CALGARY -- The Calgary Flames know the gravity of their situation when they host the Nashville Predators on Wednesday (9:30 p.m. ET; SN1, FS-TN) in the final game for each team before the NHL All-Star break.

The Flames (21-23-3) are 26th in the League standings, 13th in the Western Conference and sixth in the Pacific Division, eight points behind the third-place Arizona Coyotes.

"We recognize the situation," said Flames coach Bob Hartley, whose team surprised by making the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season. "We need to put on a streak. Coming back from the All-Star break it's a final sprint; a final sprint with the trade deadline as a hurdler.

"Apart from this, we know where we're at. We have the standings board right in the middle of our gym. It's clear. That should be our only focus. We can talk about goals-for, goals-against, power play, penalty-killing, goaltending … one thing matters right now is getting two points and moving up in the standings."

CALGARY -- Goaltender Jonas Hiller will make his first start in more than a month when the Calgary Flames host the Florida Panthers at Scotiabank Saddledome on Wednesday (9:30 p.m. ET; SN1, FS-F).

The Panthers will be without coach Gerard Gallant, who is attending his mother's funeral. They will be coached by assistant Mike Kelly.

Hiller served as backup while Karri Ramo made 12 consecutive starts from Dec. 15-Jan. 11.

"[Hiller] has been working very hard, and [Ramo] gave us quite a streak," said Flames coach Bob Hartley, who has started Ramo in 27 of the past 30 games. "At the same time, we've said all along that we're fortunate that we have two goalies who can make a difference for us.

"It's a matter of giving [Ramo] a break, but at the same time [Hiller] can come in and hopefully [Hiller] plays the next 10."

CALGARY -- Goaltender Karri Ramo will make his 12th consecutive start when the Calgary Flames host the San Jose Sharks at Scotiabank Saddledome on Monday (9 p.m. ET; CSN-CA, SNW).

Ramo's availability came into question when he was hit in the throat by a shot from forward Mason Raymond in practice Sunday.

"For the first few minutes I felt like the puck was still stuck there in my throat," Ramo said. "Other than that, it was sore for three or four hours. Swallowing was really hard. I was able to still breathe and everything. It was a little bit higher and it would've been probably worse. It was a lucky thing and an unlucky thing. You don't want to get hit in the throat, but it hit so low it was good.

"It was a couple of centimeters away from being a real problem, but everything's fine now."

CALGARY -- Forward Martin Hanzal returns to the lineup when the Arizona Coyotes close out a three-game road trip Thursday against the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome (9 p.m. ET; FS-A, SNW).

Hanzal has missed seven straight games and 11 of the past 12 because of a lower-body injury.

"It's awesome. He definitely changes the whole locker room," said forward Anthony Duclair, who will skate on a line with Hanzal and Tobias Rider. "He's such a big piece of our team. He just brings that stability in the defensive zone and brings a lot of offense. It's good to have our big centerman back, for sure."

Arizona coach Dave Tippett doesn't plan on easing Hanzal back into the lineup.

"We eased him into practice for the last three days," Tippett said. "We skated him hard. He won't need to ease in tonight. He's good to go. Hopefully he jumps in there and gives us some quality minutes."

CALGARY -- Right wing Jiri Hudler will not play because of a lower-body injury when the Calgary Flames play the Tampa Bay Lightning at Scotiabank Saddledome on Tuesday (9 p.m. ET; SUN, SNW).

Hudler did not practice Monday and was limited to 5:26 of ice time in the 4-0 win at the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.

"I didn't talk to our medical staff yet, so I don't have any medical reports to give," Flames coach Bob Hartley said. "Obviously [Hudler] is not skating, so he won't be in tonight's game."

Hudler finished eighth in the NHL in scoring and established career highs in goals (31), assists (45) and points (76), and won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in 2014-15. He's tied for fourth in scoring for Calgary (18-18-2) this season with 20 points in 35 games, but has one goal in his past 24 games.

Forward Mason Raymond will skate in Hudler's place on a line with Sam Bennett and Markus Granlund. Raymond has been a healthy scratch the past three games.

CALGARY -- The Los Angeles Kings look to sweep a four-game road trip when they visit the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome on Thursday (9 p.m. ET; NHLN-US, SN360, SN1, FS-W).

The Kings (23-11-2) have scored 14 goals in the first three games, all against Pacific Division opponents.

"We're scoring goals, finally. That's one of the keys," Los Angeles defenseman Drew Doughty said. "These are big games for us, division games. When you're on the road and playing a divisional opponent, that's a four-point game. We put a lot of emphasis on these games and we're determined to win them."

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Kings' 11-point lead in the Pacific matches the largest division lead in their history. They previously had an 11-point lead in 1980-81.

CALGARY -- Anaheim Ducks defenseman Shea Theodore will make his NHL debut against the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome on Tuesday.

Theodore, Anaheim's first-round selection (No. 26) in the 2013 NHL Draft, was recalled from San Diego of the American Hockey League after defenseman Cam Fowler sustained a knee sprain in the first period of the Ducks' 4-2 win at home against the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday. A timeline for Fowler's recovery won't be determined until later this week.

"That's 25 minutes a night that someone else has got to eat up," Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau said. "[Fowler is] so good at making that first pass out of his own zone, or being able to skate it out of his own zone. That's hard to get back. But he plays all the special teams. He's going to be missed."

CALGARY -- The Calgary Flames can set a new team record for consecutive home wins when they host the Edmonton Oilers at Scotiabank Saddledome on Sunday (9 p.m. ET; SN).

The Flames (16-16-2) have won 10 straight home games, tying the record set from Nov. 7-Dec. 12, 2006.

"We take pride playing on home ice and winning at home has just kind of just happened," forward Matt Stajan said. "We're obviously aware now of winning 10 or 11 in a row on home ice. We're just taking it one game at a time … it's cliché but that's all we're trying to do. Our goal is to get back into the playoff picture and we've done a good job doing that and home ice has been a key to that."

The Flames started 1-5-0 at home but haven't lost at the Saddledome since Oct. 30.

CALGARY -- Forward Lance Bouma could return to the lineup as the Calgary Flames attempt to tie a franchise record for consecutive home wins against the Winnipeg Jets at Scotiabank Saddledome on Tuesday (9 p.m. ET; TSN3, SNW) in the final game for both teams before the Christmas break.

Bouma has missed 30 games because of a fractured tibia.

"He's ready," Calgary coach Bob Hartley said. “He has been ready and he's been medically cleared for quite a few days. At the same time, he's so far ahead of schedule that as a coaching staff and an organization, we've met and sat with the medical staff on this and they kind of agreed that if you don't play for basically three months, just make sure that we put him in the right situation at the right time.

"We all know what he brings, but there's no decision yet. We're going to sit this afternoon and we'll come up with the final decision."

CALGARY -- The Calgary Flames could welcome defenseman Kris Russell back into the lineup as they look to extend their home winning streak to nine games against the New York Rangers on Saturday (10 p.m. ET; CBC, MSG+).

Russell, who has missed the past three games because of an upper-body injury, will be a game-time decision.

"It feels good," he said. "I've skated the last few days on my own. Ramped things up and the body feels good. If they call on me, I'm ready."

Russell leads the NHL with 83 blocked shots. He played a career-high 79 games in 2014-15 and set an NHL record with 283 blocked shots.

"He'll be part of warm-up and after that and after than we will make the final decision," Flames coach Bob Hartley said.