Goalie Start
Rittich led the Flames onto the ice for warmups.
Rittich allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Flames win over the Maple Leafs on Thursday. Rittich extended his winning streak to five games, posting a 2.37 GAA and .924 SV% in the process. Tonight he faces a Hurricanes team that will fire a ton of rubber at him and have gone 1-0-1 in their first two games of their road trip.
Tkachuk (upper-body) is expected to play Thursday vs. the Maple Leafs.
Tkachuk was scratched Tuesday in Arizona after getting hurt Monday in Colorado but it looks like he'll play against the Maple Leafs. Tkachuk has played very well this season, scoring 12 goals with 15 assists (27 points) in 32 games this season.
Goalie Start
Rittich will start Thursday vs. the Maple Leafs.
Rittich allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Flames win in Colorado on Monday. Rittich has played super well recently, winning four straight while posting a 2.46 GAA and .919 SV%. Tonight he faces a Toronto team that has won seven of their last nine while scoring 3.44 goals per game.
Tkachuk (undisclosed) is not on the ice for warmups; will not play Tuesday.
The Flames have recalled Matthew Phillips from Stockton (AHL).
Phillips was a sixth-round pick (No.166 overall) in 2016 and could make his NHL debut on Tuesday. The 21-year-old leads Stockton with 25 points (9G / 16A) in 22 games this season. Matthew Tkachuk was banged up last night and Phillips could end replacing him if he can't play on Tuesday.
Source: @AHLHeat 12/10/19, 4:02 pm EST
Goalie Start
Talbot will start Tuesday in Arizona.
Talbot allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Flames win over the Kings on Saturday. It was Talbot's first start since mid-November but now he'll start for the second time in three games with the Flames in Arizona on the tail-end of a back-to-back. Talbot has gone 1-3-0 with a 3.29 GAA and .890 SV% on the road this season.
Goalie Start
Rittich will start Monday in Colorado.
Rittich allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Flames win over the Sabres last Thursday. Rittich has won three straight while posting a 1.99 GAA and .935 SV%. For the most part, Rittich has played very well this season but has unsurprisingly struggled against the Avalanche--going 0-2-0 with a 3.57 GAA and .877 SV% in his first two starts against them in 2019-20.
Line Change
Kylington is expected to be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Kylington has played in nine straight games but will be a healthy scratch on Saturday. With Kylington out, Michael Stone will draw back into the lineup.
Line Change
Stone is expected to be back in the Flames lineup on Saturday.
Stone was a healthy scratch vs the Sabres on Thursday but is expected to replace Oscar Kylington on Saturday night. Stone doesn't provide a lot of offence, having scored just one goal with two assists in 15 games this season.
Goalie Start
Talbot will start Saturday vs. the Kings.
Talbot allowed six goals on 37 shots in the Flames loss in Vegas on November 17th. David Rittich has started the last seven games but Talbot will get a start tonight vs. the Kings. He is 1-5-0 with a 3.23 GAA and .893 SV% six starts this season and isn't a great option, even against a Kings team that played last night.
Hamonic (lower-body) will return to the Flames lineup on Thursday.
Hamonic missed the last six games with a lower-body injury but will play Thursday vs. the Sabres. Hamonic has one goal and three assists in 23 games this season.
Goalie Start
Rittich will start Thursday vs. the Sabres.
Goalie Start
Rittich is expected to start Thursday vs. the Sabres.
Send Down
Czarnik (lower-body) has been assigned to Stockton (AHL) on a conditioning stint.
Czarnik has not played since October 24th due to a lower-body injury, so he'll go get a game or two with Stockton before returning to the NHL.
Goalie Start
Rittich will start Saturday vs. the Senators.
Rittich stopped 34 of 36 shots in the Flames win in Buffalo on Wednesday. Rittich has been superb in his last three outings, going 2-0-1 while stopping 105 of the 112 shots (.938 SV%) that he faced. Now he gets the Senators at home with their third-string goalie in net, so don't hesitate to start him tonight. He is 6-1-2 with a 2.40 GAA, .916 SV% and one shutout at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
Goalie Start
Rittich will start Wednesday in Buffalo.
Rittich allowed there goals on 38 shots in the Flames overtime loss in Pittsburgh on Monday. Rittich has lost five of his last six starts (1-3-2) while posting a 2.94 GAA and .902 SV%. Tonight he faces a Sabres team that has lost five of their last six on home ice, averaging just 2.33 goals per game during that stretch.
Source: Ty Pilson 11/27/19, 2:38 pm EST
Goalie Start
Rittich is expected to start Wednesday in Buffalo.
Rittich allowed there goals on 38 shots in the Flames overtime loss in Pittsburgh on Monday. Rittich has lost five of his last six starts (1-3-2) while posting a 2.94 GAA and .902 SV%. Tonight he faces a Sabres team that has lost five of their last six on home ice, averaging just 2.33 goals per game during that stretch.
Goalie Start
Rittich will start Monday in Pittsburgh.
Rittich stopped 36 of 38 shots in the Flames shootout win in Philadelphia on Saturday. It was an outstanding outing for Rittich, who has gone 5-3-1 with a 2.72 GAA, .912 SV% and one shutout in his last nine starts. Without Sidney Crosby, the Penguins have averaged 3.33 goals per game but are 2-1-3 in those six games.
The Flames have reassigned Brandon Davidson to Stockton (AHL).
Davidson appeared in three games with Calgary during his call-up but returns to the AHL with T.J. Brodie set to return to the lineup on Monday. Davidson has posted solid numbers in the AHL, scoring two goals with eight assists (10 points) in 10 games.
The Flames have activated T.J. Brodie (undisclosed) from IR.
Brodie is listed as a game-time decision but activating him from IR all but guarantees that he will play on Monday. Brodie, who has missed the last five games, returns with eight assists in 21 games this season.
