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The Calgary Flames surprising first half has them in the thick of a competitive Western Conference playoff race. Behind the talents of rookie Johnny Gaudreau, the Flames will look to keep pace Thursday night when they face the Minnesota Wild in the second of a six-game homestand. After representing Calgary (26-19-3) at last weekends All-Star festivities, Gaudreau emerged from the break to score twice in a 4-1 win over Buffalo on Tuesday. The goals gave Gaudreau 15, tying him for the team lead with Sean Monahan and moving him into third place among rookies behind Filip Forsberg of Nashville and Ottawas Mike Hoffman, who each have 16. Just being around the guys that were in that locker room this weekend, its exciting for me to be a part of that, Gaudreau said. Now Im excited for the second half of the season. The 21-year-olds top performances have translated into nothing but success for the Flames, who are 9-0-0 when he records at least two points. Monahan and Jiri Hudler, Gaudreaus linemates, have been equally vital to the Flames. Monahan can extend his point streak to a career-best six games while Hudler, tied for the team lead with 41 points, assisted on both of Gaudreaus goals Tuesday. Playing with (Hudler) and (Monahan), those are two skilled guys, Gaudreau said. Its hard not to create offensive chances when youre playing with two guys like that. Were making plays in the offensive zone. Jonas Hiller was 0-3-0 with a 3.81 goals-against average in his previous four appearances before stopping 17 shots, and hell get the nod tonight as well. Hes 11-5-1 with a 2.31 GAA in 17 starts against the Wild. Minnesota (21-20-6) came out of the break on a good note with a 2-1 victory in Edmonton on Tuesday. Still, coach Mike Yeo sees needed improvement for his last-place team. Puck management was poor tonight. Very poor, Yeo said. We pride ourselves on being a team that can defend well, but when you turn pucks over like that, youre not in a position to defend. Minnesota had dropped eight of its previous 10, and excluding a 7-0 win against Buffalo on Jan. 15, had scored 18 goals over that span while allowing 37. The Wild rank near the bottom of the league with 2.89 goals allowed per game. Devan Dubnyk stopped 23 shots to bounce back after he was pulled in the second period of his previous start Jan. 20. He owns a 2.04 GAA in five games since being acquired from Arizona on Jan. 14, and has been the top option after Darcy Kuemper was sent to Iowa of the AHL for a conditioning assignment and Niklas Backstrom going 0-5-2 with a 4.12 GAA over his last eight appearances. Minnesota sits ahead of only Edmonton and Arizona in the West but is just seven points behind the Flames for the second wild-card spot. The Wild are 6-2-1 in the last nine meetings, beating visiting Calgary 3-2 in the last one March 3. 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Englands final Euro warm-up game against Portugal on Thursday 2nd June at 7.45pm, is the next Sky Sports Fantasy Six-a-Side fixture, with a guaranteed £5,000 prize for our round winner up for grabs.All you have to do is select six players from the two sides, including your Elite Player from the four most valuable players, then sit back and keep track of your teams scores via our dedicated Match Centre, with regular updates powered by Opta, plus match stats and a live leaderboard. Unlike other fantasy games, your selected players are rewarded for every save, tackle, pass or shot, and you only have to wait for 90 minutes of action to be completed to see whether youve won the jackpot.Heres a guide for picking your Fantasy Six-a-Side line-up...Step 1: Pick your Elite PlayerChoose one Elite Player from the pool of four available. An Elite Player is best described as a player that is in-form and likely to have a significant impact on the game. 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There are no player values, formations or position requirements.Step 3: Pick a Power Play periodYour team will score double points during your chosen 15-minute Power Play period.Step 4: Predict the golden goal & submit your teamIn the event that two or more managers are tied on the same number of points at the end of the match, the prize will be awarded to the manager that has made the closest prediction for the minute of the first goal scored.Once your selection is confirmed, you can make unlimited changes to your team and Power Play period up until the Game Round deadline, which for this round is Thursday 2nd June at 7.45pm.Scoring pointsFantasy Six-a-Side offers greater depth and appreciation for performances than any other Fantasy game, rewarding your selections with a more detailed point system.No longer will you be left pulling you hair out when your players put chances on a plate for their team-mates, only to see them hit row z.Pick your team now…good luck. ' ' '