Tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET, the Calgary Flames (31-37-7, 69 points) and Toronto Maple Leafs (36-32-8, 80 points) faceoff live from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto for the second and final meeting against each other. The game can be live streamed here. Calgary fans can hear all of the action on Sportsnet 960 The Fan while Toronto fans can do the same on TSN 1050.
Calgary has lost two of three games but has been playing spoiler to many playoff teams over the last couple of weeks while Toronto continues to search for answers in the midst of their eight-game losing streak. The first time these two teams met, the Maple Leafs defeated the Flames 4-2 on Oct. 30 in Calgary.
The Maple Leafs are looking to end this skid and get back on the right track.
"We have to make sure we prepare for Calgary and hopefully turn the tide around here," Maple Leafs forward Nazem Kadri said via NHL.com. "It's been tough on everyone the last 12 or 13 days just dealing with all of this. A lot of those games we've played we felt we played well enough to win but we just haven't."
Kadri (18-30-48) is third on the Leafs in scoring while James van Riemsdyk (29-29-58) ranks second and Phil Kessel (36-41-77) leads the team. Kessel (foot) is probable.
The Flames have their guard up, knowing the Leafs are coming in with a huge need for points.
"We have to be ready for a really desperate team," Flames defenseman Mark Giordano told NHL.com. "I watched a few of [Toronto's] games lately. I watched the first period against Detroit and they were playing well, they were desperate and they came out flying, so we have to be ready for that same sort of push from them."
Giordano (13-31-44) is second on the Flames in scoring while Jiri Hudler (16-33-49) leads the team and Mike Cammalleri (24-16-40) is third in points.
Karri Ramo will likely suit up for Calgary and is 14-12-4 with a 2.65 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage. He'll likely be opposed by Jonathan Bernier, who is 25-19-7 with a 2.70 GAA and a .923 save percentage.
The Flames look to play spoiler while the Maple Leafs try to halt their eight-game skid when the puck drops at the Air Canada Centre tonight in Toronto.
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