Jets Edge Flames in Matchup That Shapes Playoff Picture

Winnipeg and Calgary went at it with playoff implications hanging over every shift in this January showdown. The Jets' ability to close out games against a desperate Flames team tells you everything you need to know about where these teams stand in the Western Conference hierarchy. This kind of head-to-head result becomes the tiebreaker that GMs reference when they're making deadline decisions in February. Both teams' paths forward hinge on performances like this one.