Ice Chips: Flames G Wolf to start vs. Stars
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Calgary Flames
Rookie goaltender Dustin Wolf will get the start tonight against the Dallas Stars.
He was in the starter's net at morning skate with Dan Vladar as the backup.
Wolf, 23, is 8-4-1 with a 2.59 goals-against average and .918 save percentage in 13 starts this season.
Calgary has a record of 13-9-5 and currently sit fifth in the Pacific Division.
Ryan Lomberg did not accompany the team to Dallas with he and his wife expecting the birth of their child.
Projected lines against the Stars:
Jonathan Huberdeau - Nazem Kadri - Martin Pospisil
Yegor Sharangovich - Mikael Backlund - Matt Coronato
Blake Coleman - Connor Zary - Walker Duehr
Jakob Pelletier - Kevin Rooney - Andrei Kuzmenko
Kevin Bahl - Rasmus Andersson
MacKenzie Weegar - Daniil Miromanov
Jake Bean - Brayden Pachal
Dustin Wolf (Starter)
Dan Vladar
Vancouver Canucks
Kevin Lankinen will get the start in net for the Vancouver Canucks against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday afternoon, according to head coach Rick Tocchet.
The 29-year-old goaltender is 13-3-3 with a 2.62 goals-against average and .908 save percentage so far this season.
Thatcher Demko, who returned to the lineup Friday as the backup goalie, will again be in the backup role against Tampa Bay.
Demko has not played since suffering a knee injury last April.
Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin announced Sunday that goaltender Arturs Silovs has been assigned to Abbotsford of the American Hockey League.
The Canucks enter Sunday's contest third in the Pacific Division with a record of 14-7-4.
Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild have re-assigned forward Travis Boyd to the AHL's Iowa Wild.
Boyd, 31, has appeared in two games for the Wild in 2024-25.
Chicago Blackhawks
Netminder Petr Mrazek has been placed on injured reserve with a left groin injury, the Chicago Blackhawks announced Sunday.
Mrazek, 32, was replaced by Arvid Soderblom in the first period of Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.
The Ostrava, Czechia, native is 7-11-1 with a 2.83 goals-against average and .906 save percentage this season.