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Toronto Maple Leafs

Goaltender Curtis McElhinney will get the start against his former team on Wednesday night when the Leafs play the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Calgary Flames

Projected Lineup vs. Flyers - Jermain Franklin, TSN

Forwards
Gaudreau - Monahan - Brouwer 
Tkachuk - Backlund - Frolik
Versteeg - Bennett - Ferland
Bouma - Stajan - Ferland 
Freddie Hamilton and Hathaway extras 

Defencemen
Giordano - Hamilton 
Brodie - Engelland 
Kulak - Wideman 
Jokipakka extra 

Goaltenders
Elliott starting
Johnson 

PP1 
Gaudreau - Monahan - Brouwer 
Brodie - Versteeg 
PP2 
Tkachuk - Backlund - Frolik 
Giordano - Hamilton

According to Wes Gilbertson, defenceman Matt Bartkowski has joined the team on a professional tryout. The 28-year-old has played last played with the Vancouver Canucks in 2015-16, scoring six goals and tallying 18 points. He has spent 2016-17 with the Providence Bruins of the AHL. TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun notes that if the Flames end up signing Bartkowski to an NHL contract, he would qualify for exposure to the expansion draft.

 

Game Notes

Most Goals After 40th Birthday - NHL History

Gordie Howe               113

Jaromir Jagr*              100

Teemu Selanne           78

Johnny Bucyk             61

Mark Recchi               60

*Turns 45 today

Career Point Leaders

Player                          GP       G         A         Pts

Wayne Gretzky           1487    894      1963    2857

Jaromir Jagr                 1683    759      1140    1899

Mark Messier              1756    694      1193    1887

Gordie Howe              1767    801      1049    1850

Ron Francis                 1731    549      1249    1798

Leafs Playing on Back to Back Days

Occurrences                13

Record Game 1           9-2-2

Record Game 2           4-7-1

Sweeps                        3

 

Maple Leafs (63 Points) at Blue Jackets (75 Points) - 7:00 p.m. ET

CBJ were 2-1-0 vs TOR last season, 0-1-0 at home

CBJ (35-15-5):

2-4-0 last 6GP at home, outscored 16-8, 0/15 on PP

Atkinson (3G) last 8GP

TOR (26-18-11):

1-3-1 past 5 road games, 24GA, 6/10 on PK

Marner (3G, 3A) points in 4 straight road games

Blues (63 Points) at Red Wings (54 Points) - 8:00 p.m. ET

DET is 1-0-0 vs STL this season, SOW in STL. DET has gone 5-1-0 past 6GP vs STL

DET (22-24-10):

0-3-1 past 4GP, 17GA, 5/9 on PK

Zetterberg (2G, 1A) last 3GP

STL (29-22-5):

won 4 straight, outscoring opponent 14-3, 8/8 on PK

Tarasenko (3G) last 3GP

Flyers (61 Points) at Flames (59 Points) - 9:30 p.m. ET

PHI is 1-0-0 vs CGY this season, winning at home. CGY has won 2 straight at home vs PHI, 2GA

CGY (28-26-3):

1-2-0 past 3GP, outscored 11-5, 1/10 on PP

Gaudreau (0P) last 2GP

PHI (27-22-7):

2-8-2 past 12GP on road, 18GF, 7/37 on PP

Voracek (2A) last 2GP

Panthers (58 Points) at Sharks (73 Points) - 10:30 p.m. ET

SJ is 1-0-0 vs FLA this season, winning in FLA. SJ has won 3 straight vs FLA

SJ (34-18-5):

4-1-1 past 6GP at home, 12GA, 11/14 on PK

Burns (3G, 5A) last 7GP

FLA (24-20-10):

4-1-0 past 5GP, 20GF, 3/21 on PP

Jagr turns 45 today, 1P shy of 1900 career. 1G, 1A last 2GP