Flames vs Golden Knights: Defensive Battle

0:00It's April 2nd, Calgary Flames news today starts now, AI powered and game ready. I'm Cory with the story. Calgary Flames hitting the ice tonight against the Vegas Golden Knights at 8 p.m. mountain time, trying to shake off that brutal loss to Colorado. On Monday, they're worse since 2018. Flames hit a 31 wins, 70 points, while Vegas holds 33 wins and 82 points. It's the second stop on a tough six game road trip, and Calgary needs to tighten up after looking lost defensively last time. Dustin Wolf gets the start in net for the flames, with Devon Cooley backing him up. Conner's Erie and Yankeh's Netsoft are back from injuries, boosting the lineup. Vegas rolls with Carter Hart in goal for his first game since getting hurt early in January, Aiden Hill as back up. John Torturella coaches his second game behind the Vegas bench after taking over from Bruce Cassidy. Rasmus Anderson faces his old flame squad for the first time. He's been a decade there before the trade in mid-January.

1:01Fans are watching how that plays out, especially since Calgary only won twice in Vegas since they joined the league in 2017. Both teams dealing with absences like Calgary's Sam Hanzek and Vegas's Alex Pietrangelo. Stats show Vegas stronger overall. With a 53.4% expected goals, share ranking 5th league wide compared to Calgary's. 48.1 at 25th. Powerplay favors Vegas at 24.4% versus Calgary's 16.6. Head to head. Vegas took two of three this season, but flames won the last one six to three at home. Flames got a stick to their defensive structure tonight if they want a shot. Vegas won't make it easy in that building. Catch it on SportsNet 1 or SportsNet 960, the fan.