After missing the previous five games with a lower body injury, Calgary winger Jaromir Jagr is expected to make his return on Saturday night when the Flames host the Nashville Predators.
His return comes at a good time, too. The Flames dropped their last two games — a 3-2 loss to the Sharks on Thursday and a 2-1 shootout loss to the Wild on Tuesday.
The Predators are on a roll, too. Nashville has won five of its last six games, including a 4-0 win on Thursday against the Oilers. They will wrap up a three-game Western Canada road trip on Saturday, too, after beating the Canucks 7-1 in Vancouver.
When the pair met back on Oct. 24, the Flames snapped a two-game losing skid by beating Nashville 3-2 in a shootout.
Here is the Flames' projected lineup:
Johnny Gaudreau - Sean Monahan - Micheal Ferland
Matthew Tkachuk - Mikael Backlund - Michael Frolik
Sam Bennett - Mark Jankowski - Garnet Hathaway
Troy Brouwer - Matt Stajan - Jaromir Jagr
Mark Giordano - Dougie Hamilton
TJ Brodie - Travis Hamonic
Brett Kulak - Michael Stone
Mike Smith
Here is the Predators' projected lineup:
Nick Bonino - Ryan Johansen - Viktor Arvidsson
Kevin Fiala - Kyle Turris - Craig Smith
Filip Forsberg - Calle Jarnkrok - Pontus Aberg
Scott Hartnell - Colton Sissons - Austin Watson
Roman Josi - Mattias Ekholm
Alexei Emelin - P.K. Subban
Anthony Bitetto - Matt Irwin
Pekka Rinne
Juuse Saros