CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:
FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
DECEMBER 31, 2022 – CALGARY FLAMES [3] vs. VANCOUVER CANUCKS [2]
The Calgary Flames finished off 2022 with a New Years Eve clash against the Vancouver Canucks. In the opening 20, Calgary outshot Vancouver 13-9, but neither team was able to find the back of the net and the Flames were held off the board in the first for just the second time in their last eight games. In the second however the Flames offence exploded first with Elias Lindholm recording his 12th of the season, followed by Blake Coleman scoring shorthanded and MacKenzie Weegar recording his first as a Flame. Sheldon Dries would get a goal back for Vancouver in the ladder stages of the frame, but through 40 minutes of play the Flames were up 3-1. Elias Pettersson would strike just over four minutes into the third to draw the Canucks within one but that is as close as they would come and the Flames finished off the calendar year with a 3-2 win, their 10th win in their last 13 New Years Eve contests.
CGY GOAL SCORERS: Lindholm (12), Coleman (6), Weegar (1)
GOALIE: Markstrom (22/24, .917 Sv%)
PP: 0/2 (0%)
PK: 4/4 (100%)
FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 3-1-1
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
December 31, 2022 VAN [2] vs. CGY [3] Weegar Markstrom Martin
December 28, 2022 CGY [3] at SEA [2] Huberdeau Vladar Grubauer
December 27, 2022 EDM [2] vs. CGY [1] McDavid Markstrom Skinner
December 23, 2022 CGY [3] at ANA 2 Andersson Markstrom Dostal
December 22, 2022 CGY [3] at LAK 4 Kempe Vladar Copley
*shootout winning goal
FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
January 3, 2023 6:00pm at Winnipeg Jets Canada Life Centre
January 6, 2023 7:00pm vs. New York Islanders Scotiabank Saddledome
January 8, 2023 5:00pm at Chicago Blackhawks United Center
January 10, 2023 6:00pm at. St. Louis Blues Enterprise Center
January 12, 2023 6:00pm at. St. Louis Blues Enterprise Center
TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the second of three matchups this season between the Flames and Jets. The Flames won their first contest 3-2 on home-ice on November 12th.
This is a Pacific Division versus Central Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 4-2-0 against Central Division opponents this season and a record of 12-5-2 against Western Conference opponents.
LAST TIME AGAINST THE JETS:
The Calgary Flames welcomed the Winnipeg Jets to the Scotiabank Saddledome for the first and only time this season on November 12th. The Flames came out of the gates flying with Elias Lindholm scoring just 3:23 into the game. However, Neal Pionk would tie the game for the Jets before Adam Ruzicka helped the Flames retake the lead heading into the break. The two teams would trade goals in the second with Dubois scoring for Winnipeg and Trevor Lewis recording a shorthanded marker for the Flames which would hold up to be the game winner. Calgary would lock things down in the third to knock off the Jets 3-2.
CALGARY FLAMES vs. WINNIPEG JETS
ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
CGY vs. WPG 22-19-1-3 16-6-0-1 6-13-1-2 4-6-0 W1
GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. Winnipeg Jets
7:00pm CT
Canada Life Centre
TV: Sportsnet West
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960
2022-23 Season Series: 1-0-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road 0-0-0)
Nov. 12, 2022 – WPG [2] at CGY [3]
Jan. 3, 2023 – WPG vs. CGY
Apr. 5, 2023 – WPG vs. CGY
2021-22 Season Record vs. WPG: 1-2-0 (Home: 1-1-0, Road: 0-1-0)
Last Home Win vs. WPG: November 1, 2022 –Winnipeg [2] vs. Calgary [3]
Last Road Win @ WPG: February 1, 2021 – Calgary [4] at Winnipeg 3
Last Home Loss vs. WPG: November 27, 2021 – Winnipeg [4] vs. Calgary [2]
Last Road Loss @ WPG: April 29, 2022 –Winnipeg [4] at Calgary [2]
WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:
Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets begin a three-game homestand on Tuesday when they welcome the Calgary Flames to Canada Life Centre for the first time this season. The Jets ended the 2022 calendar year
with a 2-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night. After Tuesday’s game, Winnipeg entertains the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday and Vancouver Canucks Sunday afternoon during the
homestand
Last Game
Winnipeg Jets 2
Edmonton Oilers 1
Jets Scorers: Pionk (6), Connor (16)
Oilers Scorers: Kostin (5)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (31 sv, 1 ga)
Oilers Goaltender: Jack Campbell (15 sv, 2 ga)
Jets PP: 1-for-3
Jets PK: 5-for-5
Recap: Neal Pionk opened the scoring in the first period and Kyle Connor closed the scoring in the third period in Winnipeg’s 2-1 win over the
Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. Pionk and Connor also each had an assist for a two-point night. Pierre-Luc Dubois led the Jets with five shots, while Connor Hellebuyck made 31 saves for his second consecutive win.
