ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Mike Smith will start in goal and Dillon Dube will be a game-time decision as the Flames look for their third straight win tonight when they visit the St. Louis Blues (6 p.m. MT - Sportsnet Flames/Sportsnet 906 The FAN).

Dube (lower body) was absent at Wednesday's practice with what head coach Bill Peters called a "maintenance day."

Smith, meanwhile, is coming off a 43-save showcase that tied his own franchise record for wins in a shutout. Peters' original plan was to play David Rittich tonight, but with Smith's hot play warranted another start. Rittich is slated to play on Saturday when the Flames finish up this three-game road trip against the Colorado Avalanche, but Peters did warn:

"Plans can change."

Here are tonight's projected forward line combinations, D pairs and starting goaltender: