Winnipeg Jets at Calgary Flames
· National Hockey League
Andrew Mangiapane has 2 goals and an assist, Flames beat Jets 5-3 in opener
“A big two points,” Mangiapane said. “There was good resilience to come back and not get away from the game. Just to kick off the season with a win is huge.”
Elias Lindholm added a goal and two assists, defensemen Rasmus Andersson and MacKenzie Weegar also scored, and Jacob Markstrom made 34 saves.
“A big, big game for him and we’re going to need a lot more of those from him,” Mangiapane said about Markstrom.
Mark Scheifele, Kyle Connor and Alex Iafallo scored for Winnipeg, with Connor Hellebuyck stopping 17 shots.
“We certainly played well enough to get at least a point out of there,” Jets coach Rick Bowness said. “It didn’t go our way tonight on a couple of things.”
Winnipeg outshot Calgary 28-14 after two periods, but trailed 3-2.
Scheifele tied it with 5:42 left, and Lindholm put the Flames back in front with 1:32 to go when he was fed by Mangiapane from behind the net. Mangiapane added an empty-netter.
UP NEXT
Jets: Host Florida on Saturday.
Flames: At Pittsburgh on Saturday night.
Regular Season SeriesCGY leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 12:29 | Andrew Mangiapane Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Adam Ruzicka (1), Noah Hanifin (1) |
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Goal | 1st Period 14:48 | Kyle Connor Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Samberg (1), Neal Pionk (1) |
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Goal | 1st Period 17:50 | MacKenzie Weegar Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Zadorov (1), Walker Duehr (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 11:19 | Alex Iafallo Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Dylan DeMelo (1), Adam Lowry (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 13:49 | Rasmus Andersson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Elias Lindholm (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 14:18 | Mark Scheifele Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Morrissey (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:28 | Elias Lindholm Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Andrew Mangiapane (1), Jonathan Huberdeau (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:53 | Andrew Mangiapane Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Jonathan Huberdeau (2), Elias Lindholm (2) |
Statistics
 WPG |
 CGY |
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|---|---|---|
| 14 | Blocked Shots | 25 |
| 27 | Hits | 19 |
| 7 | Takeaways | 8 |
| 37 | Shots | 22 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 4 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 30 | Faceoffs Won | 47 |
| 39.0 | Faceoff Win Percent | 61.0 |
| 5 | Giveaways | 15 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Calgary Flames Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Bean, D | Injured Reserve | Dec 18 |
| Zayne Parekh, D | Out | Dec 12 |
Winnipeg Jets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Haydn Fleury, D | Injured Reserve | Dec 12 |
Game Information
Scotiabank Saddledome
Location: Calgary, AB
Attendance: 17,414 | Capacity:
Location: Calgary, AB
Attendance: 17,414 | Capacity:
2025-26 Central Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado |
24 | 2 | 55 | 7 |
 Dallas |
23 | 7 | 51 | 5 |
 Minnesota |
21 | 9 | 47 | 5 |
 Utah |
17 | 16 | 37 | 3 |
 St. Louis |
13 | 15 | 34 | 8 |
 Winnipeg |
15 | 16 | 32 | 2 |
 Chicago |
13 | 15 | 32 | 6 |
 Nashville |
13 | 16 | 30 | 4 |
2025-26 Pacific Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vegas |
16 | 6 | 42 | 10 |
 Anaheim |
20 | 12 | 42 | 2 |
 Edmonton |
17 | 12 | 40 | 6 |
 Los Angeles |
15 | 10 | 39 | 9 |
 San Jose |
17 | 15 | 37 | 3 |
 Calgary |
14 | 17 | 32 | 4 |
 Seattle |
12 | 14 | 30 | 6 |
 Vancouver |
13 | 17 | 29 | 3 |