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WINNIPEG - Simple is good.Forward Blake Wheeler and coach Paul Maurice were both happy with what could be the Winnipeg Jets top line this season after delivering big time Saturday night by closing the pre-season with a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames.It was the first time the Jets have iced anything close to what will be their regular-season lineup and it was also the first time the Wheeler, Mark Scheifele, Evander Kane line has had serious success, scoring or assisting on three of those four goals.It wasnt really instant, said Wheeler of the lines progress in camp. It took us a few games, a few practices, more than anything just getting on the same page, having a little dialogue, just trying to establish an identity.Despite their obvious skill with the puck, Wheeler says that identity is more focused on the power they can generate than fancy moves.The expectation is the final result, you know, getting the puck into the net, but theres a way that were going to do it to be successful, and its not going to be a cute thing, its not going to be a pretty thing.Were a big powerful line and we need to approach the game that way and play the game that way and I think we did a better job of that tonight and you could see the results.Wheeler redirected defenceman Paul Postmas blast from the point to scored first, then made it tough for Flames netminder Jonas Hiller to see the second a€” from defenceman Jacob Trouba off a feed from Kane.Kane then made it 3-1 just over two minutes into the third off a feed from Scheifele a€” the third member of a line Maurice is hoping, perhaps more than anything, will finally exploit Kanes full potential.Wheeler is already successful, coming off career and team-scoring highs in 2013-14.The coach had reason to smile after the game.It was the start of good things, he saidThey havent spent a lot of time together at camp, again with some minor injuries, but I thought that they played a simpler game, which made them faster, a little more shot-oriented game. Im glad that they got a little glimpse of what they can do.It was the first goal for Wheeler, Trouba and Kane in the pre-season. Bryan Little finished things off with a short-handed empty-net goal at 18:20 of the third.David Jones scored the only goal for the Flames (5-4-0), who featured their youngsters as they beat the Jets (minus a few starters) 4-2 in Calgary on Thursday. The Jets finished the pre-season at 3-4-0.Winnipeg generated almost all the offence in the opening minutes, despite giving up some early power plays, and Calgarys failure to capitalize was critical, said Flames coach Bob Hartley.We didnt get much of a sniff and thats where you generate momentum, he said. You get those power plays early in the game and you dont take advantage of them, you know its going to come back.He said overall, hes satisfied with what the Flames accomplished in training camp, despite being outplayed by the Jets Saturday.They (the Jets) played well. Theyre a big team. They can skate, so time and space was tough to get tonight. Some guys battled, other guys I would have liked to battle harder, but thats our business.Jones, just back on the ice after a tripping penalty, was the only Calgary player who managed to get the puck past Ondrej Pavelec and the more effective Winnipeg defence Maurice has spent much of camp developing.They limited the Flames to just five shots in each of the first two periods.Jones pulled the puck out a scramble behind the Winnipeg net to slip it between Pavelec and his goalpost.I lost it, Pavelec admitted. I thought the guys had it between their legs or under their feet. I just lost the puck for a second and they put it in. It was a bad goal.But Wheeler evened things up with his power-play goal at 12:08 and then positioned himself in front of Hiller again, although the puck didnt touch him off Troubas wrist shot 4:30 into the second period.Kane and sophomore centre Scheifele played a little give-and-go to beat Hiller in the third.It was a rough, penalty-filled contest and also a good game for Postma, said Maurice, a good young puck-moving defenceman who can shoot the puck, who has been sidelined a couple of times by injuries.Notes: Winnipeg defenceman Toby Enstrom was boarded by Michael Backlund in the third period and left the game but Maurice says early signs are positive. Even though the Jets are getting healthy, Zach Bogosian and Dustin Byfuglien didnt play Saturday. Calgary got veterans like former Maple Leaf Mason Raymond and Jones back from the injured list for Saturdays game. Bob Feller Jersey . He managed to save par, and went on to put together his best opening round of the year. 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Backes goal extended his point streak to nine straight games and he has totaled eight goals and 16 points over the run. St. Louis is second in the Central Division with 66 points, two ahead of Chicago and a pair of points back of Nashville, which visits Pittsburgh on Saturday. Brian Elliott, who leads the NHL with a 1.95 goals against average, will start today for the Blues and is 5-2-0 lifetime versus the Capitals with a 3.19 GAA and .881 save percentage in nine games (8 starts). The Capitals are in action for a second straight afternooon, having lost a 1-0 overtime decision to the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.dddddddddddd Braden Holtby, coming off a shutout win over Pittsburgh, made 29 saves, but gave up the only goal of the game with Montreals Max Pacioretty chipped home a pass with 1:52 left in overtime. Were happy with the way we played against a very good team, Holtby said. There were some big performances on both sides. Alex Ovechkin, tied for the league lead with 29 goals, had a big performance despite not scoring. He logged just over 25 minutes of ice time and had eight shots on net along with five hits. However, Washington still fell to 1-3-2 in its last six games and is tied for third in the Metropolitan Division with the New York Rangers. Holtby made his 42nd start of the season, tied for second most in the NHL, and it is unknown if hell get the call again today. He has won both of his previous starts versus the Blues, giving up only two goals on 76 shots. Backup Justin Peters, meanwhile, is 0-2-0 versus St. Louis while giving up seven goals on 65 shots for a 3.50 GAA and .892 save percentage. The Capitals have won four of their past six versus the Blues overall and four of the last five meetings at home, but St. Louis did notch a 4-1 victory as the hosting club on Nov. 15. Elliott made 24 saves and Backes was one of four goal-scorers for the Blues, while Peters made 30 saves. ' ' '