The Calgary Flames hold the first wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference, three points ahead of the Nashville Predators. Calgary, which is 12-2-0 in its past 14 games, is three points behind the Anaheim Ducks for second place in the Pacific Division and one point behind the Edmonton Oilers. The Flames, Ducks and Oilers each have nine games remaining. Goaltender Chad Johnson will start and expects a playoff atmosphere at Bridgestone Arena. "It's going to be a good test for us," Johnson said. "They're a couple points back from us. Obviously we've had some pretty wild games here with these guys in the last little bit, so it should be the same sort of thing. Good atmosphere, and it's going to be pretty intense." Forward Micheal Ferland will return after missing two games with symptoms of the mumps. He took part in the morning skate Thursday and said he is symptom-free. "I felt good," he said. "I skated back in Calgary. I feel fine. I wasn't sick, I wasn't feverish, so that's why I wasn't sure if it was mumps or not. We're still waiting to see what it really was."
