The Calgary Flames are hoping an injection of youth can help get them back in their series with the Anaheim Ducks.
The Flames, who trail the Ducks 3-0, are expected to have forwards Curtis Lazar and Freddie Hamilton in the lineup tonight in Calgary. Those two will replace Matt Stajan and Lance Bouma, who will be healthy scratches.
Lazar, 22, played four games for Calgary after getting traded from Ottawa at the deadline. The Flames saw “significant upside” in the former first-round draft pick, and he responded with one goal and two assists in those four games.
Stream Ducks vs. Flames: Game 4 on Wednesday (10 p.m. ET, USA)
Lazar and Hamilton are expected to skate on a fourth line with veteran winger Troy Brouwer.
#Flames lines today:
— Pat Steinberg (@Fan960Steinberg) April 19, 2017
Tkachuk-Backlund-Frolik
Gaudreau-Monahan-Ferland
Versteeg-Bennett-Chiasson
Hamilton-Lazar-Brouwer