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Henrique will make his Ducks debut on Friday.

After being acquired from the Devils on Thursday, Henrique will draw right into the Ducks lineup tonight. The Ducks did not do line rushes at their morning skate so there is no word who he will play with in his debut. Head coach Randy Carlyle did add that Henrique will see some power play time but wasn’t sure if he’ll use him on the penalty kill right away.

Adam Henrique
Smith will start against his former team on Thursday.

Smith allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Flames loss to the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Smith has lost his last three starts while allowing a combined nine goals on 110 shots (.918 SV%). Tonight he will start a huge game against an Arizona team that he played for for the last six years. Smith is always a solid daily fantasy play because of the amount of shots he faces, but he’s especially good tonight.

Mike Smith
The Ducks have acquired Adam Henrique, Joseph Blandisi and a 2018 3rd round pick from the Devils for Sami Vatanen and a conditional draft pick.

The Ducks are extremely thin at centre with Ryan Getzlaf and Ryan Kesler both sidelined with injuries, so adding Henrique will help them down the middle immediately. Henrique is two years removed from 30 goals and 20 assists (50 points) and has registered four goals and 10 assists (14 points) in 24 games this season. He was averaging 18:15 TOI/GM with the Devils and could see even more playing time in Anaheim while Getzlaf and Kesler are out. He is an interesting waiver add as he should see top line minutes alongside Corey Perry and should see plenty of PP time as well.

Adam Henrique
Smith will start Tuesday vs. the Maple Leafs.

Smith allowed five goals on 40 shots in the Flames’ loss in Dallas last Friday. David Rittich got his first start on Saturday, giving Smith some additional rest heading into tonight’s game vs. Toronto. The 35-year-old has gone 5-5-0 with a 3.05 GAA and .902 SV% on home ice this season.

Mike Smith
Smith will start Wednesday in Columbus.

Smith allowed one goal on 30 shots in the Flames win in Washington on Monday. Smith has won his first two starts of the Flames road trip and now heads to Columbus with a 6-1-0 record, 1.97 GAA and .946 SV% away from Calgary this season. However, he will have a tough time getting goal support with Sergei Bobrovsky like in the other net.

Mike Smith
Smith will start Monday in Washington.

Smith allowed four goals on 39 shots in the Flames win in Philadelphia on Saturday. Smith has gone 4-1-0 despite posting a 3.50 GAA and .897 SV% in six November starts. Tonight he faces the Capitals for the second time this season—he stopped 30 of 31 shots in a 2-1 win in his first start against Washington.

Mike Smith
Smith leads the Flames onto the ice for warmups.

Smith allowed two goals on nine shots before leaving Monday’s game vs. the Blues with an upper-body injury. The injury forced him to miss Wednesday’s game in Detroit, in which Eddie Lack was lit up, but joined the team in Philadelphia and is expected to start this afternoon. The 35-year-old has gone 4-1-0 with a 1.77 GA and .953 SV% in five road starts this season.

Mike Smith
Smith is expected to start Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia.

Smith allowed two goals on nine shots before leaving Monday’s game vs. the Blues with an upper-body injury. The injury forced him to miss Wednesday’s game in Detroit, in which Eddie Lack was lit up, but joined the team in Philadelphia and is expected to start this afternoon. The 35-year-old has gone 4-1-0 with a 1.77 GA and .953 SV% in five road starts this season.

Mike Smith
Smith (undisclosed) traveled to Detroit but will not dress for Wednesday’s game.

Smith left Monday’s game vs. the Blues with an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Eddie Lack, who is now expected to get the nod tonight vs. the Red Wings. With Smith out, Jon Gillies has been recalled from the AHL, but the fact that Smith was able to travel suggests that the injury is not overly serious. Monitor his status as the Flames head into Philadelphia for Saturday’s game.

Mike Smith
Smith will start Monday vs. the Blues.

Smith allowed three goals on 42 shots in the Flames’ win over the Red Wings last Thursday. Smith has won four of his last five starts while posting a 2.76 GAA and .917 SV%. Smith comes into tonight at 5-5-0 with a 2.95 GAA and .905 SV% in 10 starts on home ice but has a tough matchup vs. the visiting Blues.

Mike Smith
Smith will start Thursday vs. the Red Wings.

Smith allowed five goals on 21 shots in the Flames loss to the Canucks on Tuesday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Smith, who enters play tonight with a 2.52 GAA and .923 SV% in 14 games. He has not faced the Red Wings yet this season, but has gone 4-5-0 with a 2.95 GAA and .902 SV% on home ice.

Mike Smith
Smith will start Tuesday vs. the Canucks.

Smith allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Flames’ win over the Devils on Sunday. Smith extended his winning streak to three, stopping 99 of 105 shots (.943 SV%) in the process. Smith comes into Tuesday with a 4-4-0 record, 2.67 GAA and .914 SV% on home-ice so far this season.

Mike Smith