DETROIT -- The Calgary Flames will have a much different look than the team the Detroit Red Wings are accustoming to seeing when the clubs meet Tuesday in a key game for playoff positioning in the Western Conference.



Calgary is still led by star right wing Jarome Iginla, who is coming off his 10th career hat trick in a 5-2 win at Minnesota on Sunday. And Miikka Kiprusoff, who shut out the Red Wings 3-0 in Detroit on Nov. 27 will be in net.



But gone are hard-hitting defenseman Dion Phaneuf and big center Olli Jokinen, among others.



The Flames made several changes prior to and at the trading deadline. They added forwards Niklas Hagman, Matt Stajan and Jamal Mayers from Toronto and Christopher Higgins and Ales Kotalik from the New York Rangers. They also picked up defensemen Steve Staios from Edmonton and Ian White from Toronto and backup goaltender Vesa Toskala from Anaheim.



"They're in exactly the same boat as we are, they're battling for their playoff life,'' Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said. "They got solid goaltending. They've changed their team around quite a bit. In saying that, they got real good depth up front. When they brought in White, they brought a puck mover.''



The Red Wings could be seventh in the Western Conference after the game. Or they could drop to ninth. Detroit, currently eighth, is one point behind Nashville and one point ahead of the Flames.



"It doesn't matter who we're playing, that sense of urgency has to stay with us,'' Red Wings forward Kris Draper said. "If we win, we leapfrog an opponent and kind of keep Calgary a little bit behind us.''



Detroit captain Nicklas Lidstrom said the team has played more of a north-south game its last two outings.



"I think we've been playing more straight ahead, going hard to the net, getting the puck to the net and creating scoring chances that way instead of ending up in the corners too much,'' Lidstrom said.





