{coyotes} COYOTES (19-16-4) at FLAMES (19-18-2)

Wednesday 6 January 2016

{coyotes} COYOTES (19-16-4) at FLAMES (19-18-2)

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Thursday, January 7, 2016

9:00 PM ET

COYOTES (19-16-4) at FLAMES (19-18-2)

TV: FS-A, SNW

Season series: Arizona Coyotes coach Dave Tippett won his 500th career game when the Coyotes defeated the Calgary Flames 2-1 in overtime at home on Nov. 27. Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored the game-winner with 39.9 seconds remaining in the extra period. Defenseman Mark Giordano scored for the Flames.

Coyotes team scope: Arizona goaltender Louis Domingue will make his fifth consecutive start. Goalie Mike Smith (abdominal surgery) has been out since Dec. 8. "Right now he's the No. 1 option because he's played so well," Tippett told the Coyotes website. Forward Martin Hanzal (lower body), who has missed 11 of the past 12 games, will return. As a result, forward Laurent Dauphin, 20, was reassigned to Springfield of the American Hockey League. Defenseman Zbynek Michalek practiced, but remains questionable; he is day-to-day because of an upper-body injury. This is the finale of a three-game trip through Western Canada for the Coyotes (1-0-1). Captain Shane Doan has seven goals in the past four games.

Flames team scope: Calgary coach Bob Hartley told the Flames website that goaltender Karri Ramo is expected to start his 11th consecutive game. He has started 22 of 26 games since being recalled from Stockton of the AHL on Oct. 29. Forward Jiri Hudler (lower body) did not practice Wednesday and missed the Flames' 3-1 win at home against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday. "[Hudler] will be off the ice for basically a week," Hartley said. "We have no target dates yet on his return, but we're going to make all decisions possible in his best interest to make sure he is healed at 100 percent." Forward Michael Frolik (upper body), out since Dec. 15, has resumed practicing and is close to a return.

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