Eric Comrie will make his 11th start of the season tonight, with the Winnipeg Jets hosting the Calgary Flames.
On Saturday night against the Flames, once again, the Jets weren’t able to generate enough goal support for backup goaltender Eric Comrie. “We are not getting the results for him that he deserves.”
The Calgary Flames are a team pushing for a playoff spot, and with how tight things are, they cannot afford to go on lengthy losing streaks. They were at risk of dropping a third straight last night but were able to come up with a huge win against one of the NHL’s best in the Winnipeg Jets,
Dustin Wolf agreed the Calgary Flames faced a big test against the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday. They passed with flying colours.
Comrie is 3-6-1 with a 2.94 GAA and a .904 save percentage over 10 outings this season. He lost in overtime versus the Kings in his last start, turning aside 21 shots in a 2-1 loss. The Flames are averaging only 2.59 goals per game, 28th in league scoring in 2024-25.
The Winnipeg Jets aren't sure why they struggle so much when backup goaltender Eric Comrie is in net, but they're desperate to turn things around for their teammate. "I feel for the guy," captain Adam Lowry said Saturday,
While they fired a lot of shots on net the Jets couldn't solve Wolf and failed to score enough for Eric Comrie.
Dustin Wolf made 38 saves as the Calgary Flames ended the host Winnipeg Jets' five-game point streak with a 3-1 win on Saturday night. Blake Coleman had a goal and two assists for Calgary, and Matt Coronato and Andrei Kuzmenko also scored.
Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves and three more in the shootout as the host New York Rangers earned a crucial 1-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. Vincent Trocheck scored in the second round of the shootout for the lone goal of the skills competition as the Rangers improved to 5-0-2 in
Alex Bump scored two goals for No. 4 Western Michigan in a 5-1 win over North Dakota on Saturday night in Grand Forks, N.D.
The Calgary Flames (22-26-7) snapped their two-game losing streak on Saturday night (Jan. 15), defeating the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 at Canada Life Centre in downtown Winnipeg.