PROJECTED LINEUP - FLAMES @ SHARKS

SAN JOSE - The Flames will have new faces in the lineup against the Sharks.
Blueliners Juuso Valimaki and Connor Mackey will skate, along with Brett Ritchie who returns to the fold.
Dan Vladar will start in net.
Below are the lines and pairing from the pregame skate:

Lines

Johnny Gaudreau - Elias Lindholm - Matthew Tkachuk
Andrew Mangiapane - Mikael Backlund - Tyler Toffoli
Dillon Dube - Trevor Lewis - Blake Coleman
Milan Lucic - Ryan Carpenter - Brett Ritchie

Pairings

Noah Hanifin - Rasmus Andersson
Connor Mackey - Chris Tanev
Juuso Valimaki - Michael Stone

Goaltender

Dan Vladar

Up Next

The Flames head to Seattle to face the expansion Kraken on Saturday at 5 p.m. MT. Sportsnet West/One will carry the TV broadcast and Sportsnet 960 The FAN will handle the radio broadcast.