Boston Bruins vs Calgary Flames projected lineups, NHL starting goalies for today, 22nd February, 2024

The Calgary Flames will host the Boston Bruins in a matchup set for Thursday at 9 p.m. EST in Calgary, Alberta.

The Bruins come into this game after a thrilling 6-5 overtime victory against the Edmonton Oilers. With a record of 34-12-11, the Bruins lead the Atlantic Division and have been strong on the road with a 16-5-6 record. However, they have struggled in one-goal games, posting a 7-4-9 record.

The Flames, with a record of 26-25-5, sit sixth in the Pacific Division and hold a 13-13-1 home record. They excel when scoring three or more goals, boasting a 23-8-3 record under those circumstances.

This will be the second meeting between the two teams this season, with the Flames winning the previous matchup 4-1, with Nazem Kadri leading the charge with two goals.

Yegor Sharangovich is a top performer for the Flames, while Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak lead the Boston Bruins in scoring.

Boston Bruins projected lineups

Forwards

Jake DeBrusk - Pavel Zacha - David Pastrnak
Brad Marchand - Charlie Coyle - Danton Heinen
James van Riemsdyk - Morgan Geekie - Anthony Richard
Trent Frederic - Jesper Boqvist - Justin Brazeau

Defencemen

Matt Grzelcyk - Charlie McAvoy
Mason Lohrei - Brandon Carlo
Derek Forbort - Parker Wotherspoon

Goalies

Linus Ullmark
Jeremy Swayman

Boston Bruins starting goalie

Linus Ullmark will most likely be starting for the Boston Bruins. Here are his stats for this season:

Games Played (GP): 28
Games Started (GS): 26
Wins (WINS): 16
Losses (L): 6
Overtime Losses (OTL): 4
Goals Against (GA): 73
Goals Against Average (GA/G): 2.72
Shots Against (SA): 838
Saves (SV): 766
Save Percentage (SV%): .914
Shutouts (SO): 1
Time on Ice per Game (TOI/G): 57 minutes and 33 seconds

Calgary Flames projected lineups

Forwards

Andrew Mangiapane - Mikael Backlund - Blake Coleman
Connor Zary - Nazem Kadri - Martin Pospisil
Jonathan Huberdeau - Yegor Sharangovich - Andrei Kuzmenko
Dryden Hunt - Kevin Rooney - Walker Duehr

Defencemen

Noah Hanifin - Chris Tanev
MacKenzie Weegar - Rasmus Andersson
Oliver Kylington - Brayden Pachal

Goalies

Jacob Markstrom
Daniel Vladar

Calgary Flames starting goalie

Jacob Markstrom will most likely be starting for the Flames. Here are his stats for this season:

Games Played (GP): 35
Games Started (GS): 35
Wins (WINS): 18
Losses (L): 15
Overtime Losses (OTL): 2
Goals Against (GA): 89
Goals Against Average (GA/G): 2.60
Shots Against (SA): 1024
Saves (SV): 935
Save Percentage (SV%): .913
Shutouts (SO): 2
Time on Ice per Game (TOI/G): 58 minutes and 43 seconds

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Ankit is an NHL journalist at Sportskeeda with over 3 years of experience in the writing industry. He has expertise in sports, product, and travel content writing. His interest in ice hockey was piqued after watching Sidney Crosby play and he has been passionately following the game since then. Ankit admires Crosby’s personality and hockey IQ, and when he crossed the 1,500 points tally, Ankit was among the biggest fans to celebrate the occasion.

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