Smith allowed two goals on 41 shots in the Flames loss in Anaheim on Friday. Smith has lost five of his last six starts despite posting an impressive 2.02 GAA and .932 SV%. Tonight he faced the Blackhawks on home ice where he is 8-10-0 with a 2.95 GAA and .901 SV% this season.

Pickard has gone 10-5-0 with a 2.20 GAA and .919 SV% in 15 games with the Marlies this season. With Curtis McElhinney hurt, it looks like Pickard will start against his former team tonight in Colorado. Pickard has gone 28-44-6 with a 2.77 GAA and .914 SV% in 86 career NHL games (all with Colorado).

Pickard has gone 10-5-0 with a 2.20 GAA and .919 SV% in 15 games with the Marlies this season. With Curtis McElhinney hurt, it looks like Pickard will start against his former team tonight in Colorado. Pickard has gone 28-44-6 with a 2.77 GAA and .914 SV% in 86 career NHL games (all with Colorado).

Pickard has gone 10-5-0 with a 2.20 GAA and .919 SV% in 15 games with the Marlies this season. With Curtis McElhinney out with a lower-body injury, Pickard has been recalled and should start against his former team on Friday.

Smith allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Flames loss to the Canadiens before the Christmas break. Smith has lost four of his last five starts (1-3-1) while allowing 10 goals on 136 shots (.926 SV%). With David Rittich going last night, Smith will face the Ducks for the second time tonight—he posted a 43-save shutout in his first start in Anaheim.

Smith allowed one goal on 22 shots in the Flames win over the Blues on Wednesday. The win ended a three-game losing streak for Smith, who sits at 2-3-2 with a 2.58 GAA and .901 SV% in December. Tonight the Flames will host a Canadiens team that has lost four of their last six games (2-3-1).

Smith allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Flames loss to the Predators on Saturday. David Rittich started on Sunday so the Flames will come back to Smith tonight vs. St. Louis. Smith is riding a three-game losing streak and comes in at 7-9-0 with a 3.05 GAA and .898 SV% in 18 starts at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

Smith allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Flames loss to the Sharks on Thursday. Smith has lost five of his las six starts while posting a 2.93 GAA and .888 SV%. Things will not get any easier for the veteran as the Nashville Predators travel to town sitting second in the NHL at 20-7-4.

Smith stopped 21 of 22 shots in the Flames’ shootout loss in Minnesota on Tuesday. It was an excellent outing for Smith, who has now stopped 71 of the last 75 shots (.947 SV%) that he has faced in his last three starts. Tonight the Flames will dos the Sharks at the Scotiabank Saddledome where Smith is 7-7-0 with a 3.11 GAA and .896 SV% this season.

Smith stopped 22 of 24 shots in the Flames win over the Canucks on Saturday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Smith, who will start his 27th game of the season tonight in Minnesota. In his first start against the Wild, Smith stopped 28 of 31 shots in a 4-2 loss in late-October.

The Ducks were unable to provide an update on Perry’s status postgame but they can’t seem to get out of their own way. The Ducks just got Ryan Getzlaf back yesterday and they played just 3:49 TOI together before Perry exited the game. Expect an update on Perry’s status prior to Thursday’s game in St. Louis.

Smith allowed one goal on 29 shots in the Flames 2-1 loss in Toronto on Wednesday. David Rittich gave him the night off on Thursday, so Smith gets back in the crease tonight vs. the Canucks. Smith was good on Wednesday, but has now lost three in a row while allowing a combined 11 goals on 77 shots (.857 SV%). Smith has gone 1-1-0 with a 3.58 GAA and .860 SV% in two starts against the Canucks this season.

Smith allowed five goals on 21 shots in the Flames loss to the Flyers on Monday. After shutting out the Coyotes last Thursday, Smith has lost two in a row while allowing a combined 10 goals on 48 shots (.792 SV%). In his first start against the Maple Leafs, Smith allowed three goals on 29 shots in a 4-1 loss.

Smith was yanked after he allowed five goals on 27 shots in the Flames’ 7-5 loss to the Oilers on Saturday. Smith has lost four of his last five starts (1-3-1) while posting a 3.01 GAA, .915 SV% and one shutout. In his first start against the Flyers, Smith allowed four goals on 39 shots in a 5-4 OT win in mid-November. He is a must-start against a Philadelphia team that has lost 10 straight games (0-5-5).

Smith stopped all 28 shots that he faced in the Flames shutout win over the Coyotes on Thursday. You had to expect a great performance out of the Smith against the team he spent over half a decade with and he delivered with his 12th win and second shutout on the young campaign. Tonight will be his second battle of Alberta and he was great in the first meeting, stopping 42 of 44 shots in a 3-0 shutout loss on opening night.

Murray was set to miss his third straight game tonight and the Blue Jackets moved him to IR in order to make room to activate Matt Clavert (upper-body).