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Here is a look at the Squad Up daily NHL fantasy picture for Sunday, December 11 (games starting prior to 7 p.m. ET are not included; all advanced stats are at 5v5 and courtesy of Corsica.Hockey):

Triple Threat

• C Connor McDavid (78K), LW Milan Lucic (49K), D Oscar Klefbom (31K), Oilers (vs. Jets): McDavid and a well-rested Oilers team will take on the Jets, who lost 6-2 to Calgary Saturday. Jets G Connor Hellebuyck has an .883 SV% in nine road games this season. The Oilers rank fourth in SCF60 (scoring chances for per 60 minutes).

• C Mitchell Marner (56K), LW James van Riemsdyk (61K), D Morgan Riellly (27K), Maple Leafs (vs. Avalanche): Ahead of the Oilers in SCF60 is Toronto, who leads the NHL. The Maple Leafs also lead the league in xGF60 (expected goals for per 60 minutes). They will take on the Avs, who were shelled 10-1 by Montreal's suspect offense Saturday.

• C Bryan Little (39K), RW Patrik Laine (39K), D Dustin Byfuglien (48K), Jets (at Oilers): Little's season has been shortened due to injury, but he has six points in eight games. He and Laine both come as bargains, especially the latter considering he has 17 goals. Edmonton can't escape its defensive struggles, as it ranks in the bottom six in both xGA60 and SCA60.

Bargain Plays

• C Marko Dano (25K), Jets (at Oilers): Though listed as a center, the speedy Dano has been blessed with a glorious opportunity to skate at LW on Winnipeg's top line with Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler.

• LW Drake Caggiula (25K), Oilers (vs. Jets): Caggiula, an undrafted college free agent, is finding his way in his first professional season (he went straight from the University of North Dakota to Edmonton, skipping the AHL level). He has only six points in 12 games, but four of those points have come in his last five games, large in part due to playing on a line with McDavid.

• D Morgan Rielly (27K), Maple Leafs (vs. Avalanche): Rielly has 15 points in 26 games this season, including assists in three consecutive contests. He logs big minutes and can be counted on for a handful of shots and blocked shots each game.

Top Fades

• RW Jarome Iginla (39K), Avalanche (at Maple Leafs): Iginla's lack of foot speed has really caught up to him this season. The 39-year-old has just six points in 26 games. The Leafs have had problems in their own end, but it's hard to imagine Iginla keeping up in a high-paced game.

• RW P.A. Parenteau (40K), Devils (at Rangers): Parenteau has points in three straight games, but he still doesn't warrant enough upside to draft him at 40K. He has just 11 points in 27 games on the year.

• G Scott Darling (103K), Blackhawks (vs. Stars): Darling has filled in admirably for Corey Crawford, but as the most expensive goaltender on the slate, it's tough to trust him in a matchup with the Stars when there are safer options available.

Contrarian Options

• C Jason Spezza (43K), Stars (vs. Blackhawks): Spezza is having a down season by his standards, but he has been moved up to play RW alongside Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin on the first line. In the 75 minutes the trio played together at 5v5 last year, they generated 12.05 SCF60 and their xGF60 was 4.32.

• C William Nylander (50K), Maple Leafs (vs. Avalanche): With so many of Toronto's forwards listed as centers on Squad Up, Nylander's ownership will be down. The skilled forward has spent a lot of time in head coach Mike Babcock's doghouse recently, but he was moved back to a line with Auston Matthews Saturday against the Bruins, where he picked up a beautiful assist on a Matthews goal.

• G Antoine Bibeau (97K), Maple Leafs (vs. Avalanche): Both the Leafs and Avalanche played Saturday night. If Bibeau gets the start Sunday, it would be his first NHL game. It's risky at 97K, but Colorado's 5.62 SCF60 and 1.88 xGA60 are both the lowest in the NHL.

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Not long ago, the Calgary Flames' collective hand hovered over the panic button.

What a difference a new month makes.

The Flames routed the Winnipeg Jets to earn their sixth consecutive victory Saturday, sliding into first place in the paltry Pacific Division while improving to 8-1-1 in their last 10 contests.

Calgary's rebirth is surprising, but it's not a coincidence. Three players in particular have helped stabilize their season and put them right back in the playoff picture.

