Flames at Red Wings preview

FLAMES (31-25-6) at RED WINGS (15-44-4)
7 p.m. ET; FS-D+, SN, NHL.TV

The Flames are one point behind the Winnipeg Jets, who play the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday, for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Calgary, which begins a five-game road trip, lost to the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Friday.
Detroit has lost 15 of its past 18 games (3-14-1), including a 4-1 loss to the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum on Friday. The Red Wings have scored one goal or fewer in seven of their past 11 games.
Jonathan Bernier, the only goaltender who has a win for Detroit since Oct. 29, will start.

Players to watch

Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk has nine points (three goals, six assists) in an eight-game point streak.
Red Wings forward Andreas Athanasiou has five goals in his past seven games.

They said it

"Sometimes those are the hardest teams to play -- they're playing with nothing to lose. They're playing loose. That's when they tend to make plays and take chances. We can't look at Boston, Nashville, Tampa and Florida without focusing on Detroit. We have to make sure we're ready for that one." -- Flames forward Milan Lucic on facing the Red Wings to begin a five-game road trip
"I would say these games around the (trade) deadline can be goofy at times. When you are a guy who might be traded, there's a lot going on, including with your family, but it is no different than the challenge we face being eliminated from the playoffs. We have to go out there every day and earn that jersey." -- Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill

Flames projected lineup

Johnny Gaudreau -- Sean Monahan -- Elias Lindholm
Andrew Mangiapane -- Mikael Backlund -- Matthew Tkachuk
Milan Lucic -- Sam Bennett -- Dillon Dube
Tobias Rieder -- Mark Jankowski -- Derek Ryan
Noah Hanifin -- Rasmus Andersson
TJ Brodie -- Michael Stone
Oliver Kylington -- Alexander Yelesin
David Rittich
Cam Talbot
Scratched:Zac Rinaldo, Buddy Robinson, Brandon Davidson
Injured:Mark Giordano (hamstring), Travis Hamonic (upper body)

Red Wings projected lineup

Robby Fabbri -- Dylan Larkin -- Anthony Mantha
Tyler Bertuzzi -- Valtteri Filppula -- Andreas Athanasiou
Darren Helm -- Luke Glendening -- Frans Nielsen
Adam Erne -- Christoffer Ehn -- Brendan Perlini
Patrik Nemeth -- Gustav Lindstrom
Trevor Daley -- Alex Biega
Madison Bowey -- Mike Green
Jonathan Bernier
Jimmy Howard
Scratched:Givani Smith, Justin Abdelkader, Jonathan Ericsson
Injured: Danny DeKeyser (back), Filip Zadina (lower body), Filip Hronek (upper body)

Status report

The Red Wings did not hold a morning skate. … Giordano skated with the Flames as part of an extra defense pair. Ward said he is getting close to a return.

Stat pack

The Flames are 8-2-0 in their past 10 games against the Red Wings, including a 5-1 home win on Oct. 17. … The Red Wings are last in the NHL in shots on goal per game (27.3), including 22 in the loss to the Islanders.