NOTABLES
* The last 4 meetings between the Pens and Flames have required extra time - 2 overtime contests and 2 shootouts.
* Phil Kessel will be playing his 700th straight game tonight (768 including playoffs) against the Flames. It will also be Kessel's 254th straight game for Pittsburgh, tying Evgeni Malkin for the fifth-longest consecutive game streak in team history.
* Pittsburgh continues its 4-game Canadian swing in Calgary. The Pens are 2-0 on the trip so far. They'll conclude the trip in Vancouver on Saturday.
* The Pens are coming off of a dramatic 6-5 overtime victory in Edmonton. Sidney Crosby bookended the game with two goals, including a highlight reel overtime winner.
* Pittsburgh had 11 players register a point against the Oilers, including Patric Hornqvist and Jamie Oleksiak who each scored 2 goals.
* The Flames are led by Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk, both posting 12 points.
* Gaudreau has 4 goals in his last 5 games, including a 2-goal night at NY Rangers last Saturday.
* Defenseman Travis Hamonic could possibly return to the lineup after missing the previous 8 games with an upper-body injury.
INJURIES
PIT - Justin Schultz (leg fracture).
CGY - Travis Hamonic (upper-body).