Heeeere's Johnny

Many wondered if Johnny Gaudreau's broken finger would put the Flames in an insurmountable hole when the franchise winger suffered the injury Nov. 15.

Calgary extinguished those sentiments by going 6-3-1 in his absence, and the team has been lifted even higher by his unexpectedly early return.

The 23-year-old has eight points in the four games since he re-entered the lineup more than three weeks ahead of his recovery timetable, and the Flames obviously haven't lost since.

Gaudreau has helped sustain the club's resurgence, even if it started without him.

Hamilton drowning out the noise

Whether they're legitimate or the product of mere speculation, trade rumors can either motivate or wear down a player.

In Dougie Hamilton's case, they appear to have done the former.

The Flames defenseman is putting last month's distractions behind him with four goals - including two game-winners - and an assist in the last four contests.

Hamilton wasn't playing well enough to have much trade value in November, and now that he's rediscovered his offensive game while playing a major part in the win streak, there's simply no reason to consider dealing him.

This Chad isn't just hanging

The Flames' goaltending savior isn't who they thought it would be.

Few were expecting Chad Johnson to seize the starting job away from offseason acquisition Brian Elliott, but he's done that and more, playing a significant role in every win during Calgary's six-game streak.

Johnson is 13-4-1 with a 1.98 GAA, a .932 save percentage, and three shutouts in 18 games, silencing doubters while providing surprisingly consistent play over the last few weeks.

He's allowed more than three goals only once in the last 13 games, and his steady hand in the crease has helped the Flames resurrect their season.

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Remember a few days ago, when the Montreal Canadiens lost their leading scorer Alex Galchenyuk and his replacement David Desharnais to knee injuries causing a crisis down the middle?

We don't, either.

The Habs have exploded for 15 goals in two games without two of their top four centers, scoring five goals - and numerous blocker shots - against New Jersey on Thursday, and doubling that total to 10 on Saturday in a laugher against Colorado.

Related: Canadiens come full circle in double-digit blowout win

(Imagine the scene in Montreal had Saturday's blowout of the Avalanche occurred with Patrick Roy still behind the Colorado bench.)

Patches to the rescue

Look at that smile.

Now ask yourself: How many times in Max Pacioretty's tenure as Habs captain will he get to smile like that on the ice?

Yeah - not many.

Pacioretty has reason to show some teeth, though. After a four-goal performance Saturday, he has five of his team's last 15 goals, and six points in two games since things got a lot more tense in Quebec.

All this after confirmation that No. 67 - an easy target for criticism in hockey-mad Montreal - played November with a microfracture in his foot.

Yes, these are good days for Pacioretty.

Spreading the workload

Pacioretty's had some help, too, and that's arguably the most important development over the past 72 hours.

Eight different Habs have scored over the past two games, and numerous have put up more than a point:

It's the production from Byron, Danault, Flynn, Lehkonen, and Mitchell that stands out. The Canadiens weren't exactly sure where the goals were going to come from without Galchenyuk and Desharnais - outside of core guys like Pacioretty, Radulov, Gallagher, and Shaw - but the supporting cast has, like their captain, answered the call.

Boston's at the Bell Centre - where Montreal's lost only one game in regulation - on Monday.

So far, so good without two key contributors. And while it's only been two games, two games can often feel like a lifetime in Montreal. Ask Pacioretty.

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CALGARY, Alberta - Dougie Hamilton scored twice during a four-goal second period and added an assist to lead the streaking Calgary Flames over the Winnipeg Jets 6-2 on Saturday night.

The Flames (16-13-2) vaulted into first place in the Pacific Division with their sixth consecutive victory - the team's longest winning streak since last December.

Mikael Backlund had a goal and two assists, while Sam Bennett, Lance Bouma, and Sean Monahan also scored for Calgary. Chad Johnson made 26 saves.

Nikolaj Ehlers and Jacob Trouba had the goals for the Jets (13-15-3), who have lost three in a row. Michael Hutchinson turned aside 25 of 29 shots in 40 minutes before giving way to Connor Hellebuyck, who made six saves.

After a scoreless opening period in which Calgary had a decided edge in play, Hamilton finally solved Hutchinson just before the midway point of the second with a pinpoint shot through a screen.