Above .600
The Jets are eighth in the NHL with a .635 points percentage, which also ranks second in the Central Division and third in the Western Conference… Winnipeg’s best points percentage in franchise history was in 2017-18 when the team finished at .695… The franchise has finished a season with a points percentage better than .600 four times.
The January Ahead
After playing 16 games in 30 days in December, the Jets play 15 games in 28 days from Jan. 2-30, but open the month with two games in the first seven days… Seven of the 15 games are at home… Winnipeg’s eight road games in January come in the form of a three-game road trip and five-game road trip… The Jets are 12-16-3 in January during the past three seasons.
Against the Pacific
Winnipeg is 7-4-1 against the Pacific Division this season… Winnipeg’s in the midst of playing four of five games are against Pacific Division squads… Kyle Connor (5G, 11A) leads the Jets with 16 points in 12 games against the Pacific Division this season, while Mark Scheifele has 11 goals in 12 games.
Home Comforts
The Jets are 13-6-0 at Canada Life Centre to start the season… Kyle Connor (10G, 17A) leads the team with 27 points in 19 home games… Mark Scheifele’s 15 goals at home has him nine goals behind his career high 24 goals he had at home during the 2018-19 season… Connor Hellebuyck has been stellar on home ice this season, going 11-5-0 with a 1.87 goals-against average, .938 save percentage and three shutouts… Winnipeg is 242-155-36 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons.
Road Record
The Jets are 10-7-1 on the road this season… Winnipeg ended their three-game road losing streak on Saturday in Edmonton… Defenceman Josh Morrissey (1G, 19A) leads the Jets in scoring on the road with 20 points… Pierre-Luc Dubois has a team leading eight goals.
On the PK
Winnipeg is eighth in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 82.4% of the time… The Jets are 11-for-12 (91.7%) on the penalty kill in their past four games… The last time the Jets had a penalty kill better than 82% was in 2013-14 when they finished the season at 83.2%… The franchise record for penalty kill percentage in a season is 85.2%, which occurred in Atlanta during the 2003-04 season.
And with that…
The Jets went 48-34-7 in 89 games during the 2022 calendar year, which was 16th in the NHL… Kyle Connor had a team-best 104 points (45G, 59A) in 86 games in 2022, which is 22 more than Mark Scheifele (44G, 38A), who was second… Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck went 36-27-7 in 2022 with a 2.83 goals-against average and .916 save percentage.
December in Review
The Jets went 9-7-0 in December, which was ninth in the NHL… Winnipeg was top 10 in special teams with a power play at 28.3% (7th) and penalty kill at 82.6% (8th)… Kyle Connor (8G, 14A) led the Jets and was tied for second in the NHL in scoring in December with 22 points in 16 games… Josh Morrissey had 16 assists in December, which was tied for third in the league… Neal Pionk has blocked 31 shots in December, which is tied for eighth in the NHL.
Home Streakers
Kyle Connor (5G, 10A) and Josh Morrissey (1G, 9A) are both riding an eight-game home point streak… They are two of the eight active home point streaks of eight games or longer in the NHL right now… The streaks are four games away from tying Nikolaj Ehlers’ franchise record 12-game home point streak from last season (Dec. 3-Mar. 22)… Pierre-Luc Dubois has a point in three consecutive home games (2G, 2A).
Team Leader
Kyle Connor’s two points on Saturday has propelled him into the team scoring lead with 43 points (16G, 27A) in 37 games… He also led the Jets last season with 93 points (47G, 46A) in 79 games, which was the fourth most points in a season in franchise history… Connor’s 137 points (65G, 72A) in a span of 116 games during the past two seasons is the second most since relocation.
