The Calgary Flames will have their captain back as they take the ice against the Dallas Stars.
Centre Mikael Backlund told reporters at Thursday morning's skate that he will return to Calgary's lineup after missing six games with an upper-body injury.
Backlund suffered the injury on March 12 against the Vancouver Canucks. He delivered a big hit to Canucks defenceman Victor Mancini and appeared to be in some discomfort afterward.
He logged just 2:58 of ice time over five shifts, his last coming a little more than halfway through the first period.
Backlund has 11 goals and 13 assists in 64 games played this season.
The Flames were without Rasmus Andersson at morning skate, but Flames coach Ryan Huska told reporters that Andersson would be available to play the Stars.
Calgary enters play Thursday four points back of the St. Louis Blues for the final wild-card position in the Western Conference with three games in hand.
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