Ice Chips: Flames G Wolf to start vs. Sharks
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Calgary Flames
Flames rookie goaltender Dustin Wolf will start in net tonight against the San Jose Sharks, per TSN's Salim Valji.
Wolf, 23, is 19-11-3 with a .912 save percentage and 2.63 GAA in 33 appearances this season for Calgary.
The Flames are three points back of the Vancouver Canucks for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
Flames lines vs. Sharks per Valji:
Huberdeau-Kadri-Coronato
Farabee-Frost-Sharangovich
Zary-Backlund-Coleman
Lomberg-Rooney-Pospisil
Hanley-Weegar
Andersson-Bahl
Bean-Pachal
Wolf
PP1: Coronato, Frost, Huberdeau, Kadri, Weegar
PP2: Coleman, Farabee, Sharangovich, Zary, Andersson
Edmonton Oilers
Goaltender Calvin Pickard gets the start this afternoon against the Washington Capitals, per head coach Kris Knoblauch.
Pickard, 32, has appeared in 21 games for Edmonton this season, going 14-5-0 with a .901 save percentage and 2.52 goals-against average, his second year with the organization.
The Oilers are coming off a 6-3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday and are second in the Pacific Division with 72 points.
Washington Capitals
Forward Tom Wilson (undisclosed) will be in the lineup this afternoon against the Oilers, per NHL.com's Tom Gulitti.
Wilson was considered a game-time decision heading into the game after suffering an injury in Saturday's 8-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The 31-year-old has a career-high 25 goals this season with 43 points in 56 games this season, his 12th with the Capitals.
Washington is first in the Eastern Conference with 82 points.
Seattle Kraken
Netminder Ales Stezka will make his first career NHL start for the Seattle Kraken in a matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday.
Stezka, 28, was drafted in the fourth round, 111th overall by the Minnesota Wild in 2015 and will also be making his NHL debut tonight.
The Liberec, Czechia, native is 9-12-8 with a 2.99 goals-against average and .902 save percentage this season with the Coachella Valley Firebirds of the American Hockey League.
The Kraken enter Sunday's contest seventh in the Pacific Division with a record of 25-29-4.