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THE MATCH-UP

HOME SWEET 'DOME

The Flames are back in town after a six-game, 12-day road swing that saw them make stops in Detroit, Philadelphia, Washington, Columbus, Dallas and Denver. They went 3-2-1 on the trip, with Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan leading the way with 10 points each. Calgary will play four games during their current homestand, hosting Toronto, Arizona, Edmonton, and Philadelphia.

QUICK STRIKES

The Flames are 7-2-0 when scoring the first goal in games this year, are 7-4-0 when outshooting their opponents, have a 3-0-0 record when leading after the first period and are 8-0-0 when leading after 40:00.

PK HEATING UP

The Flames penalty killing has improved over the course of the month and they have now killed off 13 of their last 15 penalties.

MILESTONES WITHIN REACH

Matthew Tkachuk needs 2 games for 100.
Curtis Lazar needs 4 games for 200.
Mark Giordano needs 4 games for 700.
TJ Brodie needs 5 points for 200.
Micheal Ferland needs 5 games for 200.
Mike Smith needs 6 games for 500.
Michael Frolik needs 10 assists for 200.
Dougie Hamilton needs 13 points for 200.
Jaromir Jagr needs 43 games to become the NHL's all-time leader in games played.

BROADCAST INFO

Tonight's game will be on Sportsnet West (TV) and Sportsnet 960 The FAN (radio) at 7:00 p.m. MT.