Surprisingly, tonight’s meeting already concludes the season series between these two Canadian rivals. Winnipeg won both previous games, a 2-1 win in Calgary on Oct. 20 and a 5-3 decision at the Canada Life Center on Oct. 24, meaning the teams won’t see each other again until next season.
For the Jets, the focus tonight should be on building momentum and strengthening defensively before returning home for three straight games. This is an opportunity to get back to their structure against a Flames team that is struggling to generate much offensively. Collect two points, leave this road trip in the past and move on. When they are healthy, we know what this group is capable of, and they are almost back to 100% health. But it will take a full team effort and a top performance to end this journey on a positive note.
“We are in the toughest division of the competition” Arniel said after practice on Friday. “And if you happen to look at the standings, they don’t lose too many games, the other teams (in the Central). We want to stay in the pack here. We can’t wait until December or January and decide it’s time to turn it on. It’s too tough a competition. We have to start getting our points right now.”
Connor–Scheifele–Vilardi
Alternatives – Toews – Perfetti
Niederreiter – Lowry – Iafallo
Pearson–Ford–Nyquist
Morrissey-DeMelo
Samberg – Pionk
Stanley Miller
Hellebuyck
Comrie
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Puck drop is scheduled for 9:00 PM CST and you can watch the game on Sportsnet.
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