The Calgary Flames are facing a significant challenge as captain Mikael Backlund has been sidelined with an upper-body injury. It was announced he is on a week-to-week status.

Tonight’s game may have been the most important regular season game for the Vancouver Canucks. Only one point behind the Calgary Flames before puck drop, this game had a massive impact on the standings regardless of who won.

The Vancouver Canucks were facing long odds of coming out of their matchup with the Calgary Flames with a win. They were playing back-to-back nights with travel, had to deal with yet another injury to their blue line,