Flames at Blue Jackets preview

FLAMES (16-9-2) at BLUE JACKETS (15-9-2)
7 p.m. ET; FS-O, SNW, NHL.TV

The 29-year-old forward has 16 points (10 goals, six assists) in his past 10 games. He's tied with Ryan Johansen (Oct. 9-31, 2014) and R.J. Umberger (Nov. 10-Dec.1, 2010) for the second-longest streak in Blue Jackets history. Johansen had points in 13 straight games from Dec. 18, 2014 to Jan. 17, 2015.
The Flames have won two straight and are 6-1-1 in their past eight games. Forward Johnny Gaudreau has five points (two goals, three assists) during a four-game point streak and 12 points (four goals, eight assists) in his past eight games.

Players to watch

Flames forward Sean Monahan has 10 points (six goals, four assists) in his past eight games.
Blue Jackets forward Pierre-Luc Dubois has six points (three goals, three assists) during a three-game point streak and 15 points (seven goals, eight assists) in his past 10 games.

They said it

"Every day's what you make it. You have to understand that your work ethic, your work habits, your attitude, whether you're in or out of the lineup, can have an effect, bring a group up or bring a group down. It's part of growing up. It's part of being a professional and understanding where you sit on the totem pole and what your role is. I'm ready for tonight." -- Flames defenseman Dalton Prout on playing his first game since Oct. 6.
"I've got everything I need in my life. A new contract, a healthy baby, great wife, a business in Columbus. We just finished up a house in Columbus. Everything can't get much better. I'm at a stage in my life that hockey's fun." -- Blue Jackets forward Cam Atkinson

Flames projected lineup

Johnny Gaudreau -- Sean Monahan -- Elias Lindholm
Matthew Tkachuk -- Mikael Backlund -- Sam Bennett
Andrew Mangiapane
-- Derek Ryan -- James Neal
Austin Czarnik -- Mark Jankowski -- Garnet Hathaway
Mark Giordano -- TJ Brodie
Noah Hanifin -- Travis Hamonic
Rasmus Andersson -- Dalton Prout
David Rittich
Mike Smith
Scratched:Ryan Lomberg, Oliver Kylington
Injured:Michael Frolik (lower body), Juuso Valimaki (lower body), Michael Stone (blood clot)

Blue Jackets projected lineup

Artemi Panarin -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Cam Atkinson
Nick Foligno -- Boone Jenner -- Josh Anderson
Brandon Dubinsky -- Alex Wennberg -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Lukas Sedlak -- Riley Nash -- Markus Hannikainen
Zach Werenski -- Seth Jones
Ryan Murray -- Markus Nutivaara
David Savard -- Scott Harrington
Sergei Bobrovsky
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched:Dean Kukan, Anthony Duclair
Injured:None

Status report

Prout replaces Kylington, with Andersson moving the left side, and Czarnik replaces Lomberg. … Bjorkstrand will play his third straight game after being scratched the previous four.

Stat pack

Frolik needs one assist for 200 in the NHL. … Bennett has 98 NHL points. … The Blue Jackets are 4-0-1 in the past five home games, outscoring opponents 23-12.