CALGARY -- Here are the projected lineups for Friday night’s game between the Nashville Predators and Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome:
FLAMES
Alex Tanguay – Mike Cammalleri – Jarome Iginla
Curtis Glencross – Matt Stajan – Lee Stempniak
Jiri Hudler – Mikael Backlund – Blake Comeau
Tim Jackman – Steve Begin – Brian McGrattan
Dennis Wideman – Mark Giordano
Scratched: Roman Cervenka, Cory Sarich, Anton Babchuk
Injured: Paul Byron (broken wrist)
Notes: Though they've won once in their past four games, the Flames enter Friday's contest unbeaten in their past five games on home ice. Calgary started the season 2-5-2 at Scotiabank Saddledome before five consecutive victories.
PREDATORS
Bobby Butler – David Legwand – Gabriel Bourque
Martin Erat – Mike Fisher – Sergei Kostitsyn
Matt Halischuk – Craig Smith – Zach Boychuk
Brandon Yip – Nick Spaling – Rich Clune
Scratched: Jonathon Blum
Injured: Hal Gill (lower body), Patric Hornqvist (upper body), Colin Wilson (upper body), Paul Gaustad (upper body)
Notes: After being yanked 5:32 into the second period in Nashville's 7-4 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night, goaltender Pekka Rinne is expected to be back between the pipes in Calgary. Rinne posted a 3-1-0 record with a 1.25 goals-against average and .958 save percentage against the Flames a season ago.