Gabriel Vilardi scored two goals and added two assists to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Sunday.
Sunday afternoon in the NHL sees the Winnipeg Jets hosting the Calgary Flames in an all-Canadian matchup at Canada Life Centre. Welcome to NHL Predictions here at Last Word on Hockey, where we preview and predict the upcoming slate of NHL games around the league each day!
The Calgary Flames will battle the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday. It will be a Canadian classic at the MTS Centre as we share our NHL odds series and make a Flames-Jets prediction and pick. The Jets are 34-31 in the past 65 games against the Flames.
With Connor Hellebuyck between the pipes, our Jets vs. Flames predictions are backing Winnipeg to win by 2+ goals.
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Eric Comrie (1) saves the shot from Calgary Flames’ Mikael Backlund (11) as Dylan DeMelo (2) in second period of the Jan. 18 game. The Flames won that game 3-1. (John Woods / The Canadian Press files)
BOTTOM LINE: The Calgary Flames visit the Winnipeg Jets seeking to build upon a three-game win streak. Winnipeg has a 19-5-3 record in home games and a 33-14-3 record overall. The Jets have scored 175 total goals (3.5 per game) to lead the league.
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