Jarome Iginla, centre, has eight goals in his last seven games. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press)

It's a good bet the Calgary Flames have had Thursday's date at the Pengrowth Saddledome circled on their calendar for a month.

That's because it marks a shot at redemption against the Chicago Blackhawks, who memorably overcame a 5-0 deficit to beat the visiting Flames 6-5 in overtime on Oct. 12.

"It stings all the way through and we're embarrassed," Flames captain Jarome Iginla said after the loss.

It was the largest lead surrendered in Calgary's history, but the Flames (12-5-2) haven't let that affect their performance on the ice — they're 8-4-1 since then, including 5-1-1 in November, and sit fifth in the Western Conference.

Goalie Miikka Kiprusoff is up to his old tricks in net, allowing just five goals in the Flames' five victories this month, while Iginla and René Bourque have combined for 15 points in November. Iginla has eight goals in his last seven games.

But Calgary saw old demons resurface in its most recent contest, surrendering a 2-1 lead in the last two minutes of the second period on the way to a 3-2 defeat to visiting Colorado on Tuesday, the Flames' first regulation loss this month.

"That second goal was a terrible goal to give up," coach Brent Sutter said. "You get up 2-1 and you've got to really clamp down and do it the right way."

The loss hurt in more ways than one. The Flames had a chance to overtake Colorado for the Northwest Division lead, but now sit three points behind the surprising Avalanche.

Big boost

A victory against the Blackhawks would really boost an already hard-charging Calgary outfit. The Flames haven't defeated the Hawks in the regular season since 2007-08, and were eliminated from the first round of the playoffs by Chicago at the Saddledome last season.

The Blackhawks (12-5-2) are starting their annual two-week road swing while the circus takes over the United Center; they went 3-2-1 on the trip last season.

But Chicago probably isn't looking forward to it this time around: The team is winless on the road since Oct. 15.

The Hawks have won their last four games (all at home) since Jonathan Toews returned to the lineup after suffering a concussion Nov. 9.

The Chicago captain has four points in his last four games. Another youngster, Patrick Kane, has scored in three straight games and has a seven-game point streak going.

Overtime victory

The team rallied for a 4-3 overtime victory over Western Conference-leading San Jose on Sunday night, with Kane and John Madden scoring in the second period to tie the game and Brent Seabrook netting the winner goal 41 seconds into overtime.

"We feel we can win any night, against any team," Seabrook said. "We have a great group … and we want to prove that."

Kane, Toews, and defenceman Duncan Keith are reportedly close to signing contract extensions with the club.

Hawks sniper Marian Hossa is expected to return to the lineup at some point during the road trip, and forward Kris Versteeg is listed as probable for the Calgary contest. The Flames should have a full lineup to choose from for the game.

Both starters should be in net, with Calgary's Kiprusoff facing Cristobal Huet, whose 2.25 goals-against average ranks 10th in the NHL.