That’s Offensive
Jets defencemen have combined for 89 points this season, which is tied for fourth in the NHL… Winnipeg’s defenceman are averaging 2.41 points per game, compared to 1.99 last season… They have contributed 26.8% of Winnipeg’s points this season.
Half Dozen
Defenceman Neal Pionk scored his sixth goal of the season on Saturday in Edmonton, which matches a career high… He previously had six goals during the 2018-19 season in 73 games with the New York Rangers and 2019-20 season in 71 games with the Jets… Pionk boasts a career best 9.7% shooting percentage this season… He joins Josh Morrissey for the team goal lead among defencemen.
PLD with the PSG
Pierre-Luc Dubois scored just the third penalty shot goal for the Jets since relocation with his second-period goal on Thursday against Vancouver… He joins Bryan Little (Dec. 27/15 vs. PIT) as the only two members of the Jets to score a penalty shot goal at Canada Life Centre… Nikolaj Ehlers scored Winnipeg’s other penalty shot goal on Jan. 3/17 at TBL… Dubois goal is the eighth penalty shot goal in the NHL this season on 24 penalty shots.
Extra Time
The Jets are 7-1 in overtime this season… Winnipeg has won five consecutive OT games, which is one game shy of the franchise record in a season (Oct. 22/18-Jan. 13/19)… Winnipeg’s eight OT games are tied for the third most in the NHL this season and the Jets are the only team with seven wins in overtime… Winnipeg is one of two teams (Toronto Maple Leafs) to not play in a shootout this season.. Five of Winnipeg’s seven OT winners have come in the first two minutes of the extra session… Mark Scheifele holds the franchise record with 12 OT winning goals… The seven wins is two better than the five overtime wins Winnipeg had last season in 12 games decided in OT… During the past three seasons, Winnipeg is 18-9 in games decided in overtime… The franchise record for OT wins is 10, set in 2010-11.
Narrow One
The Jets improved to 9-4-1 in one-goal games with Saturday’s win… It was their second 2-1 win this season (Dec. 15 vs. NSH)… Last season Winnipeg went 12-5-11 in one-goal games.
Zeros
The Jets have registered three shutouts this season, which is tied for third in the NHL… Winnipeg’s first two shutouts were by 4-0 scores (Oct. 24 vs. STL and Nov. 5 vs. CHI), while the Nov. 29 5-0 shutout against Colorado gives the Jets all three shutout wins by at least four goals… The Jets had five shutouts last season, which is two shy of the franchise record.
Jets vs. CGY Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Flames meet three times this season, with the last two meetings taking place in Winnipeg… The Jets host the Flames at Canada Life Centre on Apr. 5 as well.
Recent History
The Jets are 10-4-1 against the Flames in the past 15 meetings, dating back to 2019… The Jets haven’t lost consecutive games to Calgary during that time… Twelve of the 15 games have been decided by two goals or less.
In Winnipeg
Winnipeg has a point in seven consecutive games against the Flames at Canada Life Centre (6-0-1).
Player Notes
Blake Wheeler has 31 points (11G, 20A) in 34 career games against Calgary to lead the Jets. Wheeler had a nine-game point streak against the Flames from Mar. 9/12-Mar. 16/16, which is the longest against the Flames in franchise history… Kyle Connor has 15 points (7G, 8A) in 19 games against the Flames… Sam Gagner’s 56 games against Calgary is the 10th most among active NHL players and the most he’s played against one NHL opponent.
Jets vs. CGY Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
02/04/2021 Cgy W 4 1 27 3 0 8 24 4 0 6
02/09/2021 @Cgy L 2 3 27 2 1 4 29 2 1 4
03/26/2021 @Cgy W 3 2 29 6 2 8 27 4 1 12
03/27/2021 @Cgy L 2 4 24 2 0 4 33 2 1 4
03/29/2021 @Cgy W 5 1 29 2 0 8 30 4 1 4
05/05/2021 @Cgy W 4 0 19 3 1 10 32 5 0 6
11/27/2021 @Cgy W 4 2 28 3 0 8 36 4 1 19
02/21/2022 @Cgy L 1 3 23 3 0 8 31 4 1 6
04/29/2022 Cgy W 3 1 43 4 0 4 33 2 0 8
11/12/2022 @Cgy L 2 3 23 3 0 10 35 3 0 10
