CANUCKS (18-18-4) at FLAMES (23-12-3) 10 p.m. ET; CBC, SN, SN360, SN1, CITY, NHL.TV
Baertschi, who has six points (three goals, three assists) in 10 games, has missed the past 30 games because of a concussion sustained against the Vegas Golden Knights on Oct. 24. Stecher has missed the past three games after sustaining a concussion against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Dec. 18. Vancouver is 7-2-1 in its past 10 games after having one win in its previous 13 (1-10-2). The Canucks have allowed two goals or fewer in seven of their past nine games. Calgary is 1-2-1 in its past four games after winning eight of its previous nine games (8-1-0). The Flames have allowed two goals or fewer in seven of their past 10 games.
Players to watch
Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom is 7-1-0 with a 1.63 goals against average and .943 save percentage in his past eight games. Flames goalie David Rittich is 4-2-1 with a 1.89 goals against average and .939 save percentage in his past seven games.
They said it
"Everyone knows that everyone is going to go 100 percent and work hard, because if we don't do that it's not going to hold up for a long time."-- Canucks forward Elias Pettersson "The last few, we want to be better. We want to be moving again and playing with confidence and making plays and not giving up so many chances." -- Flames captain Mark Giordano
Forward Adam Gaudette was sent to Utica of the American Hockey League to make room for Baertschi on the roster. … Neal did not participate in morning skate (maintenance) but will play.
Stat pack
Pettersson has 16 points (five goals, 11 assists) in his past 11 games. … Horvat has seven points (three goals, four assists) in his past seven games. … Gaudreau has six points (four goals, two assists) in a three-game point streak and 31 points (13 goals, 18 assists) in his past 18 games. … Monahan has 17 points (eight goals, nine assists) in his past 13 games.
