Flames lose 5-2 to Blue Jackets in fight-filled game

Adam Fantilli scored doubly and the Columbus Blue Jackets extended their points streak to 5 games with a 5-2 triumph implicit the Calgary Flames successful a chippy crippled that included six warring majors.

Kirill Marchenko had a extremity and 2 assists, Zach Werenski scored his 4th extremity successful 4 games and had an assist, and Kent Johnson added a extremity for Columbus (10-9-3), which has 4 consecutive wins implicit Calgary dating to past season. Dimitri Voronkhov contributed 2 assists, and Elvis Merzlikins made 27 stops.

Blake Coleman scored and Nazem Kadri added Calgary’s archetypal power-play extremity against Columbus since Nov. 2, 2019. Dustin Wolf made 29 saves and picked up an assistance connected Kadri’s goal.

The Flames (12-8-4) person mislaid 3 consecutive games wide and six successful a enactment connected the road.

Takeaways

Flames: In their archetypal travel to Columbus since Johnny Gaudreau’s death, an affectional Flames squad came retired warring — virtually and figuratively — but could not lucifer the Blue Jackets’ strength oregon scoring.

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Columbus: After a dilatory commencement successful a nonaccomplishment Wednesday to Montreal, the Blue Jackets picked up their strength from the opening driblet and ne'er looked back, scoring 3 unanswered goals.

Key moment

Fantilli ended up successful the punishment container astatine 2:47 of the 3rd play aft Merzlikins took a slashing punishment defending himself successful the crease. Fantilli sprinted retired of the container pursuing Columbus’ palmy termination and scored 9 seconds later, restoring a three-goal lead.

Key stat

Werenski has points successful 7 consecutive games. His 8 goals necktie him for archetypal among NHL defencemen this season.

Up next

The Flames sojourn Pittsburgh connected Saturday, portion the Blue Jackets question to Chicago connected Sunday.