Flames snap 7-game losing streak with win over Jets

Elias Lindholm and Adam Ruzicka each had a goal and assist on Saturday night as the Calgary Flames ended a seven-game winless skid with a 3-2 NHL victory over the Winnipeg Jets.

Trevor Lewis also scored for Calgary (6-6-2) while defenceman Rasmus Andersson chipped in with a pair of assists.

Neal Pionk and Pierre-Luc Dubois replied for Winnipeg (8-4-1), who entered the night on a 6-0-1 tear and possession of the league's third-longest active points streak.

Calgary native Josh Morrissey had two assists to continue his red-hot start. The Jets' leading scorer is already up to 13 assists, which is halfway to his career high of 26 set in 2019-20.

Getting the start for the Flames, Jacob Markstrom made 21 stops to improve to 5-3-2. Among his stops was a highlight-reel effort in the first when he slid across the crease, stacking his pads and windmilling out his catching hand to rob Mark Scheifele.

Connor Hellebuyck finished with 32 stops at the other end. His record falls to 7-3-1.

The key sequence in the game happened late in the second period with the scored tied 2-2.

Ten seconds into a holding penalty to Flames defenceman Mackenzie Weegar, Mikael Backlund broke in on a two-on-one and sent a perfect cross-ice pass to Lewis who went forehand to backhand as he cut across the top of the crease to give Calgary its third lead of the night.

With the Jets still on the power play for another 1:50, Backlund got the puck going down the wing again, but this time his attempted dump-in hit the referee instead and with Calgary caught mid-line change, Winnipeg transitioned back up the ice on what would have been a two-man breakaway, only to go offside.

But after the whistle, Andersson bumped Dubois into Markstrom causing a melee behind the