On Friday night, the Calgary Flames played their first game at Penticton&#8217;s Young Stars Classic. Despite playing fairly well at times, the Flames lost 3-0 to the Vancouver Canucks. But life&#8217;s full of second chances, and so the Flames will get another chance for a win over a divisional rival on Saturday night when they play the Edmonton Oilers prospects. Can the Flames find redemption in a Young Stars edition of the Battle of Alberta?
The puck drops shortly after 8:30 p.m. MT and you can catch the action streamed live on the Flames&#8217; website and hear the action on Sportsnet 960 The Fan!

<h2>The Flames</h2>
Projected lines from the Flames site:
@Jakob Pelletier &#8211; @Cole Schwindt &#8211; @Adam Klapka 
@Emilio Pettersen &#8211; @Connor Zary &#8211; @Walker Duehr 
@Jack Beck &#8211; @Rory Kerins &#8211; @Lucas Ciona 
@Cole Huckins/@Lucas Feuk &#8211; @Ilya Nikolaev &#8211; @Evan Boucher/@Cooper Walker
@Ilya Solovyov &#8211; @Jeremie Poirier 
@Yan Kuznetsov &#8211; @Rhett Rhinehart 
@Jake Lee &#8211; @Cole Jordan 
@Simon Lavigne &#8211; @Christoffer Sedoff
@Dustin Wolf started in net, with @Daniil Chechelev dressed as backup. The extras on Friday night, not dressing against Vancouver, were @Brad Arvanitis, @Parker Bell, @Evan Boucher, @Cooper Walker, @Jake Lee, @Rhett Rhinehart and @Cameron Whynot. We&#8217;ll see which players rotate in given the Flames are playing on consecutive nights.
The Flames had a good first period and then gradually faded against the Canucks, the result of a slew of penalties that seemed to sap their momentum. But before things went off the rails, they did a nice job controlling play and managing the puck – doing everything except scoring. Unfortunately, it&#8217;s hard to win games when you don&#8217;t score goals.
Player to watch: Adam Klapka stood out against Vancouver, both for his humongous stature and for his presence in front of the Canucks net. If he can find a bit more poise with the puck, he could be a tough customer for other teams to deal with.
<h2>The Oilers</h2>
Here&#8217;s how the Oilers lined up against Winnipeg on Friday:
@Dylan Holloway &#8211; @James Hamblin &#8211; @Xavier Bourgault 
@Matvei Petrov &#8211; @Noah Philip &#8211; @Tyler Tullio 
@Reid Schaefer &#8211; @Filip Engarås &#8211; @Carter Savoie 
@Dino Kambeitz &#8211; @Cole Dubinsky &#8211; @Jake Chiasson 
@Philip Broberg &#8211; @Maximus Wanner 
@Noah Dorey &#8211; @Michael Kesselring 
@Darien Kielb &#8211; @Phil Kemp
@Ryan Fanti played in net for Edmonton, backed up by @Jan Spunar. Their extras were @Olivier Rodrigue, @Jeremy Hanzel, @Charlie Wright, @Luca Hauf and @Ty Nash. (We&#8217;ll see what adjustments they make for this evening.)
The Oilers prospects beat Winnipeg 3-2 on Friday night, just before the Calgary/Vancouver game, with Darien Kielb, Michael Kesselring and James Hamblin scoring for Edmonton. The Oilers have an interesting mix of past first-rounders and depth players destined for Bakersfield, and it worked fairly well against Winnipeg. The Flames will need to be more composed to get a better result than they got against Vancouver.
Player to watch: Philip Broberg is an NHL-sized blueliner who&#8217;s dipped his toe into the water at that level. He could be able to dive right in with a strong training camp.
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On Friday night, the Calgary Flames played their first game at Penticton's Young Stars Classic. Despite playing fairly well at times, the Flames lost 3-0 to the Vancouver Canucks. But life's full of second chances, and so the Flames will get another chance for a win over a divisional rival on Saturday night when they play the Edmonton Oilers prospects. Can the Flames find redemption in a Young Stars edition of the Battle of Alberta?

The puck drops shortly after 8:30 p.m. MT and you can catch the action streamed live on the Flames' website and hear the action on Sportsnet 960 The Fan!


<h2>The Flames</h2>
Projected lines from the Flames site:

@Jakob Pelletier - @Cole Schwindt - @Adam Klapka
@Emilio Pettersen - @Connor Zary - @Walker Duehr
@Jack Beck - @Rory Kerins - @Lucas Ciona
@Cole Huckins/@Lucas Feuk - @Ilya Nikolaev - @Evan Boucher/@Cooper Walker

@Ilya Solovyov - @Jeremie Poirier
@Yan Kuznetsov - @Rhett Rhinehart
@Jake Lee - @Cole Jordan
@Simon Lavigne - @Christoffer Sedoff

@Dustin Wolf started in net, with @Daniil Chechelev dressed as backup. The extras on Friday night, not dressing against Vancouver, were @Brad Arvanitis, @Parker Bell, @Evan Boucher, @Cooper Walker, @Jake Lee, @Rhett Rhinehart and @Cameron Whynot. We'll see which players rotate in given the Flames are playing on consecutive nights.

The Flames had a good first period and then gradually faded against the Canucks, the result of a slew of penalties that seemed to sap their momentum. But before things went off the rails, they did a nice job controlling play and managing the puck – doing everything except scoring. Unfortunately, it's hard to win games when you don't score goals.

Player to watch: Adam Klapka stood out against Vancouver, both for his humongous stature and for his presence in front of the Canucks net. If he can find a bit more poise with the puck, he could be a tough customer for other teams to deal with.
<h2>The Oilers</h2>
Here's how the Oilers lined up against Winnipeg on Friday:

@Dylan Holloway - @James Hamblin - @Xavier Bourgault
@Matvei Petrov - @Noah Philip - @Tyler Tullio
@Reid Schaefer - @Filip Engarås - @Carter Savoie
@Dino Kambeitz - @Cole Dubinsky - @Jake Chiasson 

@Philip Broberg - @Maximus Wanner
@Noah Dorey - @Michael Kesselring
@Darien Kielb - @Phil Kemp

@Ryan Fanti played in net for Edmonton, backed up by @Jan Spunar. Their extras were @Olivier Rodrigue, @Jeremy Hanzel, @Charlie Wright, @Luca Hauf and @Ty Nash. (We'll see what adjustments they make for this evening.)

The Oilers prospects beat Winnipeg 3-2 on Friday night, just before the Calgary/Vancouver game, with Darien Kielb, Michael Kesselring and James Hamblin scoring for Edmonton. The Oilers have an interesting mix of past first-rounders and depth players destined for Bakersfield, and it worked fairly well against Winnipeg. The Flames will need to be more composed to get a better result than they got against Vancouver.

Player to watch: Philip Broberg is an NHL-sized blueliner who's dipped his toe into the water at that level. He could be able to dive right in with a strong training camp.

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