On Monday night time, we noticed the Calgary Flames host the Winnipeg Jets for the primary matchup of the season between these two Canadian rivals. A matchup that was possible overshadowed by the Toronto Blue Jays, Canada’s MLB staff enjoying in Sport 7 of the American League Championship Sequence (ALCS).
The Flames got here into this sport on a five-game dropping streak after profitable their first sport of the season in opposition to the Edmonton Oilers, whereas the Jets entered play on a four-game win streak.
Sport Recap
The sport began with the Flames and Jets buying and selling power-play alternatives within the first 5 minutes of the sport. All through the rest of the interval, the Flames would get two extra probabilities with a person benefit. Nonetheless, each Connor Hellebuyck and Dustin Wolf stood tall, stopping a mixed 17 pictures to maintain the sport scoreless headed into the primary intermission.
The Flames closed out their third likelihood on the facility play to start out the second interval. They have been then awarded a fourth, earlier than giving the Jets their second and third probabilities to play a person up. Nonetheless, nothing got here of those probabilities and the sport remained tied at zero on the halfway level of the sport.
After killing off each of those penalties, the Flames opened the scoring shortly after on Rasmus Andersson’s second purpose of the season which got here on a rocket of a shot from the purpose. The purpose was assisted by Adam Klapka and Ryan Lomberg and almost coincided with the Blue Jays closing out Sport 7 of the ALCS, probably permitting some followers to tune in earlier than the sport’s first purpose.
The Flames carried this one-goal lead into the ultimate 20 minutes. Nonetheless, the Jets lastly broke the ice on their fifth power-play alternative of the sport, on Jonathan Toews’ first purpose of the season and first NHL purpose since April 2023. Nino Niederreiter assisted on the purpose, marking his fourth straight sport with some extent together with Neal Pionk who recorded his first level of the season with an help.
The sport was selected Mark Scheifele’s purpose the place he bought the puck in his personal zone from Josh Morrissey. He gave it to Kyle Connor within the impartial zone and would get it again from Connor on a two-on-one for a backdoor tap-in with lower than 5 minutes to play.
The loss makes it six straight for the Flames, and with the 2-1 victory, the Jets have now received 5 straight. The Flames shall be again in motion on Wednesday in opposition to the Montreal Canadiens, whereas the Jets get the Seattle Kraken on Thursday.
