<p>Last week, the <strong>Calgary Flames (26-13-6, 58 points)</strong> played three games in four nights and won them all. They celebrated that achievement by acquiring Tyler Toffoli from Montreal and he&#8217;s arrived in time for Tuesday&#8217;s game with the <strong>Columbus Blue Jackets (23-22-1, 47 points)</strong>. The Flames are a confident, deep team that&#8217;s gotten a bit more offensive firepower. Can they keep their winning streak alive heading into another busy week?</p>
<p>This game gets going just after 7 p.m. MT. You can catch the action on Sportsnet West and Sportsnet 960 The Fan.</p>
<p></p>
<h2><strong>The Flames</strong></h2>
<p>Projected lines <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/calgary-flames/line-combinations/">via Daily Faceoff</a>:</p>
<p>Gaudreau &#8211; Lindholm &#8211; Tkachuk<br />
Coleman &#8211; Backlund &#8211; Mangiapane<br />
Dube &#8211; Monahan &#8211; Toffoli<br />
Lucic &#8211; Ruzicka &#8211; Lewis</p>
<p>Hanifin &#8211; Andersson<br />
Kylington &#8211; Tanev<br />
Zadorov &#8211; Gudbranson</p>
<p>@Daniel Vladar starts for the Flames, backed up by @Jacob Markstrom &#8211; it&#8217;s Vladar&#8217;s first start in over a month. The Flames are hosting Anaheim on Wednesday evening, so presumably Markstrom gets the start against the divisional rival. Calgary&#8217;s active extras are @Brett Ritchie, @Michael Stone and @Brad Richardson.</p>
<p>@Tyler Toffoli debuts for the Flames, wearing #73 and starting out on a line with @Dillon Dube and @Sean Monahan. I would expect him to eventually get integrated into the team&#8217;s special teams units, but I wouldn&#8217;t expect the team to make big changes right now given that all Toffoli has had with the team in terms of on-ice experience is a single morning skate. They have some practice time after Saturday&#8217;s game with Seattle, so expect him to get more of a substantial role eventually (but maybe not immediately).</p>
<p>The Flames have won six in a row and are a single point from the Pacific Division lead. They are playing very well and the hope is that they maintain their momentum as they roll into the back half of February.</p>
<h2><strong>The Blue Jackets<br />
</strong></h2>
<p>Projected lines <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/columbus-blue-jackets/line-combinations/">via Daily Faceoff</a>:</p>
<p>Laine &#8211; Jenner &#8211; Bjorkstrand<br />
Voracek &#8211; Sillinger &#8211; Chinakhov<br />
Nyquist &#8211; Kuraly &#8211; Domi<br />
Fix-Wolansky &#8211; Roslovic &#8211; Gaunce</p>
<p>Werenski &#8211; Peeke<br />
Gavrikov &#8211; Boqvist<br />
Bayreuther &#8211; Kukan</p>
<p>@Elvis Merzlikins starts for the Jackets, backed up by Joonas Korpisalo. Their projected extras are @Gabriel Carlsson and @Emil Bemstrom.</p>
<p>The Jackets are a Very .500 Team, wobbling between wins and losses lately. They got a dramatic victory on Saturday night in Montreal, winning with a late goal from @Patrik Laine. The Jackets are a team full of a lot of fun players, but they haven&#8217;t really gelled this season and they&#8217;ve suffered a ton of injuries that has likely contributed to that.</p>
<p>The last time they faced the Flames, they lost by a touchdown.</p>
<h2><strong>The numbers</strong></h2>
<table style="height: 154px" border="1">
<tbody>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px"></td>
<td style="height: 22px">Calgary</td>
<td style="height: 22px">Columbus</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Wins</td>
<td style="height: 22px">26</td>
<td style="height: 22px">23</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Points (%)</td>
<td style="height: 22px">58 (.644)</td>
<td style="height: 22px">47 (.511)</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Adjusted Corsi For</td>
<td style="height: 22px">57.1%</td>
<td style="height: 22px">47.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Expected Goals For</td>
<td style="height: 22px">55.4%</td>
<td style="height: 22px">45.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Power Play</td>
<td style="height: 22px">21.4%</td>
<td style="height: 22px">17.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Penalty Kill</td>
<td style="height: 22px">84.5%</td>
<td style="height: 22px">80.2%</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2><strong>Unfit to play</strong></h2>
<p>The Flames are healthy.</p>
<p>The Blue Jackets are without Nathan Gerbe, Justin Danforth, Jake Bean, Alexandre Texier, Eric Robinson and Emil Bemstrom.</p>
<h2><strong>When last we met</strong></h2>
<p>The Flames clobbered Columbus by a 6-0 score back late January.</p>
<h2><strong>Know thy enemy</strong></h2>
<p>Your recommended Twitter follows for tonight&#8217;s contest:</p>
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<li><a href="https://twitter.com/JacketsInsider">Jeff Svoboda</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/BrianHedger">Brian Hedger</a></li>
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Last week, the <strong>Calgary Flames (26-13-6, 58 points)</strong> played three games in four nights and won them all. They celebrated that achievement by acquiring Tyler Toffoli from Montreal and he's arrived in time for Tuesday's game with the <strong>Columbus Blue Jackets (23-22-1, 47 points)</strong>. The Flames are a confident, deep team that's gotten a bit more offensive firepower. Can they keep their winning streak alive heading into another busy week?

