Mike Smith will try for his seventh straight win when the Calgary Flames play the St. Louis Blues at Scotiabank Saddledome on Saturday. Smith, who will start for Calgary for the first time in five games, is 6-0-0 with a 2.05 goals-against average, .916 save percentage and one shutout in his past seven games. The Flames have lost two straight (0-1-1) after winning 12 of the previous 15 games (12-2-1). They have allowed two goals or fewer in six of the past eight games. The Blues are 5-4-1 in the past 10 games after winning once in their previous six (1-5-0).
Players to watch
St. Louis forward Jaden Schwartz has five points (one goal, four assists) in the past five games. Calgary forward Sean Monahan has 14 points (eight goals, six assists) in the past 11 games.
They said it
"They're going pretty good. The last game against them was pretty ugly so we'll have that in the back of our mind." -- Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester "You always want to go into any break feeling good. I think our team is in a good spot, but it's a big two points. It's an early game. You get up, come to the rink and play. There shouldn't be any distractions." -- Flames defenseman Mark Giordano
Allen could make his sixth consecutive start for St. Louis. … Frolik, who has missed 15 games because of a lower-body injury, could return against the Blues.
Stat pack
Schenn has four assists in the past two games. … Tarasenko has two goals in the past two games after zero points in his previous seven games. … Gaudreau has 28 points (10 goals, 18 assists) in his past 17 games. … Tkachuk has eight points (two goals, six assists) in his past five games. … Giordano has 11 points (three goals, eight assists) in his past seven games but zero points in his past two.
