PROJECTED LINEUP - FLAMES @ PANTHERS

SUNRISE - Cam Talbot will get the start in goal today as the Flames close out a five-game road trip against the Florida Panthers.
Talbot is 9-10-1, along with a .914 save percentage and a 2.83 goals-against average, in 23 appearances this year.

In his last action on Feb. 19 - at home to the Boston Bruins - he stopped 19 of 23 shots in a 4-3 defeat.
The Flames, who did not hold a morning skate because of the back-to-back scenario, will otherwise go with the same lineup as yesterday:

FORWARDS

Johnny Gaudreau - Sean Monahan - Elias Lindholm
Andrew Mangiapane - Mikael Backlund - Matthew Tkachuk
Milan Lucic - Derek Ryan - Dillon Dube
Sam Bennett - Mark Jankowski - Tobias Rieder

DEFENCE

Mark Giordano - TJ Brodie
Noah Hanifin - Rasmus Andersson
Derek Forbort - Erik Gustafsson

GOALTENDER

Cam Talbot
With the Flames coming off a 4-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning less than 24 hours ago, fatigue may be a factor, but interim head coach Geoff Ward is hoping his team responds with a strong "emotional attachment" to the game today.
"What you think and how you feel determine an awful lot for you," he said. "If you're mentally in a good spot and emotionally in a good spot, then the fatigue factor becomes less for you."

The Flames - who are playing their fifth game in eight days, with heavy in between - could finish the trip with a 3-1-1 record for seven of a possible 10 points with a win today.
That's all the motivation they need.
"Coming into it, a week ago, if you said we'd get seven of 10 points on the road trip, we'd probably be pretty happy with it, based on our opponents, the travel, the back-to-back and all those things," Ward said.
"We've got the opportunity today - we've got to look forward to it and play our best game."