At the Rink: Flames at Hurricanes

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Forward David Jones will replace the injured Micheal Ferland on the Calgary Flames' top line when they play the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena on Sunday (6 p.m. ET; SN, FS-CR).

Ferland left Calgary's 4-2 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday with an upper-body injury. Flames coach Bob Hartley has used a rotation at right wing on a line with Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan, but he believes Jones is currently the best fit.

"Jones is a great up-and-down player," Hartley said. "He drives hard to the net and gets in there on the forecheck. The player who plays right wing with them, his job is to open up some room and be a net presence.

"I felt that he was skating very well. We need speed around those two guys. We need a guy who can make things happen."

Hartley said Michael Frolik will take Ferland's spot on the power play for Calgary (21-21-3).

"I played that a little bit in Winnipeg last year, so I know what to do," said Frolik, who had three power-play goals with the Winnipeg Jets last season. "I will just try to keep it simple and be there as much as I can and make sure the goalie doesn't see the puck."

Forward Lance Bouma, who missed the past four games with a leg laceration, will return to the lineup for the Flames, who are playing the fourth of a five-game road trip.

The Hurricanes (21-20-8) did not skate Sunday morning. Defenseman Brett Pesce (lower-body) and Riley Nash (illness) are among several players who will be game-time decisions after the pre-game skate, according to coach Bill Peters. He said he would like to have Eric and Jordan Staal play on the same line, but is concerned he will not have enough healthy forwards.

Here are the projected lineups:

FLAMES

Johnny Gaudreau - Sean Monahan - David Jones

Sam Bennett - Mikael Backlund - Michael Frolik

Joe Colborne - Markus Granlund - Jiri Hudler

Josh Jooris - Matt Stajan - Lance Bouma

Mark Giordano - TJ Brodie

Kris Russell - Dougie Hamilton

Ladislav Smid - Dennis Wideman

Karri Ramo

Jonas Hiller

Injured: Micheal Ferland (upper body)

Scratched: Deryk Engelland, Brandon Bollig, Mason Raymond

HURRICANES

Kris Versteeg - Eric Staal - Elias Lindholm

Jeff Skinner - Victor Rask - Phillip Di Giuseppe

Joakim Nordstrom - Jordan Staal - Andrej Nestrasil

Nathan Gerbe - Jay McClement - Brad Malone

Ron Hainsey - Justin Faulk

John-Michael Liles - Brett Pesce

Noah Hanifin - Jaccob Slavin

Eddie Lack

Daniel Altshuller

Injured: Cam Ward (concussion), James Wisniewski (knee), Riley Nash (illness)

Scratched: Michal Jordan

Status report: Pesce and Nash sat out practice Saturday for the Hurricanes. … Altshuller has served as Carolina's backup goaltender the past two games, but he has yet to make his NHL debut.

Who's hot: Giordano has 17 points (4-13-17) in Calgary's past 14 games. ... Gaudreau has three goals and four assists in his past six games. ... Jordan Staal ranks second in the League with three overtime goals.