, the Flames will look for a bounceback performance against the Canucks after getting shutout 3-0 by the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday on the second night of a back-to-back over the weekend. Additionally, tonight will be a critical game for both clubs. Vancouver (42) is just one point ahead of Calgary (41) for fourth place in the Pacific Division. Currently, the Canucks are 3-3-4 in their last ten and will be without Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes for another contest. The visitors will start Kevin Lankinen, who is 14-5-4 this season with a 2.61 GAA and .907 SV%. In his career, he's been lights out against Calgary, with a 2-1-0 record, an even better 1.81 GAA, and a .943 SV%. Ultimately, whoever wins tonight's tilt will end 2024 in a playoff spot, as Vancouver currently holds down the second wildcard spot in the Western Conference. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FLAMES & CANUCKS 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] Yegor Sharangovich -- Connor Zary [https://www.nhl.com/player/8482074] -- Jakob Pelletier [https://www.nhl.com/player/8481592] Ryan Lomberg [https://www.nhl.com/player/8479066] -- Kevin Rooney [https://www.nhl.com/player/8479291] -- Walker Duehr [https://www.nhl.com/player/8482652] 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 Andrei Kuzmenko [https://www.nhl.com/player/8483808], Daniil Miromanov [https://www.nhl.com/player/8482624], Tyson Barrie [https://www.nhl.com/player/8475197], -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These two Western Conference rivals meet again, for the final time, this season on Mar. 12, 2025, at the Saddledome. The game is available on SNW, SNP, and Sportsnet+. The puck drops at 7 p.m. MT. Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjExNDI4NzY0NzEyNzA3MjMx/thncgybanner-bookmark.png]
