Wolf will defend the road net against Carolina on Sunday, per Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan.

After Saturday’s practice at WinSport, goaltending coach Jason LaBarbera stressed the Flames “will need both our guys to be at their best” during this sprint to the finish. Asked specifically about Wolf’s increase in action over the past couple of months, he praised the way the youngster has handled himself.

With the NHL’s Eastern Conference tightening up, the Hurricanes went into Sunday’s game just six points ahead of the Detroit Red Wings, who held the second wild-card playoff spot.

Sebastian Aho’s fifth overtime goal of the season tied an NHL record and came 3:16 into in the extra session as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Calgary Flames 2-1 on Sunday.

NHL trade deadline is Friday. It’s the time of year when we see teams that will be missing the playoffs ship out expiring contracts for future pieces and contenders go all in for a chance at a Stanley Cup championship parade.

The Flames got a stellar effort from Dustin Wolf, but fell to 1-1-0 on their season-long, six-game road swing after being defeated 3-0 by the Lightning in Tampa Bay. Nikita Kucherov's powerplay marker stood up as the game-winner, while Andrei Vasilevskiy made 27 saves for the Lightning.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Sebastian Aho scored at 3:16 of overtime to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 2-1 win against the Calgary Flames at Lenovo Center on Sunday. Aho scored on a one-timer from the right face-off circle off a pass from Jaccob Slavin. It was Aho’s third straight game with a goal and his sixth goal in the past seven games.

Wolf will get the home start Sunday against San Jose, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports. Wolf will get the nod in Calgary's first game back from the 4 Nations Face-Off break. The 23-year-old netminder is 19-11-3 on the season with a strong .912 save percentage and 2.63 GAA.

Sebastian Aho scored with 1:44 remaining in overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 2-1 victory against the Calgary Flames on Sunday in Raleigh, N.C.

Both the Flames and the Hurricanes have struggled to score coming out of the 4 Nations break, and our NHL betting picks expect the respective goal droughts to continue in Carolina tonight.

The Flames are familiar with low-scoring games this season, and tonight's goalie matchup vs. the Lightning suggests yet another Under will cash with Calgary involved, per our NHL betting picks.