Winnipeg Jets vs Calgary Flames: Players to Watch, TV and More
Players to Watch
Winnipeg Jets. Mark Scheifele. 55. player. 107. . Center
On any night, the Jets joint-leading point scorer from last season, Mark Scheifele, is always a player to watch for the Jets. Recently this offseason, the NHL Network rated Scheifele as the twelfth best center in the NHL.
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Scheifele had an outstanding season in 2019-2020. In 71 games played, the twenty-seven-year-old had 29 goals, 44 assists, 45 penalty minutes, and had a +2 plus/minus.
Unfortunately, as we mentioned on the last slide, Scheifele was knocked out of the postseason a couple of minutes into game one against the Flames after getting hit by Tkachuk.
With that being said, keep a close eye on Scheifele tonight. Expect him to be on his top game tonight and show the Flames what they missed in games two through four last summer.
Scheifele should be extremely fun to watch in this matchup.
Goalie. Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom. 25. player. 112.
The Calgary Flames made a splash on the first day of free agency. The Flames decided to sign goaltender Jacob Markstrom to a lucrative six-year deal worth an average annual value (“AAV”) of $6,000,000.
Tonight will be Markstrom’s first game with his new team and he is definitely the player to watch on the Flames. Markstrom is coming into this season after playing outstanding for the Canucks last year.
In 2019-2020, Markstrom appeared in 43 games and posted an impressive 23-16-4 record with a 2.75 goals against average and a .918 save percentage. Markstrom was rewarded for his efforts by being named an All-Star and finished fourth in Vezina Trophy voting.
It will be extremely interesting to watch Markstrom in his first game with the Flames, especially without being able to see any shots in exhibition games. He has a tough task tonight against the Jets’ extremely talented top-six forwards.
Markstrom’s performance could ultimately be the difference in tonight’s contest.