Flames at Oilers preview

FLAMES (31-13-5) at OILERS (23-21-3)
10 p.m. ET; CBC, SN, SN360, SN1, Citytv, NHL.TV

The Flames are on a seven-game point streak (6-0-1) and have scored at least four goals in eight of their past 10 games. The Flames won 6-4 against the Detroit Red Wings on Friday.
Goalie David Rittich is expected to start in the second game of a back-to-back.
The Oilers have won two straight and are 5-3-0 in their past eight games after a six-game losing streak (0-6-0). The Oilers are 5-0-0 at home against the Flames since moving into Rogers Place for the 2016-2017 NHL season.
Mikko Koskinen will start in goal for the Oilers.

Players to watch

Flames forwards Johnny Gaudreau has 21 points (nine goals, 12 assists) in a 10-game point streak, which matches the longest of his NHL career.
Oilers center Connor McDavid has nine points (six goals, three assists) in a six-game point streak. He has points in 11 of his past 12 games.

They said it

"The last time we went in there, I think we were a little bit tired and weren't on our toes and ready to go. I think it'll be different [Saturday]. We'll regroup and be ready." -- Flames forward James Neal following a 6-4 win against the Detroit Red Wings on Friday.
"They're never out of the game. You saw that even at the begging of the season, when they're down two goals with 10 minutes left, the find a way to get back in the game. That's why they're one of the top teams in the league right now." -- Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse on the Calgary Flames

Flames projected lineup

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

Oilers projected lineup

Leon Draisaitl -- Connor McDavid -- Alex Chiasson
Jujhar Khaira -- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Kailer Yamamoto
Milan Lucic -- Colby Cave -- Zack Kassian
Tobias Rieder -- Kyle Brodziak -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Caleb Jones -- Adam Larsson
Darnell Nurse -- Kris Russell
Brandon Manning -- Matt Benning
Mikko Koskinen
Cam Talbot
Scratched: Kevin Gravel, Ty Rattie, Ryan Spooner
Injured: Andrej Sekera (Achilles), Oscar Klefbom (hand), Alexander Petrovic (concussion)

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Status report

Cave will make his home debut with Edmonton after being claimed off waivers from the Boston Bruins on Tuesday. … Spooner will be a healthy scratch for the second straight game. … Yamamoto will play his second game since missing the previous eight games with an upper-body injury.

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Stat pack

Monahan has 16 points (five goals, 11 assists) in his past 10 games. … Tkachuk has nine points (six goals, three assists) in a seven-game point streak. … Draisaitl has 14 points (eight goals, six assists) in his past 12 games. He needs one goal for 100 in the NHL.