This game gets going just after 7 p.m. MT. You can catch the action on Sportsnet West and Sportsnet 960 The Fan.


<h2><strong>The Flames</strong></h2>
Projected lines <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/calgary-flames/line-combinations/">via Daily Faceoff</a>:

Gaudreau - Lindholm - Tkachuk
Coleman - Backlund - Mangiapane
Dube - Monahan - Toffoli
Lucic - Ruzicka - Lewis

Hanifin - Andersson
Kylington - Tanev
Zadorov - Gudbranson

@Daniel Vladar starts for the Flames, backed up by @Jacob Markstrom - it's Vladar's first start in over a month. The Flames are hosting Anaheim on Wednesday evening, so presumably Markstrom gets the start against the divisional rival. Calgary's active extras are @Brett Ritchie, @Michael Stone and @Brad Richardson.

@Tyler Toffoli debuts for the Flames, wearing #73 and starting out on a line with @Dillon Dube and @Sean Monahan. I would expect him to eventually get integrated into the team's special teams units, but I wouldn't expect the team to make big changes right now given that all Toffoli has had with the team in terms of on-ice experience is a single morning skate. They have some practice time after Saturday's game with Seattle, so expect him to get more of a substantial role eventually (but maybe not immediately).

The Flames have won six in a row and are a single point from the Pacific Division lead. They are playing very well and the hope is that they maintain their momentum as they roll into the back half of February.
<h2><strong>The Blue Jackets
</strong></h2>
Projected lines <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/columbus-blue-jackets/line-combinations/">via Daily Faceoff</a>:

Laine - Jenner - Bjorkstrand
Voracek - Sillinger - Chinakhov
Nyquist - Kuraly - Domi
Fix-Wolansky - Roslovic - Gaunce

Werenski - Peeke
Gavrikov - Boqvist
Bayreuther - Kukan

@Elvis Merzlikins starts for the Jackets, backed up by Joonas Korpisalo. Their projected extras are @Gabriel Carlsson and @Emil Bemstrom.

The Jackets are a Very .500 Team, wobbling between wins and losses lately. They got a dramatic victory on Saturday night in Montreal, winning with a late goal from @Patrik Laine. The Jackets are a team full of a lot of fun players, but they haven't really gelled this season and they've suffered a ton of injuries that has likely contributed to that.

The last time they faced the Flames, they lost by a touchdown.
<h2><strong>The numbers</strong></h2>
<table style="height: 154px" border="1">
<tbody>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px"></td>
<td style="height: 22px">Calgary</td>
<td style="height: 22px">Columbus</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Wins</td>
<td style="height: 22px">26</td>
<td style="height: 22px">23</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Points (%)</td>
<td style="height: 22px">58 (.644)</td>
<td style="height: 22px">47 (.511)</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Adjusted Corsi For</td>
<td style="height: 22px">57.1%</td>
<td style="height: 22px">47.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Expected Goals For</td>
<td style="height: 22px">55.4%</td>
<td style="height: 22px">45.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Power Play</td>
<td style="height: 22px">21.4%</td>
<td style="height: 22px">17.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Penalty Kill</td>
<td style="height: 22px">84.5%</td>
<td style="height: 22px">80.2%</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2><strong>Unfit to play</strong></h2>
The Flames are healthy.

The Blue Jackets are without Nathan Gerbe, Justin Danforth, Jake Bean, Alexandre Texier, Eric Robinson and Emil Bemstrom.
<h2><strong>When last we met</strong></h2>
The Flames clobbered Columbus by a 6-0 score back late January.
<h2><strong>Know thy enemy</strong></h2>
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