8:10 pm
May 9

Senators @ Flames

Who will WIN this matchup?

Ottawa Senators (22-27-5)

@ Calgary Flames (22-26-3)

 

Starting Goalies:

Anton Forsberg (OTT): Unconfirmed

Jacob Markstrom (CGY): Likely

 

Current odds:

Ottawa Senators: (+165)

Calgary Flames: (-185)

 

• Somehow, the Calgary Flames are still alive in their quest to earn a playoff berth. Heading into Sunday’s home clash with the red-hot Ottawa Senators, the Flames (22-26-3, 47 points) must win their final five games and need the Montreal Canadiens to lose their final two games of the season in regulation.

• The Flames haven’t won many games of late. Calgary has lost two straight and three of its past four outings. One of the biggest reasons the Flames are on the brink of elimination is their struggles with the Senators (22-27-5, 49 points). Ottawa has won six of the eight games against Calgary this season, including the past four encounters.

• Coach Darryl Sutter used some eyebrow-raising line combinations in Saturday’s practice. He had Monahan playing wing with Derek Ryan at center and Dillon Dube at the other side. As well, Glenn Gawdin skated on the fourth line with Milan Lucic and Brett Ritchie. Gawdin played five games for the Flames earlier in the season and is auditioning for a spot next season.

• The Senators, who will return home after the Calgary clash to face the Toronto Maple Leafs to close out the season, are among the league’s hottest teams right now. A 4-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday has the Senators on an 8-1-1 run — a huge improvement for a team that needed 24 games from the start of the season to win for the eighth time.

• Tim Stutzle, the third pick in the 2020 NHL Draft, became the youngest player in franchise history to record a hat trick with his three-goal performance against the Jets.

• Stutzle and his linemates Shane Pinto and Connor Brown are closing the season with a bang. Brown reached the 20-goal mark for the second time in his career, while Pinto — the 2019 second-round draft choice who joined the team after finishing his sophomore year at the University of North Dakota — has collected one goal and four assists in his past five games. He’s played 10 NHL games since leaving school.

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Calgary Flames
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