Flames host Wild as Blake Coleman returns to Calgary

The Calgary Flames host the Minnesota Wild in Calgary on Thursday, continuing a four-game homestand.

Minnesota forward Blake Coleman returns to Calgary for the first time since joining the Wild in a July trade.

The teams are meeting for the first of three games scheduled this season.

Calgary has won two of its last three games, though it remains last in the NHL by points percentage.

Captain Mikael Backlund is day-to-day with an upper-body injury, and Ben Jones could make his Calgary NHL debut in his place.

The Flames say they need to keep the puck deeper in the offensive zone and limit dangerous chances against.

The game starts at 7 p.m.

Mountain Time, and the teams are due to meet again in Calgary on Nov.

19 and in Minnesota on Mar.

19.