Flames' Backlund week-to-week with upper-body injury

Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund is week-to-week with an upper-body injury, the team announced.

Backlund was hurt in Wednesday's loss to the Vancouver Canucks. He played only 2:58 in the contest.

The soon-to-be 36-year-old has recorded 24 points in 64 games this season, his 17th with the Flames.

Calgary is in a fight for a wild-card spot in the Western Conference. The Flames currently hold the final seed with a game in hand but are tied with Vancouver in points (71) and only two clear of Utah with 18 contests remaining.