Match-up- Devils (23-16-2 - 48 points) @ Flames (19-19-5 - 43 points)
TV - Sportsnet West (HD), MSG Plus 2
Puck drop - 9:30 PM ET
Last 10: New Jersey 6-3-1 / Calgary - 5-4-1
Projected starting goalies - Martin Brodeur (NJ) vs. Miikka Kiprusoff (CGY)
Battle of the stats
Goals for/against per game
Calgary - 2.37 / 2.84
New Jersey - 2.58 / 2.83
Powerplay/Penalty Kill percentage
Calgary - 16.9% / 82.4%
New Jersey - 14.1% / 91.2%
Here are the projected lines (subject to change) for the Flames:
Flames lines courtesy of FlamesNation.ca
Curtis Glencross - Olli Jokinen - Jarome Iginla
Lance Bouma - Mikael Backlund - Lee Stempniak
Blake Comeau - Blair Jones - Paul Byron
Tom Kostopoulos - Roman Horak - Tim Jackman
Jay Bouwmeester - Chris Butler
T.J. Brodie - Cory Sarich
Clay Wilson - Anton Babchuk
Here are the projected lines (subject to change) for the Devils:
Zach Parise - Adam Henrique - Ilya Kovalchuk
Petr Sykora - Patrik Elias - Dainius Zubrus
Mattias Tedenby - Steve Zalewski - David Clarkson
Eric Boulton - Ryan Carter - Nick Palmieri
Bryce Salvador - Adam Larsson
Anton Volchenkov - Kurtis Foster
Henrik Tallinder - Mark Fayne
Notes: Martin Brodeur is expected to start...Johan Hedberg will start tomorrow...Anton Volchenkov is healthy and will play tonight...Matt Taormina and Cam Janssen will sit...Travis Zajac will not play but he could return tomorrow against Edmonton...Jacob Josefson and Tim Sestito have been assigned to Albany.
Key match-up
Bouwmeester and Butler vs the Devils top line.
Let's face it, if the Flames top defense pairing can't shut down the Devils top line they'll be in deep trouble.
Flames to watch out for:
Curtis Glencross - He's tallied five points (3G, 2A) in his last five games and is on pace for a career high 59 points this season. His previous high was 43 points.
Lance Bouma - He had an assist and four shots in his first game of the season Saturday against the Minnesota Wild.
TJ Brodie - The former Barrie Colt has been very productive for the Flames this season; especially of late. He has averaged approximately 22 minutes over the past five games and has three points (0G, 3A) in that span.
Devils to watch out for:
Ilya Kovalchuk - He's been producing a lot over the past couple games. His stat line: 3 goals, 1 assist, 15 shots, +1, 50:04 time on ice.
Steve Zalewski - He appears to be sticking with the Devils, at least for now. How will he respond to that?
Martin Brodeur - He is coming off his best start of the season in which he stopped 41 of 42 shots in a win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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