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Pionk, 29, has nine goals and 37 points in 66 games this season while averaging 22:09 of ice time. He logged 16:18 of ice time in Tuesday's win over the New York Rangers before exiting with the injury.. He was declared day-to-day by head coach Scott Arniel on Thursday, with Pionk receiving the same designation. Pionk, however, was not on the ice Friday as the update on him was announced later.
The injury came during the first period of action where Backlund took five shifts totaling just under three minutes of ice time. He left the game and did not return. During his final shift, he appeared to be in some discomfort after throwing a check on Canucks defenceman Victor Mancini. Backlund, 35, is in his 17th season with the Flames. He's appeared in 64 games this season, scoring 11 goals and adding 13 assists.
With Backlund injured and Connor Zary serving a two-game suspension, Calgary recalled forward Dryden Hunt from the AHL on Friday. The Flames currently hold down the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference on 71 points, level with the Canucks, but ahead on regulation victories by one .
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