NHL Game Preview: Winnipeg Jets vs Calgary Flames (10/26/2024)

Photo Credit: Conrad Jack (Inside The Rink)

It’s a Winnipeg Jets game day!

For game 8, the Winnipeg Jets take flight tonight to face the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

See how your Winnipeg Jets shape up tonight against Calgary.

Details for Tonight’s Game

TV: Sportsnet
Radio: 680 CJOB & Power 97
Game 8: Winnipeg Jets (7-0-0) vs Calgary Flames (5-1-1)
Date: Saturday, October 26th, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm CST

Preview of Winnipeg Jets vs Calgary Flames

Calgary Flames Notes

Goals Per Game: 3.6
Goals Against Per Game: 2.7
Power Play Percentage: 21.7%
Penalty Kill Percentage: 75%

Calgary Flames Projected Lineups

Andrei Kuzmenko – Nazem Kadri – Martin Pospisil
Connor Zary – Mikael Backlund – Blake Coleman
Jonathan Huberdeau – Justin Kirkland – Anthony Mantha
Ryan Lomberg – Kevin Rooney – Matt Coronato

Kevin Bahl – Rasmus Andersson
Mackenzie Weegar – Daniil Miromanov
Jake Bean – Brayden Pachal

Projected Starting Goaltender: Dustin Wolf
Games Played: 3
Wins/Loss Record: 3-0-0
Goals Against Average: 2.30
Save Percentage: 0.936%

Winnipeg Jets Notes

Goals Per Game: 4.4
Goals Against Per Game: 1.9
Power Play Percentage: 42.1%
Penalty Kill Percentage: 83.3%

Winnipeg Jets Projected Lineup

Kyle Connor – Mark Scheifele – Gabriel Vilardi
Cole Perfetti – Vladislav Namestnikov – Nikolaj Ehlers
Nino Niederreiter – Adam Lowry – Mason Appleton
Morgan Barron – Rasmus Kupari – Alex Iafallo

Josh Morrissey – Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg – Neal Pionk
Logan Stanley – Colin Miller

1st Power Play Unit:

Ehlers – Vilardi – Connor
Scheifele – Morrissey

2nd Power Play Unit:

Niederreiter – Namestnikov – Iafallo
Perfetti – Pionk

1st Penalty Kill Unit:

Lowry – Appleton
Samberg – DeMelo

2nd Penalty Kill Unit:

Barron – Iafallo
Miller – Pionk

Projected Starting Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck
Games Played: 6
Wins/Loss Record: 6-0-0
Goals Against Average: 1.66
Save Percentage: 0.940%


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Conrad Jack

Conrad Jack is a Manitoba based sportswriter covering the Winnipeg Jets (NHL) and the Manitoba Moose (AHL). He also covers the NHL Draft and World Junior Championship for ITR. He writes the Bargain Bin blog which covers NHL News & Rumours.

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