Calgary Flames
Game Day: Flames Welcome Tkachuk, Panthers To Saddledome
The Calgary Flames host former fan fave Matthew Tkachuk at the Saddledome on Tuesday.


The Calgary Flames (9-9-3) are back in the Saddledome. So is Matthew Tkachuk.
The Flames have been away for a while, grinding out a six-game road trip up the west coast. But things didn't go as planned. They beat Tuesday's opponent, the Florida Panthers (10-8-3) in a shootout during that journey, but finished 0-2-1 in the back half to close out with a 2-3-1 record.
Things weren't great on their long homestand either, but they're hoping to pull it all together for this five-game stretch at the Dome. Starting against former Flames star Tkachuk, who plays his first game back in Calgary against the team that drafted and developed him.
"Excited to play in front of our fans again," said Jonathan Huberdeau, who faces his old team for the second time in 10 days. He and MacKenzie Weegar were the centrepieces of the blockbuster deal that sent Tkachuk to Florida. "It's been a while.
"We want to go on a little winning streak and get the team going."
Dan Vladar is the man in goal after some strong games on the road.
Calgary Flames projected lineup
Forwards:
Jonathan Huberdeau – Elias Lindholm – Tyler Toffoli
Dillon Dube – Nazem Kadri – Andrew Mangiapane
Adam Ruzicka – Mikael Backlund – Blake Coleman
Milan Lucic – Trevor Lewis – Brett Ritchie
Defence:
Noah Hanifin – Rasmus Andersson
MacKenzie Weegar – Chris Tanev
Nikita Zadorov – Michael Stone
Goaltender:
Dan Vladar
Florida Panthers projected lineup
Forwards:
Nick Cousins – Sam Bennett – Matthew Tkachuk
Carter Verhaeghe – Anton Lundell – Sam Reinhart
Ryan Lomberg – Eetu Luostarinen – Colin White
Aleksi Heponiemi – Eric Staal – Patric Hornqvist
Defence:
Gus Forsling – Aaron Ekblad
Brandon Montour – Marc Staal
Josh Mahura – Radko Gudas
Goalie:
Sergei Bobrovsky

