Wild gameday: Flames goalie Jacob Markstrom leads NHL in shutouts

Calgary also picked up winger Tyler Toffoli last week in a trade with Montreal.

February 25, 2022 at 11:39PM
Flames goalie Jacob Markstrom stopped a shot by Vancouver’s J.T. Miller on Thursday. (DARRYL DYCK, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Wild gameday

9 p.m. at Calgary Flames • Scotiabank Saddledome • BSN, 100.3-FM

Wild update: RW Mats Zuccarello returned to the lineup on Thursday after sitting out the previous game with an upper-body injury; he played 20 minutes, 24 seconds vs. Toronto and registered one shot on net. The Wild power play went 0-for-4 that game and has scored just once in 10 opportunities on this road trip. RW Matt Boldy has seven points over his last six games. His line with LW Kevin Fiala and C Frederick Gaudreau combined for 12 shots against the Maple Leafs, almost half of the Wild's total output (30). Fiala has three goals and three assists during a three-game point streak.

Flames update: Calgary's 7-1 loss at Vancouver on Thursday was its first since Jan. 27; the 10-game win streak tied the franchise record. Overall, the Flames are 13-8-3 vs. the Western Conference. G Jacob Markstrom leads the NHL in shutouts with eight. LW Johnny Gaudreau's 64 points are the most on the team, while LW Andrew Mangiapane's 26 goals are tops for the Flames. Calgary picked up W Tyler Toffoli from Montreal last week, giving up a first-round pick, two players and two late-round draft choices.

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Sarah McLellan covers the Wild and NHL. Before joining the Star Tribune in November 2017, she spent five years covering the Coyotes for The Arizona Republic.

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