Coyotes at Flames preview

COYOTES (6-17-4) at FLAMES (13-10-1)
9 p.m. ET; SN360, FS-A, NHL.TV

Smith played six seasons with the Coyotes; he was 128-132-41 with a 2.69 goals-against average and .916 save percentage. In 21 games with the Flames this season, Smith is 11-8-1 with a 2.67 GAA and .921 save percentage.
Flames forward Jaromir Jagr will be back in the lineup after missing a 4-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday with a lower-body injury. Jagr, 45, needs 43 games to surpass Gordie Howe (1,767) and become the all-time NHL leader in games played.
Calgary is 1-2-1 in its past four games after going 7-2-0 in its previous nine.
Arizona has lost two straight but is 4-2-1 in its past seven games after going 2-15-3 to start the season.

Players to watch

Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson has seven points (four goals, three assists) in a six-game point streak.
Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau has 22 points (nine goals, 13 assists) in his past 14 games, but has been held without a point in three of his past four games following 19 points (eight goals, 11 assists) in a 10-game point streak.

They said it

"Winning builds any team's morale. We like what we've got in here. It's about time something's happened. It's moving now and we're comfortable, and we feel coming into any rink we can have a chance to win." -- Coyotes goaltender Scott Wedgewood
"Arizona has been a special part of my life. For six years I was a Coyote. I think it definitely has some meaning to it, but a lot has changed in the last year. There's still some friends over there, but a lot of new faces, too." -- Flames goaltender Mike Smith

Coyotes projected lineup

Brendan Perlini -- Derek Stepan -- Tobias Rieder
Clayton Keller -- Brad Richardson -- Dylan Strome
Max Domi -- Christian Dvorak -- Christian Fischer
Jordan Martinook -- Nick Cousins -- Zac Rinaldo
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Jason Demers
Joel Hanley -- Alex Goligoski
Kevin Connauton -- Luke Schenn
Scott Wedgewood
Marek Langhamer
Scratched:Anthony Duclair, Andrew Campbell
Injured:Niklas Hjalmarsson (lower body), Antti Raanta (upper body)

Flames projected lineup

Johnny Gaudreau -- Sean Monahan -- Micheal Ferland
Matthew Tkachuk -- Mikael Backlund -- Michael Frolik
Sam Bennett -- Mark Jankowski -- Jaromir Jagr
Garnet Hathaway -- Matt Stajan -- Troy Brouwer
Mark Giordano -- Dougie Hamilton
TJ Brodie -- Travis Hamonic
Brett Kulak -- Michael Stone
Mike Smith
David Rittich
Scratched:Curtis Lazar, Freddie Hamilton, Matt Bartkowski
Injured:Kris Versteeg (lower body)

Status report

Arizona recalled Campbell from the Tucson of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. …Calgary recalled Hathaway from Stockton of the AHL on Wednesday.

Stat pack

Stepan has seven points (one goal, six assists) in his past seven games. ... Monahan has 10 points (six goals, four assists) in his past six games.