<p>In many ways, the Calgary Flames&#8217; contest on Friday night against the Winnipeg Jets felt like a rerun. The Flames weren&#8217;t awful and played effective structural hockey. But they couldn&#8217;t translate zone time into dangerous scoring chances, while the Jets were able to. The Flames lost 3-2 to Winnipeg to extend their losing skid to four games.</p>
<p></p>
<h2><strong>The rundown</strong></h2>
<p>The Flames and Jets had a fairly even first period. The Flames had a power play and had zero shots. The Jets had a power play and scored off the initial face-off on a deflection off Blake Wheeler to make it 1-0 Jets.</p>
<p>Shots were 10-6 Jets and scoring chances 6-5 Jets in the first period.</p>
<p>The Jets carried play in the second period and added to their lead off a bad line change by the Flames. Tucker Poolman sprang Kyle Connor into the Flames zone on a breakaway. Jacob Markstrom made the initial save, but Connor poked in his own rebound to make it 2-0.</p>
<p>Shots were 10-7 Jets and scoring chances 9-6 Jets in the second period.</p>
<p>The Flames got on the board on the power play early in the third period. After the first unit didn&#8217;t do a whole lot, Mikael Backlund kept it simple and chucked the puck on net. It deflected off Milan Lucic and Josh Morrissey and in to cut Winnipeg&#8217;s lead to 2-1.</p>
<p>But Lucic took two minors on the same play and Markstrom fired a puck over the glass on the penalty kill, leading to a two man advantage for the Jets. Paul Stastny buried a feed at the end of a nice passing sequence to make it 3-1 Jets.</p>
<p>The Flames got one back off a nice puck movement sequence, as Noah Hanifin fed Elias Lindholm, and Lindholm&#8217;s feed to the net-front was deflected by Matthew Tkachuk past Connor Hellebuyck to make it a 3-2 game.</p>
<p>The Flames got a late power play and made a push with the goalie pulled for the extra attacker, but they couldn&#8217;t get the game tied up and the Jets held on for the victory.</p>
<p>Shots were 13-9 Flames and scoring chances 5-4 Jets in the third period.</p>
<h2><strong>Why the Flames lost<br />
</strong></h2>
<p>The Flames had plenty of zone time, but couldn&#8217;t translate it into enough dangerous scoring opportunities between the dots. Meanwhile, the Jets were able to play a patient game and take advantage of Calgary&#8217;s miscues.</p>
<h2><strong>Red Warrior</strong></h2>
<p>Hanifin had a pair of assists and looked great with the puck.</p>
<h2><strong>The turning point</strong></h2>
<p>We have two:</p>
<ul>
<li>The first was Connor&#8217;s goal, which extended Winnipeg&#8217;s lead to 2-0.</li>
<li>The second was the Lucic double-minor, which really killed the team&#8217;s momentum at the worst possible time. (And led to the third Winnipeg goal.)</li>
</ul>
<h2><strong>The numbers</strong></h2>
<p>Data via Natural Stat Trick. Percentage stats are 5v5.</p>
<table style="height: 484px">
<tbody>
<tr style="height: 44px">
<td style="height: 44px"></td>
<td style="height: 44px">Corsi<br />
For%</td>
<td style="height: 44px">O-Zone<br />
Face-Off%</td>
<td style="height: 44px"><a href="https://www.hockeystatcards.com/single-game-card/10562">Game</a><br />
Score</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Nesterov</td>
<td style="height: 22px">76.0</td>
<td style="height: 22px">70.0</td>
<td style="height: 22px">0.440</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Valimaki</td>
<td style="height: 22px">73.1</td>
<td style="height: 22px">70.0</td>
<td style="height: 22px">0.710</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Tkachuk</td>
<td style="height: 22px">66.7</td>
<td style="height: 22px">50.0</td>
<td style="height: 22px">1.400</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Lucic</td>
<td style="height: 22px">66.7</td>
<td style="height: 22px">71.4</td>
<td style="height: 22px">0.520</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Bennett</td>
<td style="height: 22px">61.9</td>
<td style="height: 22px">71.4</td>
<td style="height: 22px">0.090</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Ryan</td>
<td style="height: 22px">60.0</td>
<td style="height: 22px">70.0</td>
<td style="height: 22px">0.610</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Lindholm</td>
<td style="height: 22px">57.1</td>
<td style="height: 22px">55.6</td>
<td style="height: 22px">-0.040</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Mangiapane</td>
<td style="height: 22px">55.0</td>
<td style="height: 22px">20.0</td>
<td style="height: 22px">-1.130</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Nordstrom</td>
<td style="height: 22px">53.9</td>
<td style="height: 22px">62.5</td>
<td style="height: 22px">0.070</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Tanev</td>
<td style="height: 22px">53.3</td>
<td style="height: 22px">75.0</td>
<td style="height: 22px">-1.010</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Dube</td>
<td style="height: 22px">50.0</td>
<td style="height: 22px">75.0</td>
<td style="height: 22px">-0.340</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Leivo</td>
<td style="height: 22px">50.0</td>
<td style="height: 22px">62.5</td>
<td style="height: 22px">0.090</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Backlund</td>
<td style="height: 22px">50.0</td>
<td style="height: 22px">50.0</td>
<td style="height: 22px">-0.530</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Monahan</td>
<td style="height: 22px">47.4</td>
<td style="height: 22px">33.3</td>
<td style="height: 22px">-0.510</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Hanifin</td>
<td style="height: 22px">46.7</td>
<td style="height: 22px">77.8</td>
<td style="height: 22px">-0.320</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Giordano</td>
<td style="height: 22px">36.4</td>
<td style="height: 22px">27.3</td>
<td style="height: 22px">-1.830</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Gaudreau</td>
<td style="height: 22px">33.3</td>
<td style="height: 22px">33.3</td>
<td style="height: 22px">-2.260</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Andersson</td>
<td style="height: 22px">31.8</td>
<td style="height: 22px">33.3</td>
<td style="height: 22px">-1.910</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Markstrom</td>
<td style="height: 22px">&#8212;</td>
<td style="height: 22px">&#8212;</td>
<td style="height: 22px">0.630</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Rittich</td>
<td style="height: 22px">&#8212;</td>
<td style="height: 22px">&#8212;</td>
<td style="height: 22px">&#8212;</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2><strong>This and that</strong></h2>
<p>The Flames are 1-14-1 when trailing after two periods and 4-14-1 when their opponent scores first.</p>
<h2><strong>Up next</strong></h2>
<p>The Flames (15-17-3) are back in action on Saturday night in a rematch against the Jets.</p>

