2. THEM
The Flames come into tonight's game ending a four-game homestand in which they've dropped two of their previous three, including a 7-5 loss to rival Edmonton on Saturday in which they scored four in the third period to fight back from a 6-1 deficit... The Flames have been perfect on the penalty kill in their last three games, going 6-for-6, and have allowed just one goal on the PK in their last seven games, killing off 17 of 18 penalties in that stretch.
3. US vs. THEM
The Flyers and Flames meet for the second time in 17 days and the Flyers will be looking to avenge a 5-4 overtime loss after the Flyers held a 3-1 lead and the Flames scored four of the last five goals to win it in OT... The Flames currently have a three-game winning streak at Calgary against the Flyers, with the last Flyers victory at the Saddledome coming on Dec. 31, 2013 (4-1)... Johnny Gaudreau has nine points (2g-7a) in six career games against the Flyers, while Jori Lehtera averages a point per-game with seven points (3g-4a) in seven games against the Flames.
4. THIS, THAT & THE OTHER
THIS: The Flames are 5-1-1 against the Metropolitan Division, while the Flyers have a 3-4-2 mark against the Pacific Division... THAT: Flames forward Matthew Tkachuck missed the last game vs. Flyers due to his one-game suspension - he had two goals and an assist for three points in two games against the Flyers last season... THE OTHER: The Flyers have dropped 10 straight and will look to avoid an 11-game winless skid tonight for the first time since the winless streak (0-8-4) from Feb. 24 - March 16, 1999.
5. PLAYERS TO WATCH:
FLYERS (D: #9 - Ivan Provorov)
The Flyers defenseman has 13 points (4g-9a) in 26 games so far, while also logging heavy minutes... He leads the Flyers in time-on-ice, averaging close to 25 minutes per-game, and his 24:54 per-game is three and a half minutes more than the next Flyer (Gostisbehere: 21:16)... Provorov also tallied a goal and an assist in the last meeting against Calgary.
FLAMES (D: #7 - TJ Brodie) Brodie is the Flames leading blueliner with 16 points (2g-14a) in 26 games, which also includes nine points (1g-8a) on the power play... Brodie is also the minutes eater for Calgary - he logs an average of over 24 minutes per-game at 24:21...In the first meeting with the Flyers, he posted two assists, 16 days ago at the Wells Fargo Center, adding to his lifetime total of eight points (3g-5a) in 10 career games.
