Andrew Mangiapane scores pair as Calgary Flames beat Winnipeg Jets 5-3 in season opener
Elias Lindholm, right, of the Calgary Flames celebrates after scoring on the Winnipeg Jets during the third period at Scotiabank Saddledome on Oct. 11, 2023 in Calgary. The Flames defeated the Jets 4-3.Andrew Mangiapane scored twice and had an assist for the Calgary Flames in a 5-3 win over the visiting Winnipeg Jets in the NHL regular-season opener for both clubs Wednesday.
Mark Scheifele, Kyle Connor and Alex Iafallo scored for the Jets, with starter Connor Hellebuyck turning away 17-of-21 shots in the lossScheifele scored with 5:42 left in the third period, but Lindholm notched the game winner at 1:32 when he was fed by Mangiapane behind the net. Mangiapane added the empty-netter.
After skating the puck end to end, Lindholm at the boards fed Andersson for a high shot that sailed over Hellebuyck’s right shoulder at 13:49. Mangiapane scored during Josh Morrissey’s delay-of-game minor. A puck off the skate of Jets defenceman Neal Pionk flew out to the Flames winger to wire past Hellebuyck at 12:28.
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