MacKenzie Weegar and Nazem Kadri scored for the Flames (24-17-7), who had won three straight, including 5-4 at the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. Dan Vladar made 22 saves.

Gabriel Vilardi had two goals and two assists, Kyle Connor had a goal and two assists and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Calgary Flames 5-2.

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.

One of the teams fighting for a playoff spot has been doing some little things right in order to stay in the hunt. The Calgary Flames might’ve lost their last two games, falling to the Winnipeg Jets and Washington Capitals – the top two teams in the NHL.

Blake Coleman had a goal and two assists and the Calgary Flames beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 on Saturday night. Matt Coronato and Andrei Kuzmenko - on a power play - also scored for the Flames.

Try as they might, the Flames couldn't contain the Jets' top guns. Kyle Connor, Gabe Vilardi and Mark Scheifele combined for four goals, as Winnipeg forced Calgary to settle for a weekend split, by taking a 5-2 decision Sunday at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg.

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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.

Tuesday night's game at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, is the first time these teams square off this season.

As the Jets continue to battle for top spot in the NHL standings, the Flames have done an excellent job of keeping themselves in the thick of the battle for the second wild card in the Western Conference — currently one point up on the Vancouver Canucks for the eighth seed.