Fast Facts - Flames vs. Jets

FACING THE JETS
Tonight's game is the first of three match-ups between the Calgary Flames and Winnipeg Jets this season. The Flames won two of their three games against the Jets in the 2015-16 season, outscoring them 9-5. Mikael Backlund, Michael Frolik, Johnny Gaudreau, and Mark Giordano led Calgary with four points each against Winnipeg last year. In their last 10 home games against the Jets franchise, the Flames are 8-2-0 and have won three straight.
FACING HIS FORMER TEAM
Frolik spent two years with the Jets, recording consecutive 42-point seasons and missing just a single game. He also dressed for four postseason games with Winnipeg in the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs. He has played 19 games against the Jets in his career, scoring six goals and 14 points in those skates.

ON HIS GAME
Over his last 12 games, goaltender Chad Johnson holds a 10-2-0 record, a 1.57 GAA, a .954 save percentage, and has posted three shutouts. He has been in net for duration of the Flames' five-game winning streak, allowing just seven goals during that stretch.
DECEMBER DOMINANCE
Since returning to the lineup on Dec. 4, Gaudreau has recorded two points in three straight games. December has been a hot month for the winger throughout his career, with 22 goals and 37 points in 30 games played in December over the last three years. The Flames have won 18 of those December games and he scored the game-winning goal in four of those contests, assisted on six game-winning tallies and scored the deciding goal in one shootout win.
INJURY REPORT
Winger Kris Versteeg (upper body) skated this morning but will not play this evening. He has missed one game with his malady.
Flames 2016-17 Total Man Games Lost: 69
MILESTONES WITHIN REACH
Johnny Gaudreau needs 2 assists for 100.
Dennis Wideman needs 4 goals for 100.
Alex Chiasson needs 7 points for 100.
BROADCAST INFO
Tonight's game will be on Sportsnet and CBC at 8:00 PM MT. Sportsnet 960 The FAN will carry this evening's radio broadcast.

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