The Battle of Alberta returns for the 2024-25 season tonight when the Flames take on the Oilers at 6 p.m. MT from Rogers Place in Edmonton (TV: Sportsnet West; Radio: Sportsnet 960 THE FAN).

Based on the lines and D pairs used during the pregame warmup, tonight’s projected lineup is as follows:

Forwards

Sam Honzek – Nazem Kadri – Andrei Kuzmenko
Jonathan Huberdeau – Martin Pospisil – Anthony Mantha
Connor Zary – Mikael Backlund – Blake Coleman
Ryan Lomberg – Justin Kirkland – Matt Coronato

Defence

MacKenzie Weegar – Daniil Miromanov
Kevin Bahl – Rasmus Andersson
Tyson Barrie – Brayden Pachal

Goaltender

Dan Vladar