Game 8: Winnipeg Jets vs Calgary Flames pre-game report

Tonight will feature of two 1st place teams as the top in the Central Jets (7-0-0) go up against the (tied for the) top in the Pacific Flames (5-1-1) in Calgary. There might not be a more surprising team in the NHL than the Flames who were seen as a team rebuilding but who clearly aren’t listening to what the pundits predicted for their hockey club. The home team are 3-1-0 at the Saddledome. On special teams they rank 15th on the power play and 24th on the penalty kill.

Morning skate news:

No morning skate so the expectation is it will be the same lineup as they used last game and which skated yesterday in practice. Scott Arniel wouldn’t reveal who his starter would be so we’ll have to wait to see who gets the net.

Lines & D pairs:

Connor-Scheifele-Vilardi
Perfetti-Namestnikov-Ehlers
Niederreiter-Lowry-Appleton
Barron-Kupari-Iafallo

Morrissey-DeMelo
Samberg-Pionk
Stanley-Miller

Comrie
Hellebuyck

Up Next:

Puck drop is at 6 PM CDT.  Be sure to head over to illegalcurve.com following the game for a recap of the action. Reminder to join us on the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show around 8:40 PM CDT as we discuss and analyze the results of the game.