Flames at Rangers preview

FLAMES (4-3-0) at RANGERS (2-4-1)
7 p.m. ET; SN, SN1, MSG, NHL.TV

The Flames have lost six in a row at the Garden (0-5-1). They haven't won at MSG since Dec. 7, 2008.
Calgary is coming off a 5-3 loss against the Nashville Predators on Friday. The Flames have scored three or more goals in each of their past six games, going 4-2-0. They're fifth in the NHL in goals per game (3.71).
Flames goalie David Rittich will make his second start of the season. He allowed two goals on 26 shots in a 3-2 overtime win against the Colorado Avalanche on Oct. 13.
The Rangers will try to extend their points streak to three games (1-0-1). They've been off since Wednesday, when they lost 4-3 in overtime at the Washington Capitals, a day after they defeated Colorado 3-2 in a shootout at home.

Players to watch

Flames forward Elias Lindholm has five goals in seven games. He didn't score his fifth goal until his 19th game last season.
Rangers forward Chris Kreider has goals in each of the past two games and four in the past five.

They said it

"[Rittich] is ready to go, and we've got to get him in. We've got to play him enough to keep [Mike Smith] healthy, to get both goaltenders going and keep them both sharp." -- Flames coach Bill Peters
"The last two games in particular there's been a calmer feel. It hasn't been the fire alarm situation where you're giving up those crazy odd-man rushes. I think we have made strides in that area." -- Rangers coach David Quinn

Flames projected lineup

Johnny Gaudreau -- Sean Monahan -- Elias Lindholm
Matthew Tkachuk -- Mikael Backlund -- Michael Frolik
Sam Bennett -- Derek Ryan -- James Neal
Dillon Dube -- Mark Jankowski -- Garnet Hathaway
Mark Giordano -- TJ Brodie
Noah Hanifin --
Rasmus Andersson
Juuso Valimaki -- Michael Stone
David Rittich
Mike Smith
Scratched: Austin Czarnik, Anthony Peluso, Dalton Prout
Injured: Travis Hamonic (facial fracture)

Rangers projected lineup

Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Jesper Fast
Filip Chytil -- Kevin Hayes -- Mats Zuccarello
Jimmy Vesey -- Brett Howden -- Vladislav Namestnikov
Pavel Buchnevich -- Ryan Spooner -- Vinni Lettieri
Brady Skjei -- Neal Pionk
Marc Staal -- Brendan Smith
Adam McQuaid -- Kevin Shattenkirk
Henrik Lundqvist
Marek Mazanec
Scratched:Tony DeAngelo, Cody McLeod
Injured: Matt Beleskey (shoulder), Boo Nieves (concussion), Fredrik Claesson (upper body)

Status report

Claesson was unable to complete practice Saturday after missing practice Friday. … Hamonic is on the road and practicing, but he's wearing a yellow non-contact jersey and a face guard.

Stat pack

Gaudreau needs two points to reach 300 for his career and two assists to reach 200. … Neal needs three points to reach 500 for his career. … Lundqvist is 5-0-0 with a 1.93 goals-against average and .950 save percentage in his past five appearances against Calgary.