Flames turn to Elliott to face Flyers

WHO TO WATCH Flames: G Brian Elliott

Called in for mop-up duty against the Coyotes, the 31-year-old made eight saves and allowed one goal. His last appearance was a 4-3 loss to the New York Rangers on Feb. 5. The Flames were riding a “win and you’re in” approach with their netminders, basically to stop the bleeding during a rough stretch of play before the 2017 NHL All-Star break. But now it sounds like it’ll be performance based, with Elliott next up. Elliott was also in net for Philadelphia Flyers (27-22-7) at Calgary Flames (28-26-3) 7:30 p.m., Sportsnet 360, Sportsnet 960 The Fan a 3-2 overtime win against the New Jersey Devils, backstopped the Flames to a 5-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild, and was between the pipes for Calgary’s 3-2 win over the Senators before the All-Star break. Flyers: G Michal Neuvirth

A big reason the Flyers are 3-3-1 since Jan. 26 despite only scoring nine goals in seven games during that span. Their defensive brand of hockey is allowing Neuvirth to thrive. During that span he was 3-1-1 with a 1.20 goals against average and .946 save percentage. He made 106 saves on 112 shots he faced. Playing well in a contract year despite missing nearly two months with a left knee injury. SET-UP NOTES The Flyers are two points behind Toronto for the last spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race. “That spot is there for us to take,” captain Claude Giroux said. “We’re in control of us making the playoffs or not. We know we can play better.” … Wednesday night in Calgary is the start of a three-game road trip for the Flyers … This is the final of two meetings between the Flames and Flyers this season … Philly has beat Calgary in their previous two clashes, both by a 5-3 count (Feb. 29, 2016, and Nov. 27, 2016) … With his next lamplighting, Flames C Sean Monahan will become the youngest shooter in franchise history to reach the 100-goal mark … Wednesday is Calgary’s fifth annual Hockey Talks game to promote mentalhealth awareness. A portion of the 50/50 proceeds will go to the Canadian Mental Health Association. CMHA volunteers will also be selling pucks with 1/3 of them autographed by players for $15. Last year, the Calgary Flames Foundation donated $17,000 to the CMHA from Calgary’s Hockey Talks game.