Matthew Tkachuk calls St. Louis home as his father Keith spent nine seasons as a member of the Blues. Keith is now an amateur scout for the organization and the Tkachuk family still resides in the area. Last year, Tkachuk put up one assist in two games against the Blues. Mark Jankowski's grandfather Lou was a long-time scout for the Blues organization. Prior to joining the Blues, Lou had a lenghty playing career that included 127 NHL games, split between Detroit and Chicago.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS VS. ST. LOUIS
Matt Bartkowski's first goal as a Flame came against St. Louis on Mar. 25, 2017. Troy Brouwer, a former Blue, notched his 300th career point vs. St. Louis on Oct. 25, 2016. Tkachuk's first NHL assist came on Oct. 25, 2016 vs. the Blues.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Flames wrap up their two-game road swing this evening and are coming off a 3-2 shootout win in Nashville on Tuesday. Tkachuk scored Calgary's first goal last night and netted the game-winner on his first-ever NHL shootout attempt. Micheal Ferland also scored in Nashville. The Flames are 4-1-0 on the road this season, with the lone blemish on their road record coming in Edmonton on Oct. 4. Calgary has won four straight on the road.
QUITE THE RUN
Eddie Lack has not lost to St. Louis in his career. The netminder has a 6-0-0 record with a 1.63 GAA and a .938 save percentage vs. the Blues.
MILESTONES WITHIN REACH
Mikael Backlund needs 4 goals for 100. Troy Brouwer needs 4 games for 700. Michael Frolik needs 13 assists for 200. Jaromir Jagr needs 52 games to become the NHL's all-time leader in games played.
BROADCAST INFO
Tonight's game will be on Sportsnet 360 (TV) and Sportsnet 960 The FAN (radio). For those outside of the broadcast market, NHL Gamecenter offers multiple subscription options to watch the Flames.
