10:07 pm
March 27

Jets @ Flames

Who will WIN this matchup?

Winnipeg Jets (21-11-2)

@ Calgary Flames (15-17-3)

 

Starting Goalies:

Laurent Brossoit (WPG): Confirmed

David Rittich (CGY): Confirmed

 

Current odds:

Winnipeg Jets: (+105)

Calgary Flames: (-125)

 

• A three-game winning streak has the Winnipeg Jets tied with the Toronto Maple Leafs atop the North Division, but the germination of that success goes further back, according to captain Blake Wheeler. As the Jets prepare for a Saturday clash at Calgary, a follow-up from Winnipeg’s 3-2 win over the Flames on Friday, Wheeler said the tell-tale sign his team was on track goes back to their March 9 win over the Maple Leafs.

• The Jets have been hugely successful this season against the Flames, having posted a 4-1-1 record, but their style of play would fare well against any team these days. Winnipeg is succeeding thanks to timely offense, a lethal power play and strong defense. It’s the final part of that equation that has Winnipeg coach Paul Maurice happiest.

• The Flames, who have lost four straight games — all in regulation — for the first time this season and managed only four goals total in those defeats, are on the other side of that spectrum. In fact, they appear to be getting worse.

• After ending a miserable road trip with consecutive losses to the cellar-dwelling Ottawa Senators, the Flames caused their own downfall Friday against Winnipeg, starting with their performance at the start.

• Foolish and costly penalties crushed Sutter’s squad. A late comeback effort made it a one-goal deficit at the end, but the Flames fell far short of executing like a team that knows it’s already in an uphill fight to make the playoffs.

5/10
Confidence
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Winnipeg Jets
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