Flames snap 7-game shedding streak with win over Jets

Elias Lindholm and Adam Ruzicka every had a purpose and help on Saturday evening because the Calgary Flames ended a seven-game winless skid with a 3-2 NHL victory over the Winnipeg Jets.

Trevor Lewis additionally scored for Calgary (6-6-2) whereas defenceman Rasmus Andersson chipped in with a pair of assists.

Neal Pionk and Pierre-Luc Dubois replied for Winnipeg (8-4-1), who entered the evening on a 6-0-1 tear and possession of the league’s third-longest energetic factors streak.

Calgary native Josh Morrissey had two assists to proceed his red-hot begin. The Jets’ main scorer is already as much as 13 assists, which is midway to his profession excessive of 26 set in 2019-20.

Getting the beginning for the Flames, Jacob Markstrom made 21 stops to enhance to 5-3-2. Amongst his stops was a highlight-reel effort within the first when he slid throughout the crease, stacking his pads and windmilling out his catching hand to rob Mark Scheifele.

Connor Hellebuyck completed with 32 stops on the different finish. His report falls to 7-3-1.

The important thing sequence within the recreation occurred late within the second interval with the scored tied 2-2.

Ten seconds right into a holding penalty to Flames defenceman Mackenzie Weegar, Mikael Backlund broke in on a two-on-one and despatched an ideal cross-ice cross to Lewis who went forehand to backhand as he reduce throughout the highest of the crease to offer Calgary its third lead of the evening.

With the Jets nonetheless on the ability play for one more 1:50, Backlund obtained the puck taking place the wing once more, however this time his tried dump-in hit the referee as an alternative and with Calgary caught mid-line change, Winnipeg transitioned again up the ice on what would have been a two-man breakaway, solely to go offside.

However after the whistle, Andersson bumped Dubois into Markstrom inflicting a melee behind the Flames’ web with the outcome being a tripping penalty on Markstrom and a two-man benefit for the guests for 79 seconds.

However Calgary’s maligned penalty kill got here by way of to protect the lead and in the end the victory. After giving up power-play targets in seven straight video games, the Flames have gone an ideal 8-for-8 within the final two video games together with 3-for-3 towards the Jets.

Down 2-1 after the primary interval, Winnipeg tied it at 4:23 benefiting from a lapse in defensive protection by the Flames that left Dubois large open for a tap-in after being arrange neatly by Morrissey.

Calgary had taken its second lead at 17:22 of the primary on a fairly arrange from Lindholm who noticed Ruzicka steaming towards the web and set him up with a cross-ice cross that the Slovakian buried for his first of the season.

A wholesome scratch by way of 10 of the primary 11 video games, Ruzicka was enjoying his third consecutive recreation and doing so rather than injured Jonathan Huberdeau (higher physique) on the left aspect of the Flames’ No. 1 line with Lindholm and Tyler Toffoli.

Ruzicka was additionally a central determine in Calgary’s opening purpose at 3:23, flinging a backhand towards the entrance of the web from the nook that glanced off the stick of Lindholm in entrance and squeaked between Hellebuyck’s pads.

Pionk tied it 1-1 at 14:46 of the primary when his level shot caromed in off Flames’ defenceman Connor Mackey.