Flames’ projected lineup & notes against ducks – 1.30.25

On January 31, 2025By Littum

The Calgary flames (24-178-7) stays at home for a Thursday night Matchup with Anaheim Ducks (21-23-6).

Tonight is the second meeting between the two clubs where the last one served as a central moment of Flames’ season. Not only did they do Pull out a 3-2 winbut they lost forward Connor Zary to a Lower body damage After a knee-on-knee hit.

The flames have been 6-4-0 in their last ten games and lost 3-1 to Washington Capitals on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the ducks enter the competition 4-5-1 and run on a three-win strip, where he recently defeated Seattle Kraken 6-4.

Between the pipes

Dustin Wolf is meant to start his eighth game since he defeated Ducks 3-2 on January 7th. As one of the NHL’s best goalkeepers at home, thanks to a 12-3-1 record, the rookie net memorials will seem to stop the flames of two-match.

In two previous starts against Anaheim, Wolf is a perfect 2-0-0 with only five goalies against, one .900 SV%and a 2.47 gaa.

Visitors have tapped John Gibson to start. Since he won his 200. Fight on January 5th he is only 1-3-1 in the last seven games. But in the last two performance he has only given two goals of 79 minutes of action with one .952 SV%.

In 21 career matches against the flames, Gibson has prepared an 11-8-2 record with two shutouts, one 2.56 gaa and .915 SV%.

Conversation starters

Tyson Barrie Had an immediate influence in his return to the set -up, picked up an assist and calls a possible game binding goal from the cross bar. What could the veteran have in store for a team with a target difference of minus-28?
It’s no secret that the flames have trouble scoring (130 goals) with NHL’s 31st-ranked offense. Given the ducks the only team below them (127 goals), one of these trends will break tonight at Saddledome, but which one will be?
In his last three games against Anaheim, Mackenzie Weegar has scored at least two points, including a goal and an assist in this season’s previous meeting. Given Team Canada seeing him every night, will he be able to continue his current strip?