Gabriel Vilardi scored two goals and added two assists to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Sunday.
Blake Coleman had a goal and two assists and the Calgary Flames beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 on Saturday night. Matt Coronato and Andrei Kuzmenko - on a power play - also scored for the Flames.
Sunday afternoon in the NHL sees the Winnipeg Jets hosting the Calgary Flames in an all-Canadian matchup at Canada Life Centre. Welcome to NHL Predictions here at Last Word on Hockey, where we preview and predict the upcoming slate of NHL games around the league each day!
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Dustin Wolf agreed the Calgary Flames faced a big test against the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday. They passed with flying colours. Wolf made a season-high 38 saves and Blake Coleman scored once and ...
The Calgary Flames will battle the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday. It will be a Canadian classic at the MTS Centre as we share our NHL odds series and make a Flames-Jets prediction and pick. The Jets are 34-31 in the past 65 games against the Flames.
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Eric Comrie (1) saves the shot from Calgary Flames’ Mikael Backlund (11) as Dylan DeMelo (2) in second period of the Jan. 18 game. The Flames won that game 3-1. (John Woods / The Canadian Press files)
With Connor Hellebuyck between the pipes, our Jets vs. Flames predictions are backing Winnipeg to win by 2+ goals.
BOTTOM LINE: The Calgary Flames visit the Winnipeg Jets seeking to build upon a three-game win streak. Winnipeg has a 19-5-3 record in home games and a 33-14-3 record overall. The Jets have scored 175 total goals (3.5 per game) to lead the league.
Marc-Andre Fleury, playing his final game in his home province, recorded his 76th career shutout as the visiting Minnesota Wild beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Thursday. Fleury made 19 saves while tying Ed Belfour and Tony Esposito for the 10th-most shutouts in NHL history.
The Pittsburgh Penguins (20-24-8) have one more chance to salvage a good feeling from this extended seven-game road trip that seemingly began a lifetime ago with a joyous victory over the Buffalo Sabres and Alex Nedeljkovic’s goalie goal.