Calgary Flames VS Winnipeg Jets ( BETTING TIPS, Match Preview & Expert Analysis )
PREVIEW & TIPS Calgary Flames VS Winnipeg Jets
Quo Vadis Calgary Flames or Job Endgame No. 1 for General Manager Brad Treliving. Many fans would like to have him gone today, but at least the three mini-series games against the Jets will give the team time to save his neck. How they go about doing this, however, is a mystery. Most recently, they lost twice to the Senators, the worst team in the North Division, and how they were partially constricted in their own zone at least raises doubts about their fitness.
Calgary Flames News
The Flames were shockingly weak again in their game against the Senators on Wednesday. Both of their last games were broadcast on Free TV in Germany on Sport1 and twice they couldn’t convince at all. They will not have gained new fans in the German-speaking area in this way. That shouldn’t matter to them either, but it is much more important that they have practically buried their playoff hopes.
They had some very good scoring chances, especially in the first third, to turn the game in their direction early on, but both Lucic and Monahan failed miserably. It is precisely these two experienced strikers that make the Flames’ big problem clear. Monahan has only scored in one of his last ten games, Lucic in none. These two should now take on a leadership role – Monahan in his eighth season with the Flames and Lucic with his 32 years of experience.
Winnipeg Jets News
The Jets are currently on a par with the Maple Leafs in 2nd place in the North Division and hardly run the risk of missing the playoffs. They are even nine points ahead of their upcoming opponents from Calgary. A win on Friday would mean almost certain playoff qualification or at least two wins from the three duels with the Flames in the next few days. These are conditions that have a motivating effect.
Especially offensively, the jets also have great advantages over the flames, as they score 0.71 more hits per game. 3.30 goals per game mean eighth place in the league and with Scheifele, Ehlers and Connor they already have three players in the squad who have already scored over 30 points – not a single one of the Flames succeeded. They were able to score 20 more hits and that in one game less than Calgary. We would be very surprised if the vulnerable Flames Defense should stop this jet offense now.