Rittich allowed four goals on 21 shots in the Flames loss in Montreal last Thursday. It was a tough season debut for Rittich, who draws another tough matchup tonight in Winnipeg. Rittich was 15-10-3 with a 2.81 GAA, .914 SV% and one shutout on the road a season ago.

Jacob Markstrom started the first five games of the season, so Thursday will be Rittich's season debut. The 28-year-old has won 20-plus games in back-to-back seasons, going 24-17-6 with a 2.97 GAA, .907 SV% and two shutouts in 48 games last season. Tonight he faces a Canadiens team that has yet to lose in regulation and lead the NHL in scoring through six games (4.83 GF/gm).

Rittich allowed four goals on 38 shots in the Flames loss in Nashville on Thursday. Tonight he’ll make his fourth straight game and comes in at 2-1-1 with a 3.65 GAA and .887 SV% in his last five starts. Today he faces a Lightning team that has lost four straight games while averaging 2.75 goals for and 5.25 goals against per game.

Rittich allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Flames win in Boston on Tuesday. Rittich has turned in back-to-back wins, stopping 53 of the 57 shots (.930 SV%) that he's faced. He'll look to stay hot against a Nashville team that has won five of their last seven (5-1-1) games while scoring 2.86 goals per game. Rittich surrendered five goals on 36 shots in a 6-5 OT win in his first game vs. the Preds.

Rittich allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Flames win in Boston on Tuesday. Rittich has turned in back-to-back wins, stopping 53 of the 57 shots (.930 SV%) that he's faced. He'll look to stay hot against a Nashville team that has won five of their last seven (5-1-1) games while scoring 2.86 goals per game. Rittich surrendered five goals on 36 shots in a 6-5 OT win in his first game vs. the Preds.

Rittich allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Flames win in Detroit on Sunday. It was a much-needed win for Rittich, who struggled mightily in his previous two outings. Tonight he faces a Bruins team that is 11-2-0 while scoring 3.23 goals per game in their last 13 games.

Rittich was pulled after he allowed four goals on 15 shots in the Flames 8-4 loss to the Blackhawks on February 15th. Cam Talbot ended up starting the last two games but Rittich gets a chance to get back on track with a nice matchup in Detroit. He's lost his last two while giving up a combined eight goals but stopped 27 of 28 shots in a winning effort in his first start vs. the Red Wings.

Rittich allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Flames win in San Jose on Monday. Rittich has been really strong in the first two games of their California road trip, stopping 59 of 63 shots (.937 SV%) and will go for his third straight win tonight in Los Angels. He is surprisingly 0-1-1 with a 4.80 GAA and .882 SV% in two games vs. the Flames this season.

Rittich allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Flames win in Vancouver on Saturday. The victory snapped a brief two-game losing skid for Rittich, who will face the Sharks for the second time in a week on Monday. He allowed three goals on 26 shots in a 3-1 loss to San Jose last Tuesday and is 12-8-2 with a 2.75 GAA and .915 SV% on the road this season.

Rittich allowed six goals on 28 shots in the Flames loss to the Oilers. He was pulled and then reinserted after Cam Talbot was tossed for fighting but the end result was Rittich's worst outing of the season. He'll look to get back in the win column against the Sharks, who have lost five of their last six while scoring just 1.67 goals per game.