5 THINGS - FLAMES VS. LIGHTNING

FLAMES (21-16-9) vs. LIGHTNING (29-14-1)

1 p.m. MT | TV: CBC, Sportsnet | RADIO: Sportsnet 960 The FAN

2022-23 Regular Season Series: 0-1-0

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Leading Scorers:
Flames:
Points - Elias Lindholm (41)
Goals - Nazem Kadri (17)
Lightning:
Points - Nikita Kucherov (65)
Goals - Brayden Point (27)
Special Teams:
Flames:
PP - 19.9% (24th) / PK - 82.1% (6th)
Lightning:
PP - 28.2% (2nd) / PK - 80.7% (12th)
Advanced Stats:
Flames:
Shot Attempts: 55.32% (2nd)
High-Danger Chances: 51.43% (14th)
Lightning:
Shot Attempts: 51.69% (11th)
High-Danger Chances: 57.87% (3rd)
\All stats prior to last night*
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1. LAST TIME OUT
   The Flames started off this four-game homestand with a 4-1 loss to the defending Stanley Cup Champion Avalanche on Wednesday night.
   Despite shelling the Colorado net to the tune of 13-3 in the third period, Tyler Toffoli was the lone player to get a puck past Alexandar Georgiev.
   Elias Lindholm was blunt in his assessment of his team's performance.
   "We've played 46 games now and we're still looking for a really good game," he said.
   Things didn't start well for the homeside, with the Avs scoring three goals in the opening frame.
   The Flames gathered momentum as the game wore on but weren't able to dig out of the early hole.
   "Honestly, when you come out like that in the first against the champs, it's not gonna work very well," Lindholm said. "You can't expect to win when you play like that. So, obviously, that first period set the whole game up."
   Meanwhile, the buzz around the 'Dome Friday was around Jakob Pelletier, who may make his NHL debut today. He skated on a line with Walker Duehr and Trevor Lewis in practice.
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2. KNOW YOUR ENEMY
The Lightning are 7-3-0 in their last 10 games, but come into this afternoon's tilt fresh on the heels of a 5-3 loss up the QEII to the Oilers Thursday night that snapped a five-game winning streak.
Ryan MacLeod and Leon Draisaitl scored in the first period to stake the homeside to a 2-0 lead after 20 minutes.
Brandon Hagel got Tampa on the board 1:30 into the middle stanza, before Zach Hyman restored the two-goal cushion.
Steven Stamkos and Calgary-product Brayden Point tied the game heading into the third period, but Connor McDavid and Hyman would tally in the final frame to salt it away.
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 29 saves in the loss.
"I really liked our second period, but we made a mistake on McDavid's goal on the end, we were just a little tentative in the play and he finds a way," Lightning coach Jon Cooper told NHL.com. "Most guys don't score that, but he finds a way to do those things and that's why he's a special player.
"We lacked a little push down the stretch there, we had the one power play that didn't work out for us. We fought until the end. It was a good game, but it's disappointing we didn't get any points out of this."
### 3. FAST FACTS
LAST TIME AGAINST THE BOLTS: The Flames began a season-long six-game road trip at Amalie Arena against the Tampa Bay Lightning back on Nov. 17. Steven Stamkos scored halfway through the first period to give Tampa the lead through 20. In the second the Flames would outshoot the Lightning 16-6, but Nikita Kucherov would score the only goal of the frame on the power play to extend Tampa's lead. In the third, Nazem Kadri would deflect an Elias Lindholm shot to give the Flames life and draw Calgary within one. But that's as close as the Flames would get, and Tampa would score 10 seconds later and add an empty netter to win 4-1.
MATINEE BILLING: This will be the first of three afternoon games at the 'Dome this season and the fourth of seven the Flames will play in overall. They come into today's matinee with a 2-1-0 record in afternoon games with wins in Florida and Dallas. They fell in their other contest fell in Carolina. Calgary's two remaining afternoon games at home come on Feb. 20 versus the Flyers and March 25 against San Jose.
HOCKEY DAY IN CANADA: Calgary has an all-time record of 10-7-1-4 on Hockey Day in Canada. The Flames were part of the inaugural Hockey Day in Canada back in February of 2000, they faced the Edmonton Oilers and prevailed 3-2 thanks to a pair of goals from Marc Savard, a pair of assists from Jarome Iginla along with 28 saves from Fred Brathwaite. Last season, the Flames faced the Canucks in the nightcap for Hockey Day in Canada, winning 1-0 in overtime.
Stick tap to Flames Public Relations Coordinator Jordan Bay for compiling these notes.
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### 4. PLAYERS TO WATCH
Flames - Tyler Toffoli
The Flames winger has a goal and four points in his last four games and continues to be one of the team's top trigger men this season.

Lightning - Steven Stamkos
The Tampa captain is having a heckuva season, sitting second in team scoring (53) and goals (22). His goal against the Oilers was his fourth in his last two games and he's riding a seven-game point streak (5g, 6a).
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