DENVER -- The Calgary Flames recalled left wing Sven Baertschi from the Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey League on Sunday and he is expected to play Monday against the Colorado Avalanche.
Baertschi, 20, had one assist in 10 previous games with the Flames this season. He was the Flames' No. 1 pick in the 2011 NHL Draft and had 10 goals and 15 assists in 31 games for Abbotsford.
On the other side, right wing David Jones will return to the Avalanche lineup after missing eight games with a knee injury. Jones has struggled this season with just three goals in 27 games. He has gone 10 games without a point.
Here are the projected lineups for Monday's game:
FLAMES
Curtis Glencross – Roman Horak – Mike Cammalleri
Sven Baertschi -- Mikael Backlund – Roman Cervenka
Alex Tanguay – Matt Stajan - Lee Stempniak
Tim Jackman – Maxwell Reinhart – Steve Begin
Mark Giordano – Dennis Wideman
Scratched: Anton Babchuk
Injured: Paul Byron (hand), Jiri Hudler (upper body), Brian McGrattan (shoulder), Derek Smith (upper body)
AVALANCHE
Jamie McGinn – Matt Duchene – PA Parenteau
Gabriel Landeskog – Ryan O'Reilly – Brad Malone
Cody McLeod – John Mitchell – David Jones
Patrick Bordeleau – Mark Olver – David Van Der Gulik
Scratched: Shane O'Brien, Aaron Palushaj
Injured: Steve Downie (knee), Milan Hejduk (shoulder), Chuck Kobasew (back), Paul Stastny (foot), Ryan Wilson (ankle)