Minnesota Wild (35-31-8) vs. Calgary Flames (42-26-6)
Pengrowth Saddledome @ 9:00 CST
Television: FSN
Listen live on WCCO.com, or locally at 830 AM
For the Flames perspective, check out Matchsticks and Gasoline
Tonight's lines:
Minnesota Wild | Calgary Flames |
| Miettinen - Sheppard - Brunette Nolan - Belanger - Gaborik Veilleux - Olvecky - Clutterbuck Weller - Gillies - Fritsche Johnsson - Schultz Zidlicky - Skoula Scott - Bergeron Backstrom Harding | Boyd - Jokinen - Iginla Cammalleri - Langkow - Lundmark Glencross - Conroy - Bertuzzi Nystrom - Peters - Van Der Gulik Phaneuf - Vandermeer Regehr - Aucoin Sarich - Leopold Kiprusoff McElhinney |
Notes
- Burns and Boogaard stayed home.
- Bouchard is out with a "headache"
- The Flames have a 120:28 scoreless streak - 62:14 shy of the team record set from Nov. 5-11, 2002.
- The Flames have won 13 of the last 14 meetings between the two teams at the Pengrowth Saddledome
- Miikka Kiprusoff has 23 wins over the Wild, most of any goaltender.
Questions to Answer
- Can the Wild beat Miikka Kiprusoff?
- Will the Flames get healthy against Minnesota?
- Can Gaborik stay on a hot streak and continue to drive the team into the playoffs?
- Which Niklas Backstrom shows up?
- Will we be surprised at the last minute and get the Nolan - Koivu - Gaborik line we all want?