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<p>On Tuesday night, the <strong>Calgary Flames (13-9-4, 30 points)</strong> played one of the most emotional games in club history. On Thursday, they&#8217;re playing a game against the <strong>St. Louis Blues (12-12-2, 26 points)</strong>, in a game that has two points on the line but won&#8217;t carry the same emotional weight as Tuesday&#8217;s clash with Columbus. Can the Flames maintain the same attention to detail that propelled them to a win on Tuesday?</p>
<p>Tonight&#8217;s broadcast begins at 7 p.m. MT on Sportsnet One and Sportsnet 960 The Fan.</p>
<h1>The Flames</h1>
<p>Projected lines via Daily Faceoff:</p>
<p>Jonathan Huberdeau &#8211; Nazem Kadri &#8211; Martin Pospisil<br />
Blake Coleman &#8211; Connor Zary &#8211; Walker Duehr<br />
Yegor Sharangovich &#8211; Mikael Backlund &#8211; Matt Coronato<br />
Ryan Lomberg &#8211; Kevin Rooney &#8211; Jakob Pelletier</p>
<p>Kevin Bahl &#8211; Rasmus Andersson<br />
MacKenzie Weegar &#8211; Daniil Miromanov<br />
Jake Bean &#8211; Brayden Pachal</p>
<p>Coming off a shutout last game, Dan Vladar starts for the second consecutive outing, backed up by Dustin Wolf. The projected extras are Joel Hanley, Tyson Barrie and Andrei Kuzmenko. It&#8217;s the exact same lineup that won against Columbus on Thursday.</p>
<p>The Flames have won their last six home games, with their last setback coming against Edmonton way back on Nov. 3. They&#8217;re 10-3-0 at home this season, with only the Toronto Maple Leafs (12-3-0) boasting a better home record. That&#8217;s great, because their record away from home isn&#8217;t as good – three wins in 13 games. While they figure out how to win away from the Saddledome, their record at home is keeping them in the playoff hunt.</p>
<p>The Flames begin Thursday&#8217;s action in the West&#8217;s first wildcard playoff spot. But they&#8217;re just two points up on Colorado, the best non-playoff team&#8230; so they&#8217;re not <em>comfortably</em> in the playoffs. They can&#8217;t afford a prolonged slide.</p>
<h1>The Blues</h1>
<p>Projected lines via Daily Faceoff:</p>
<p>Brandon Saad &#8211; Robert Thomas &#8211; Jake Neighbours<br />
Dylan Holloway &#8211; Brayden Schenn &#8211; Jordan Kyrou<br />
Zach Bolduc &#8211; Oskar Sundqvist &#8211; Mathieu Joseph<br />
Alexey Toropchenko &#8211; Radek Faksa &#8211; Nathan Walker</p>
<p>Philip Broberg &#8211; Colton Parayko<br />
Ryan Suter &#8211; Matthew Kessel<br />
Pierre-Olivier Joseph &#8211; Scott Perunovich</p>
<p>We&#8217;re projecting Jordan Binnington to start in net, backed up by Joel Hofer. Their projected extra is Alexander Texier.</p>
<p>The Blues began a four game road trip on Tuesday with an impressive 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets. They&#8217;re the proud recipients of the New Coach Bump, having gone 3-0-1 since Jim Montgomery ended his week in limbo by replacing former Blues bench boss Drew Bannister. We&#8217;ll see how long the Blues&#8217; return to form lasts, but they&#8217;re smack-dab in the middle of the West&#8217;s playoff race right now, and that&#8217;s where they want to be.</p>
<h1>Unavailable players</h1>
<p>The Flames are without Anthony Mantha and Justin Kirkland.</p>
<p>The Blues are without Torey Krug, Nick Leddy, Pavel Buchnevich and Justin Faulk.</p>
<h1>The numbers</h1>
<table border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Flames</td>
<td></td>
<td>Blues</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>13</td>
<td>Wins</td>
<td>12</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>30 (.577)</td>
<td>Points (%)</td>
<td>26 (.500)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>48.8%<br />
(20th)</td>
<td>xGF%</td>
<td>46.6%<br />
(27th)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>21.3%<br />
(16th)</td>
<td>PP%</td>
<td>15.0%<br />
(28th)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>71.3%<br />
(30th)</td>
<td>PK%</td>
<td>79.4%<br />
(18th)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h1>Head to head</h1>
<p>This is the first of three games between these teams this season, and the only one of three in Calgary. They place twice more, both in St. Louis, on Jan. 14 &amp; 16.</p>
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Calgary Flames center Mikael Backlund (11) celebrates the goal scored by center Nazem Kadri (91) in the game against the Columbus Blue Jackets in the third period at Nationwide Arena.

