Jets’ 2 Third Period Goals Enough to Beat Flames

On Monday night, we saw the Calgary Flames host the Winnipeg Jets for the first matchup of the season between these two Canadian rivals. A matchup that was likely overshadowed by the Toronto Blue Jays, Canada’s MLB team playing in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series (ALCS).

The Flames came into this game on a five-game losing streak after winning their first game of the season against the Edmonton Oilers, while the Jets entered play on a four-game win streak.

Game Recap

The game started with the Flames and Jets trading power-play opportunities in the first five minutes of the game. Throughout the remainder of the period, the Flames would get two more chances with a man advantage. However, both Connor Hellebuyck and Dustin Wolf stood tall, stopping a combined 17 shots to keep the game scoreless headed into the first intermission.

The Flames closed out their third chance on the power play to start the second period. They were then awarded a fourth, before giving the Jets their second and third chances to play a man up. However, nothing came of these chances and the game remained tied at zero at the midway point of the game.

After killing off both of these penalties, the Flames opened the scoring shortly after on Rasmus Andersson’s second goal of the season which came on a rocket of a shot from the point. The goal was assisted by Adam Klapka and Ryan Lomberg and nearly coincided with the Blue Jays closing out Game 7 of the ALCS, potentially allowing some fans to tune in before the game’s first goal.