All season the Flames have been one of the NHL’s best road teams and that must continue if a playoff spot is to be attained.

  Starting Sunday afternoon here in St. Paul, Mn, the Flames play 11 of their remaining 18 games on the road.  Three of the away games out of 4 will be played this week.

  After the Sunday matchup, the Flames are in Detroit for a key battle for the final playoff spot.  The Red Wings, who play Sunday vs Chicago, are one point ahead of the Flames.  Making Tuesday, essentailly a must win.

   Brent Sutter’s skaters return home on Thursday to face Ottawa before moving on to Vancouver  on Saturday for what will be the Canucks first game back home after ending their NHL record 14-game road trip.  Despite having played their last 11 matches on the road, the Canucks continue to lead the NW Division.  They have a 2-point edge on Colorado and are 9 points better than the Flames.

   Away from the Saddledome, the Flames have a 15-9-6 record.  At home, its a 16-15-3 slate after winning 5-3 over New Jersey on Friday.

   That was just the second time in 38 games, the Flames scored more than 4 goals in a game after doing it 6 times in the first 23 games of the season.

   Sunday the Flames look to end a 4-game losing streak against the Wild extending back to the end of last season.

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