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Connor Hellebuyck made 31 saves to tie the record for victories in a season by an American goalie and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Calgary Flames 2-1 on Thursday night for their fourth straight victory.

Hellebuyck has 43 victories to match the mark set by former Pittsburgh star Tom Barrasso in 1992-93. The Michigan native expected to be in goal Saturday at home against Chicago in the regular-season finale.

”Yes Daniel Kilgore Color Rush Jersey , because we’re tied, right, with Tom Barrasso? We need one more (win),” Hellebuyck said.

Blake Wheeler scored his 23rd goal for his 90th point of the season, and Paul Stastny added a goal to help Winnipeg improve to 10-1-0 in its past 11 and 51-20-10 overall.

”What an accomplishment for him,” Wheeler said about Hellebuyck. ”Things like that don’t happen every year so you need to enjoy them when they do happen. Really happy for him. I’m sure he’s proud of himself. Hopefully, he’ll win one more if he plays (on Saturday) and that’d be a pretty cool thing to have for him.”

Rookie Spencer Foo scored his first NHL goal in his third game for the Flames.

”Just went to the net hard there and had it go off my foot,” Foo said. ”Feels good. I’ll take it.”

Winnipeg will play the Minnesota Wild in the first round of the NHL playoffs after Nashville beat Washington 4-3 earlier Thursday to clinch top spot in the Central Division and Western Conference with 115 points.

”We got to get through one more and then we’ll start to zero in on Minnesota,” Wheeler said.

Jon Gillies stopped 24 shots for Calgary. The Flames are 1-9-0 in their past 10 games.

”I thought Jon Gilles played a good game tonight,” Flames coach Glen Gulutzan said. ”He looked a little nervous early Brandon Manning Jersey , but really settled into the game and made some big saves off some big players.”

Wheeler scored with 47 seconds left in the first, tipping Dustin Byfuglien’s shot from the point

Wheeler, who has five goals and 14 points in his past 11 games, became the fourth player in franchise history to hit the 90-point mark, and first since Ilya Kovalchuk in 2008-09. His previous career high was 78 points two years ago.

Jets rookie Kyle Connor assisted on Wheeler’s goal, giving him 15 points (eight goals, seven assists) in his past 12 games.

Ben Chiarot made a patient play to set up Stastny’s goal, waiting for the veteran to cut toward the net and then sending a pass to his stick for the redirection and 2-0 lead at 12:59.

UP NEXT:

Flames: Host Vegas on Saturday night in the finale.

Jets: Host Chicago on Saturday night to wrap up the regular season.

Ndamukong Suh had his pick of teams when the Miami Dolphins released him last month. The dominating defensive lineman chose the Los Angeles Rams, who have suddenly become a desirable destination.

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"I think everybody looks at everything on paper, and I would say we're in pretty good shape on paper," Suh said Friday.

"But we have a lot of things to prove, and really myself. I always play with a chip on my shoulder, and my focus is to come in here and put in a lot of work and prove my worth. ... There were a lot of other great teams that I had offers from, but I think this was the best fit for me."

Rams coach Sean McVay and general manager Les Snead formally introduced Suh, who agreed to a one-year, $14 million deal to team up with AP Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald on a potentially ferocious defensive line in Los Angeles.

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"Being able to be fortunate enough to watch film with the coaches on my visit was important for me," Suh said. "Each place I took a visit to, I (would) watch film and talk to the coaches and see how they see me fitting in."

Suh will be the Rams' nose tackle in their base 3-4 defense, and he sounded excited about trying a new primary position. Phillips will move around Suh, Donald and Michael Brockers to create trouble for offensive lines, and Suh was attracted to the challenge of forming new skills in his ninth NFL season.

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The entire NFL watched last season when McVay and Phillips transformed a team that hadn't had a winning season since 2003 into an 11-5 champion of the NFC West. The Rams' offense went from 32nd to first in the NFL in points, while the defense became exciting and effective despite lacking ideal personnel for some of Phillips' schemes.

The Rams have addressed those personnel issues aggressively with the additions of Suh and elite cornerbacks Marcus Peters and Aqib Talib. While Suh's contract is a financial splash, McVay and Snead felt the expense was worth it for a player of Suh's extraordinary ability.

The Rams released cornerback Kayvon Webster to make room for Suh's contract under the salary cap. Although Los Angeles is interested in re-signing Webster, who started 11 games last season, he might not be ready for the new season after undergoing surgery on his torn Achilles tendon.

Donald still hasn't been given a long-term contract by the Rams, but Suh is eager to begin the process of building teamwork during their offseason workout program. Suh has never reached a Super Bowl, but he joined the Rams knowing they intend to contend immediately.

"They had a very successful year last year in the regular season," Suh said. "And I believe I can be of help to get them over some of the humps."

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