Wild at Flames preview

WILD (31-27-6) at FLAMES (41-16-7)
10 p.m. ET; CBC, SN, SN360, SN1, CITY, FS-N, NHL.TV

The Flames, who have outscored opponents 23-12 in seven consecutive victories, lead the San Jose Sharks by five points for first in the Western Conference and Pacific Division. An eight-game winning streak would be the longest in Calgary/Atlanta Flames history since a record 10-game run from Feb. 21-March 13, 2017 and Oct. 14-Nov. 3, 1978.
Jarome Iginla's No. 12 will be retired by the Flames in a pregame ceremony.
The Wild, who are tied in points with the Colorado Avalanche for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference, are on a four-game winning streak after losing their previous five (0-4-1). Forward Zach Parise is doubtful after blocking a shot in a 3-2 win against the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday.

Players to watch

Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk is 4-0-0 with a 1.49 goals-against average and .951 save percentage in his past four games.
Flames goalie Mike Smith is 5-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .928 save percentage in his past five games.

They said it

"They're obviously sitting comfortable at the top there and they've been playing well, and they've earned that. For us, we want to make sure we come in and show them the way that we can play and the style we want to play and try to get these two points tonight." -- Wild forward Jason Zucker
"Whenever you win four in a row you feel good about yourself. They're fighting for that playoff spot there with a few other teams. We've got to be ready. We've got to be ready for their most desperate game and we've got to match that." -- Flames defenseman Mark Giordano

Wild projected lineup

Jason Zucker -- Eric Staal -- Jordan Greenway
Kevin Fiala -- Luke Kunin -- Pontus Aberg
Ryan Donato -- Joel Eriksson Ek --
Matt Read
Marcus Foligno -- Eric Fehr -- JT Brown
Ryan Suter -- Jared Spurgeon
Jonas Brodin -- Greg Pateryn
Nick Seeler -- Brad Hunt
Devan Dubnyk
Alex Stalock
Scratched:Anthony Bitetto
Injured:Zach Parise (foot), Mathew Dumba (upper body), Mikko Koivu (knee), Victor Rask (lower body)

Flames projected lineup

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

Status report

Minnesota held an optional morning skate. … Read, who was recalled Friday on an emergency basis, will play if Parise is out.

Stat pack

Staal has six points (one goal, five assists) in a four-game point streak. … Lindholm has 12 points (three goals, nine assists) in his past 10 games.