In many ways, the Calgary Flames' contest on Friday night against the Winnipeg Jets felt like a rerun. The Flames weren't awful and played effective structural hockey. But they couldn't translate zone time into dangerous scoring chances, while the Jets were able to. The Flames lost 3-2 to Winnipeg to extend their losing skid to four games.


<h2><strong>The rundown</strong></h2>
The Flames and Jets had a fairly even first period. The Flames had a power play and had zero shots. The Jets had a power play and scored off the initial face-off on a deflection off Blake Wheeler to make it 1-0 Jets.

Shots were 10-6 Jets and scoring chances 6-5 Jets in the first period.

The Jets carried play in the second period and added to their lead off a bad line change by the Flames. Tucker Poolman sprang Kyle Connor into the Flames zone on a breakaway. Jacob Markstrom made the initial save, but Connor poked in his own rebound to make it 2-0.

Shots were 10-7 Jets and scoring chances 9-6 Jets in the second period.

The Flames got on the board on the power play early in the third period. After the first unit didn't do a whole lot, Mikael Backlund kept it simple and chucked the puck on net. It deflected off Milan Lucic and Josh Morrissey and in to cut Winnipeg's lead to 2-1.

But Lucic took two minors on the same play and Markstrom fired a puck over the glass on the penalty kill, leading to a two man advantage for the Jets. Paul Stastny buried a feed at the end of a nice passing sequence to make it 3-1 Jets.

The Flames got one back off a nice puck movement sequence, as Noah Hanifin fed Elias Lindholm, and Lindholm's feed to the net-front was deflected by Matthew Tkachuk past Connor Hellebuyck to make it a 3-2 game.

The Flames got a late power play and made a push with the goalie pulled for the extra attacker, but they couldn't get the game tied up and the Jets held on for the victory.

