u276fu276f About the FLAMES
It’s the home opener for the Flames, who are coming off a 3-0 road loss to Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. The Oilers captain fired all three goals on new Calgary goalie Mike Smith, acquired from the Arizona Coyotes during the off-season. Despite surrendering the hat trick, Smith was named the game’s second star after blocking 42 shots.
RW Jaromir Jagr, 45, the NHL’s second-leading scorer of all time with 1,914 points, signed a one-year, US$1-million deal with Calgary and could make his season debut against Winnipeg. He has been skating on a line with LW Kris Versteeg and C Sam Bennett during practice.