Calgary Tries To Extend Their Winning Streak To Two Games While Visiting Columbus

Calgary Flames @ Columbus Blue Jackets, 5 PM MT, Nationwide Arena, Columbus OH

Calgary Flames 19-12-6 (44 pts) – Columbus Blue Jackets 18-20-1 (37 pts)

TV: SNW – Radio: Sportsnet 960

Odds: Calgary (-120) Columbus (+100) O/U: 6

Starting Goalies (E=Expected, C=Confirmed)

Calgary: Markstrom (E)- 14-9-5, 2.21 GAA, SV% .924

Columbus: Merzlinkins (E)- 14-10-1, 3.06 GAA, .912 SV%

Injury Report

Calgary: Tyler Pitlick (Undisclosed/Day To Day)

Columbus: Nathan Gerbe (Hip/IR-NR), Daniil Tarasov (LBI-IR), Juston Danforth (Knee/IR)

Just The Facts

-From 2011-13 four straight games between these two went beyond regulation (3 shootout, 1 OT) with each team splitting 2-2

-Since coming into the league the Flames and Blue Jackets have locked horns 61 times and 15 of those have gone beyond regulation (8 OT, 7 SO)

-Since coming back from the Christmas Break, Columbus is 4-7-0, giving up 37 goals in those 7 losses (two seven goal losses and one 9 goal loss)

-Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk have combined for 24 points in their last 5 games

-The Flames have won four in a row over Columbus, averaging 4.7 goals per game during that streak

Game Social

Twitter: @matchstickscgy, @cbjcannon, @nhlflames, @bluejacketsnhl, #Flames, #CBJ

What’s Happening With The Opposition?

Columbus Blue Jackets SBN Coverage: The Cannon

Last Time Out

Calgary Flames 7 – St. Louis Blues 1

Columbus Blue Jackets 1 – Ottawa Senators 2

Players To Watch

Calgary Flames

Matthew Tkachuk (F): 13 points in last 5 games

Columbus Blue Jackets

Jakub Voracek (F): 4 assists in last 5 games

On The Struggle Bus

Calgary Flames

Brett Ritchie (F): 0 points in all 16 games he’s played in this season

Columbus Blue Jackets

Andrew Peeke (D): 1 goal in 39 games

Last Time They Tangled

3/4/2020: Calgary Flames 3 – Columbus Blue Jackets 2

by Mark Parkinson