Tonight at 9 p.m. ET, the Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames clash in Game 6 of their Western Conference Round 1 Stanley Cup playoff series live from the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary.
Vancouver looks to force a Game 7 back at Rogers Arena while Calgary is hoping to advance to the second round on home ice.
These teams split Game 1 and 2 in Vancouver with the Flames winning 2-1 to open the series and the Canucks bouncing back with a 4-1 triumph. When the series shifted to Calgary, the home team won twice as the Flames knocked off the Canucks 4-2 in Game 3 and 3-2 in Game 4.
With the Canucks on the brink in Game 5, they notched a gritty home win by a 2-1 count in Game 5.
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The Flames are excited for a chance to clinch on home ice.
"We're excited," Flames defenseman Kris Russell said, according to NHL.com. "Talking today with the guys, we're all excited about the opportunity we have tomorrow. Obviously, it's going to be a tough task. Winning the fourth game in any series is the toughest game to win. We know it's going to be a challenge. We know they're going to bring their best game. But we're excited to play in front of our fans, excited for the opportunity. "
There is no shortage of confidence for the Canucks.
"We're pretty confident," Canucks forward Nick Bonino told NHL.com "I think you have to be in the playoffs. You never want to doubt yourself, but we've been here before. We went into Calgary and didn't play too well, so I think our mindset's a little different going there. We know we don't have any room for error and we've got to play good."
Daniel Sedin has led the Canucks with two goals this series while he and his brother Henrik Sedin both have three points.
The Flames, meanwhile, have been paced by Russell, who has two goals and two helpers for four points while rookie Johnny Gaudreau has three points in his first ever Stanley Cup playoff series.
In the blue paint, Calgary turns to Jonas Hiller and he has allowed nine goals on 156 shots.
Vancouver responds with Ryan Miller in between the pipes and he led the team to victory in his first start of the series in Game 5. Overall, Miller has yielded just one tally on 36 shots faced.
The Canucks look to force a Game 7 while the Flames hope to wrap things up when the puck drops on Game 6 live from the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary as part of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
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