FLAMES (26-32-4) at BRUINS (34-23-6)
TV: 7 p.m. ET; SNF, NESN, NHL.TV
Season series: The Calgary Flames defeated the Boston Bruins 5-4 in overtime at Scotiabank Saddledome on Dec. 4. Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau had a hat trick, including the overtime winner, and Bruins forward Brad Marchand scored two goals.
Flames team scope: Defenseman Dougie Hamilton will play his first game in Boston since the Bruins traded him to Calgary during the 2015 NHL Draft. The Flames are on a season-high five-game losing streak (0-4-1) after a 5-3 loss at the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday. They acquired goalie Niklas Backstrom from the Minnesota Wild on Monday for forward David Jones and defenseman Jyrki Jokipakka before the 2016 NHL Trade Deadline. Backstrom hasn't played an NHL game in 2015-16, but with Karri Ramo out for the season, he could see some action. "For sure, it's been a different year for me, and I'm really excited to get a chance and an opportunity," Backstrom told the Flames website. "I've been in the same division pretty much my whole career as Calgary, so I've seen the fans and I've seen the team and the city and I've always liked it, so it's going to be fun to see it from the other side." The Flames also traded defenseman Kris Russell to the Dallas Stars for center Brett Pollack and a 2016 conditional draft pick on Monday. General manager Brad Treliving said he had Calgary's future in mind with the trades he made. "That's a priority for us, [to] continue to stockpile picks and young players," Treliving said. "We're going to continue to do that and grow this organization." Gaudreau has 12 points during an eight-game point streak.
Bruins team scope: Boston acquired defenseman John-Michael Liles from the Carolina Hurricanes and forward Lee Stempniak from the New Jersey Devils on Monday prior to the trade deadline. Each could be in the lineup Tuesday. "We've put travel plans in place that we expect them to be in [Boston] and available," general manager Don Sweeney told the Bruins website. "They are both excited about joining the Boston Bruins and the opportunity to get this team back into the playoffs and move forward." Liles is happy to join a Stanley Cup Playoff contender. "Once you're in the playoffs, anything can happen, and that's what it's about," Liles said. "It's about winning and trying to win a Stanley Cup." Forwards Max Talbot, Zac Rinaldo and Joonas Kemppainen were sent to Providence of the American Hockey League on Monday. Forward Loui Eriksson, who can become an unrestricted free agent July 1, was not traded. "Loui Eriksson's an important part of what we're doing as an organization now," Sweeney said. The Bruins lost 4-1 to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday in the first of a four-game homestand; they are 13-16-3 at TD Garden.
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