Flames vs Canucks: Alberta-BC Rivalry

0:00It's March 28th. Welcome to Calgary Flames News Today, AI Power Coverage of Your Squad. Calgary Flames host the Vancouver Connucks tonight at the Saddle Dome in a classic rivalry match-up. The Flames sit with 30 wins, 68 points, playing some solid hockey lately, while the Connucks have just 21 wins and 50 points. Pretty much locked into 32nd place. Game time is 8 p.m. mountain on CBC, SportsNet, CityTV, and SportsNet 960, the fan. Once the trade deadline, the Flames are 6-4-1, leaning on their young guns and new additions who are clicking. They keep it simple and structured, dominating at 5-on-5, even a special team's need work. Dustin Wolf gets the nod in net, with Conner's area and a few others still day-to-day. The Connucks are grinding through a rough year, 15 points behind the 31st spot, barely scoring or defending, and special teams are flat. They're eyeing the draft lottery on May 5th for some hope, just muddling to the finish line, with 11 games left.

1:00Kevin Lankinin starts for them, amid a depleted lineup. Head to head, they split the first two games in Vancouver this season, marking the Connucks 124th Saddle Dome visit. Flames' edge expected goals at 48.5% to Vancouver's 45.9, but power plays and penalty kills Flip Flop, Calgary. Week on the man-advanced, strong-killing penalties. Flames could pad their stats against his beat of squad and build late momentum, while Vancouver hangs on for lottery odds tune in and see the sparks. Fly in this Alberta BC battle.