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Step aside, Netflix.
Slap on your comfies and cozy up with the fam, because the Flames are hitting the airwaves in binge-worthy fashion once again.
Joe Exotic is out. Johnny Hockey is in.
A double dose of the sport's greatest rivalry is on tap and will chew up your bandwidth, instead.

First up, the fifth and final round of the Battle of Alberta will play out - on schedule - in front of a sold-out crowd at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
Well, sort of.
We're going to have a little fun and bring you the action LIVE to your computer, tablet or phone with a simulation of EA Sports' NHL20, beginning at 1 p.m. MT!
Can Elias Lindholm, Andrew Mangiapane and Johnny Gaudreau continue their dominance against the Oilers with another offensive outburst?
Will Matthew Tkachuk and Sean Monahan levy some hits and drop the mitts - again?
Will the goalies?!
The Battle of Alberta has NOT disappointed this year, with the Flames looking to win their fourth game in five tries over Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and former Cowtown resident, Mike Smith.
Let's close it out with a bang.

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Flames radio play-by-play announcer Derek Wills will have the call from the virtual broadcast booth in Cochrane, while colour commentator Peter Loubardias will stop by in the second intermission to give his impressions on the game.
The broadcast will also feature Gaudreau and Dillon Dube, who will check in from the 'dressing room' and break down the game from their perspective.
Flames anthem singer - two-time Juno and seven-time CCMA Award-winner - George Canyonwill set the stage with a stirring rendition of O Canada, accompanied by Flames organist Willy Joosen.
The action gets underway LIVE at 1 p.m. on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and right here on CalgaryFlames.com.
Flames app users: Click HERE to watch the game directly on YouTube.
But wait…there's more! They don't call the Battle of Alberta appointment viewing for nothing.
At 8 p.m., head over to Sportsnet West to re-live the magic that was Game 6 of the 1991 Smythe Division Semi-Final
between these two bitter foes.
The Flames were facing elimination for the second straight game after posting a 5-3 victory in Game 5 two nights earlier. Craig Simpson opened the scoring at 12:13 of the first period for the Oilers, but Paul Ranheim levelled the score midway through the contest and ultimately send the game to overtime.
Less than five minutes into the extra period, 22-year-old Theoren Fleury - fresh off a career-high, 104-point regular season - intercepted a Mark Messier pass in the neutral zone, cleared the defence with that blazing speed of his, and buried a shot five-hole to score his first of the series and send the first-round matchup to a seventh and deciding game at the Saddledome.

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A classic.
Tune in today at 1 p.m., and again at 8, to witness the Battle in all its glory.
Virtual, or otherwise.