Flames rookie Matthew Tkachuk set up the defenseman with a drop pass in the high slot, and Hamilton fired a shot through his teammate's legs into the net. Tkachuk finished with three assists.

After Bennett doubled the lead with a shot into the top corner, Hamilton got his second goal - and fourth in four games - with a drive from the point.

Backlund added to the lead before the period ended with a sharp-angle shot on the power play.

Bouma, playing his second game since missing 16 with a shoulder injury, and Monahan scored in the third. Monahan's goal extended his point streak to seven games (four goals and nine points).

Ehlers spoiled Johnson's shutout bid with a power-play goal in the third period, and Trouba scored with 0.1 seconds left.

The Flames won just five of their first 16 games, but have won 11 of 15 since. Johnson has been instrumental in the run, but this was one of the easier nights for him.

It's not the same story for the Jets, or their goalies.

Hutchinson started consecutive games for only the second time this season and first since late October, and it was a familiar result.

The last time Hutchinson was in net for two straight games, he followed up a 37-save shutout in a 1-0 win over Colorado by giving up three goals on 15 shots and being pulled just past the midway point against Buffalo in a 3-1 loss.

On Saturday, Hutchinson was lifted after the second period, having allowed four goals on 29 shots.

NOTES: Calgary's Kris Versteeg (upper body) missed his second consecutive game but is likely to return this week. ... Jets rookie Josh Morrissey played as a pro in his hometown for the first time in his career. ... The home team has won the last six meetings between these teams. ... Calgary's power play has converted at least once in five straight games. ... With a pair of assists, Calgary forward Johnny Gaudreau has two points in all four games since returning from a broken finger that sidelined him for 10 games. ... Winnipeg has been outscored 43-20 in the second period this season.

UP NEXT

Jets: At the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday night.

Flames: Host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night.

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Jarome Iginla isn't calling foul on Montreal Canadiens blue-liner Alexei Emelin.

The Colorado Avalanche forward didn't question whether the hit by Emelin late in the game of Saturday's 10-1 blowout to the Canadiens was a clean hit.

To Iginla, it's all part of the game.

"At that point of the game when they're beating us like that, it's not really a matter of whether it's clean or not," Iginla told Mike Chambers of The Denver Post. "(I) just don't think (it's right). If I'm going up-over like that with two minutes left and down 10-1, I'd hope guys are coming in (for me). That's the way I've played and I think that's the way it should be played."

Iginla was held pointless on the night, while posting one shot and four penalty minutes through 11:47 of ice time.

"They can do the hit if they want," Iginla added. "It's part of the game. But we are allowed to do what we do too. That's what penalty minutes and stuff are for."

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The Florida Panthers' transition into the Tom Rowe era hasn't exactly been a smooth one.

Entering Saturday's contest versus the Vancouver Canucks, Florida had stumbled to an 0-2-2 record in their previous four, and a sputtering offense only managed more than two goals twice in nine games.

However, Florida got back in the win column with a tight 3-2 victory. Remarkably, their first regulation win since Nov. 19.

While the win may have been small in the grand scheme of things, it was just what the Panthers needed, said Rowe.

"We're still trying to find our confidence, and when you're in a little bit of a rut like we were in it doesn't happen overnight," Rowe said, according to Fox Sports Florida. "I thought we took a couple of major steps forward, and eventually we'll be putting full games together."

Leading the way was the red-hot Alexsander Barkov, who recorded a goal and an assist, and has now notched nine points in his last nine games.

While he's re-discovered his scoring touch lately, Barkov was happier to find the win column again.

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Dave Tippett will have another round of that.

The Arizona Coyotes coach was pleased with rookie forward Lawson Crouse following Saturday's game versus the Nashville Predators, in which the young forward skated for 12:34 while also assisting on Alex Goligoski's game-opening goal.

Oh, and he traded punches with Predators blue-liner P.K. Subban. Quite the night for Crouse, indeed.

"That was the best game he's played in the NHL so far and it's good to see him get rewarded," Tippett told reporters following the team's 4-1 victory.

Crouse was quick to credit his teammates for the performance.

"It was an all-around effort. In the past we've been chipping in here or there, but it was great to get the full two points."

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