Flames vs Jets 8/6/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Calgary Flames look to eliminate the Winnipeg Jets when the two play Game 4 of their best-of-five qualifying series on Thursday. Calgary defeated Winnipeg 6-2 in Game 3 on Tuesday. Sean Monahan scored a goal and handed out two assists, while goalie Cam Talbot made 33 saves in net for the Flames. 

Johnny Gaudreau and Mikael Backlund are the goal scoring leaders for Calgary with two apiece. Sean Monahan is leading in assists with three and is tied in points with four with Andre Mangiapane. In net,Cam Talbot 2-1-0 with a goals against average of 2.02 and save percentage of .924.

Winnipeg has its back against the wall when playing the Flames on Thursday. The Jets must win each of the last two games of the series to reach the quarterfinals. Winnipeg was 1-1 after the first period, but fell behind 4-2 after the second and could not mount a rally in the third period. Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves in net for the Jets.

Andrew Copp and Nikolaj Ehlers are leading the Jets in goals scored with two each, while Adam Lowry is the assists leader with two and points leader with three. In net, Connor Hellebuyck is 1-2-0 with a goals against average of 3.38 and save percentage of .892.