Shots were 13-9 Flames and scoring chances 5-4 Jets in the third period.
<h2><strong>Why the Flames lost
</strong></h2>
The Flames had plenty of zone time, but couldn't translate it into enough dangerous scoring opportunities between the dots. Meanwhile, the Jets were able to play a patient game and take advantage of Calgary's miscues.
<h2><strong>Red Warrior</strong></h2>
Hanifin had a pair of assists and looked great with the puck.
<h2><strong>The turning point</strong></h2>
We have two:
<ul>
 	<li>The first was Connor's goal, which extended Winnipeg's lead to 2-0.</li>
 	<li>The second was the Lucic double-minor, which really killed the team's momentum at the worst possible time. (And led to the third Winnipeg goal.)</li>
</ul>
<h2><strong>The numbers</strong></h2>
Data via Natural Stat Trick. Percentage stats are 5v5.
<table style="height: 484px">
<tbody>
<tr style="height: 44px">
<td style="height: 44px"></td>
<td style="height: 44px">Corsi
For%</td>
<td style="height: 44px">O-Zone
Face-Off%</td>
<td style="height: 44px"><a href="https://www.hockeystatcards.com/single-game-card/10562">Game</a>
Score</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Nesterov</td>
<td style="height: 22px">76.0</td>
<td style="height: 22px">70.0</td>
<td style="height: 22px">0.440</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Valimaki</td>
<td style="height: 22px">73.1</td>
<td style="height: 22px">70.0</td>
<td style="height: 22px">0.710</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Tkachuk</td>
<td style="height: 22px">66.7</td>
<td style="height: 22px">50.0</td>
<td style="height: 22px">1.400</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Lucic</td>
<td style="height: 22px">66.7</td>
<td style="height: 22px">71.4</td>
<td style="height: 22px">0.520</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Bennett</td>
<td style="height: 22px">61.9</td>
<td style="height: 22px">71.4</td>
<td style="height: 22px">0.090</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Ryan</td>
<td style="height: 22px">60.0</td>
<td style="height: 22px">70.0</td>
<td style="height: 22px">0.610</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Lindholm</td>
<td style="height: 22px">57.1</td>
<td style="height: 22px">55.6</td>
<td style="height: 22px">-0.040</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Mangiapane</td>
<td style="height: 22px">55.0</td>
<td style="height: 22px">20.0</td>
<td style="height: 22px">-1.130</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Nordstrom</td>
<td style="height: 22px">53.9</td>
<td style="height: 22px">62.5</td>
<td style="height: 22px">0.070</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Tanev</td>
<td style="height: 22px">53.3</td>
<td style="height: 22px">75.0</td>
<td style="height: 22px">-1.010</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Dube</td>
<td style="height: 22px">50.0</td>
<td style="height: 22px">75.0</td>
<td style="height: 22px">-0.340</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Leivo</td>
<td style="height: 22px">50.0</td>
<td style="height: 22px">62.5</td>
<td style="height: 22px">0.090</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Backlund</td>
<td style="height: 22px">50.0</td>
<td style="height: 22px">50.0</td>
<td style="height: 22px">-0.530</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Monahan</td>
<td style="height: 22px">47.4</td>
<td style="height: 22px">33.3</td>
<td style="height: 22px">-0.510</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Hanifin</td>
<td style="height: 22px">46.7</td>
<td style="height: 22px">77.8</td>
<td style="height: 22px">-0.320</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Giordano</td>
<td style="height: 22px">36.4</td>
<td style="height: 22px">27.3</td>
<td style="height: 22px">-1.830</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Gaudreau</td>
<td style="height: 22px">33.3</td>
<td style="height: 22px">33.3</td>
<td style="height: 22px">-2.260</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Andersson</td>
<td style="height: 22px">31.8</td>
<td style="height: 22px">33.3</td>
<td style="height: 22px">-1.910</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Markstrom</td>
<td style="height: 22px">--</td>
<td style="height: 22px">--</td>
<td style="height: 22px">0.630</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px">
<td style="height: 22px">Rittich</td>
<td style="height: 22px">--</td>
<td style="height: 22px">--</td>
<td style="height: 22px">--</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2><strong>This and that</strong></h2>
The Flames are 1-14-1 when trailing after two periods and 4-14-1 when their opponent scores first.
<h2><strong>Up next</strong></h2>
The Flames (15-17-3) are back in action on Saturday night in a rematch against the Jets.

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