Standing in their way is the NHL’s worst team, the Calgary Flames, who ride in on a seven-game winless streak (0-6-1). The visitors do have the benefit of being a more rested group, which Jets coach Scott Arniel said his squad will have to be wary of.

Gabriel Vilardi had a goal and assist, backup Eric Comrie made 30 saves and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Calgary Flames 5-3 on Friday night.

Vilardi (1-1—2) and Scheifele (0-2—2) had multiple points as the Jets improved to 6-1-0 in their last seven games.

The Winnipeg Jets (4-1) bring the NHL's No. 3 scoring offense (21 total goals) into a road matchup with the Calgary Flames (1-5), who have the league's 30th-ranked scoring defense (25 total goals against). The contest starts at 9:30 p.m. ET on Monday on ESPN+.

Jonathan Toews keeps proving his worth to the Winnipeg Jets. Not only did the future Hall-of-Famer score the goal that gave Winnipeg a lead that it never relinquished in a 5-3 victory over the desperate Calgary Flames on Friday, Toews won almost all of his faceoffs in a game where possession of the puck is so important.

WINNIPEG -- Josh Morrissey had three assists for the Winnipeg Jets, who handed the Calgary Flames their eighth straight loss with a 5-3 win at Canada Life Centre on Friday. “He was real good again tonight,” Winnipeg coach Scott Arniel said of Morrissey. “He played an awful lot of minutes (26:13) in back-to-back games, but he loves that."

How to watch the NHL game between the Calgary Flames and the Winnipeg Jets, as well as puck drop time and team news.

Mark Scheifele scored the game winner in the third period, pacing the Jets to a 2-1 victory over the Flames at the Saddledome on Monday night. Scheifele beat Nazem Kadri to the front of the Calgary net before directing a Kyle Connor saucer pass low to the glove side of netminder Dustin Wolf at 15:06 for his second game-winning goal.