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On Tuesday night, the <strong>Calgary Flames (13-9-4, 30 points)</strong> played one of the most emotional games in club history. On Thursday, they're playing a game against the <strong>St. Louis Blues (12-12-2, 26 points)</strong>, in a game that has two points on the line but won't carry the same emotional weight as Tuesday's clash with Columbus. Can the Flames maintain the same attention to detail that propelled them to a win on Tuesday?

Tonight's broadcast begins at 7 p.m. MT on Sportsnet One and Sportsnet 960 The Fan.
<h1>The Flames</h1>
Projected lines via Daily Faceoff:

Jonathan Huberdeau - Nazem Kadri - Martin Pospisil
Blake Coleman - Connor Zary - Walker Duehr
Yegor Sharangovich - Mikael Backlund - Matt Coronato
Ryan Lomberg - Kevin Rooney - Jakob Pelletier

Kevin Bahl - Rasmus Andersson
MacKenzie Weegar - Daniil Miromanov
Jake Bean - Brayden Pachal

Coming off a shutout last game, Dan Vladar starts for the second consecutive outing, backed up by Dustin Wolf. The projected extras are Joel Hanley, Tyson Barrie and Andrei Kuzmenko. It's the exact same lineup that won against Columbus on Thursday.

The Flames have won their last six home games, with their last setback coming against Edmonton way back on Nov. 3. They're 10-3-0 at home this season, with only the Toronto Maple Leafs (12-3-0) boasting a better home record. That's great, because their record away from home isn't as good – three wins in 13 games. While they figure out how to win away from the Saddledome, their record at home is keeping them in the playoff hunt.

The Flames begin Thursday's action in the West's first wildcard playoff spot. But they're just two points up on Colorado, the best non-playoff team... so they're not <em>comfortably</em> in the playoffs. They can't afford a prolonged slide.
<h1>The Blues</h1>
Projected lines via Daily Faceoff:

Brandon Saad - Robert Thomas - Jake Neighbours
Dylan Holloway - Brayden Schenn - Jordan Kyrou
Zach Bolduc - Oskar Sundqvist - Mathieu Joseph
Alexey Toropchenko - Radek Faksa - Nathan Walker

Philip Broberg - Colton Parayko
Ryan Suter - Matthew Kessel
Pierre-Olivier Joseph - Scott Perunovich

We're projecting Jordan Binnington to start in net, backed up by Joel Hofer. Their projected extra is Alexander Texier.

The Blues began a four game road trip on Tuesday with an impressive 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets. They're the proud recipients of the New Coach Bump, having gone 3-0-1 since Jim Montgomery ended his week in limbo by replacing former Blues bench boss Drew Bannister. We'll see how long the Blues' return to form lasts, but they're smack-dab in the middle of the West's playoff race right now, and that's where they want to be.
<h1>Unavailable players</h1>
The Flames are without Anthony Mantha and Justin Kirkland.

The Blues are without Torey Krug, Nick Leddy, Pavel Buchnevich and Justin Faulk.
<h1>The numbers</h1>
<table border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Flames</td>
<td></td>
<td>Blues</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>13</td>
<td>Wins</td>
<td>12</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>30 (.577)</td>
<td>Points (%)</td>
<td>26 (.500)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>48.8%
(20th)</td>
<td>xGF%</td>
<td>46.6%
(27th)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>21.3%
(16th)</td>
<td>PP%</td>
<td>15.0%
(28th)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>71.3%
(30th)</td>
<td>PK%</td>
<td>79.4%
(18th)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h1>Head to head</h1>
This is the first of three games between these teams this season, and the only one of three in Calgary. They place twice more, both in St. Louis, on Jan. 14 &amp; 16.
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