The Calgary Flames trail the Edmonton Oilers by three points for third place in the Pacific Division, with the Oilers having a game in hand. The Flames hold the first wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference. "I think at this point, every game is as important as the next," defenseman Deryk Engelland said after the Flames' 2-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Friday. "[Friday] was two points we really needed to stay in the hunt and [Saturday] is two more that we really need to get. We've got to get focused on that and get ready to go." The Flames, who did not hold a morning skate Saturday, lost their previous two games against the Oilers this season. Edmonton won the season opener 7-4 at home on Oct. 12, and won 5-3 in Calgary's home opener two nights later. "It'll be a fun one [Saturday] night," center Matt Stajan said Friday. "I know a lot of people have been looking forward to it, but it's a big two points. They're a team right ahead of us and we've got to try and get the two points we lost [Friday] and make sure we put in a lot better of an effort than we did." Calgary has not lost consecutive games since a 6-3 defeat against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Dec. 14 and a 4-1 loss against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Dec. 16. Flames goaltender Chad Johnson made 34 saves against New Jersey, but Brian Elliott will start. He is 8-10-1 this season with a 2.95 goals-against average and .889 save percentage. Stajan will play his 900th NHL game.
