1. Showcase Showdown
Saturday night.
Home ice.
Two teams trending in the right direction.
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The Flames are winners of seven of their last 10, while the Oilers have willed their way into third place in the Pacific Division thanks to a franchise-record 12-win streak.
There’s no question the hosts will be looking for a bounce back, too, after a 4-3 setback to the Maple Leafs Thursday that saw Calgary’s four-game winning streak draw to a close.
"I think we’re playing a similar team on Saturday, so I think we’ve got to learn from tonight,” Flames captain Mikael Backlund said post-game. “(We) know that the second period, the way we played, turning too many pucks over is going to cost us."
The Flames recalled Matt Coronato Saturday morning. Click to read