CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:
FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
OCTOBER 19, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [4] at BUFFALO SABRES [3]
The Calgary Flames continued a five-game road trip on Thursday night with their one and only trip to the KeyBank Center. The two teams would trade goals in the first with Jonathan Huberdeau and Walker Duehr scoring for the Flames, countered by Erik Johnson and Tage Thompson for Buffalo in a busy opening 20 minutes. There would be no scoring in the second, before Blake Coleman got the scoring in the third started just under two minutes into the final frame. JJ Peterka would once again draw Buffalo level, before Adam Ruzicka gave the Flames their fourth lead of the night. Ruzicka’s marker would hold up as the game winner, and the Flames left Buffalo with a 4-3 win. CGY GOAL SCORERS: Huberdeau (2), Duehr (1), Coleman (1), Ruzicka (2)
GOALIE: Vladar 24/27 .889 Sv%
PP: 0/5 (0%)
PK: 4/5 (80%)
FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 2-1-1
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
October 19, 2023 CGY [4] at BUF [3] Ruzicka Vladar Levi
October 16, 2023 CGY [2] at WSH [3] SOL Kuznetsov* Markstrom Kuemper
October 14, 2023 CGY [2] at PIT [5] L Malkin Markstrom Nedeljkovic
October 11, 2023 WPG [3] vs. CGY [5] W Lindholm Markstrom Hellebuyck
October 6, 2023** CGY [1] at VAN [3] L Blueger Markstrom Demko
*shootout winning goal
**preseason game
TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the first of two meetings this season between the Flames and Blue Jackets. The Flames and Blue Jackets split the season-series in 2022-23, with the home team winning both matchups. This is a Pacific Division versus Metropolitan Division matchup; This will be the Flames have a record of 0-1-1 against Metropolitan Division teams and a record of 1-1-1 against Eastern Conference opponents.
LAST MEETING WITH THE JACKETS:
The Flames and Blue Jackets last meeting came on January 23rd, 2023 at the Saddledome. Calgary came out of the gates hot that night and despite a solid opening frame from Jackets netminder Jonas Korpisalo, the Flames were able to find the back of the net with Walker Duehr scoring his first home goal in the NHL to give the Flames a 1-0 lead through 20. In the second, Nazem Kadri extended the Flames lead before the Jackets scored a pair of quick goals from Kriill Marchenko and Patrik Laine to even the score at twos. Andrew Mangiapane restored the Flames lead, but Boone Jenner would once again tie the game for the Jackets and overtime was required. In the extra frame, Andrew Mangiapane found himself on a two-on-one with Dillon Dube who took the feed from Mangiapane to rifle home the game-winner and the Flames prevailed 4-3.
BACK-TO-BACKS:
The Flames get set for the second leg of their first back-to-back set of the 2023-24 season after a 4-3 victory in Buffalo last night. In 2022-23, the Flames were 2-6-2 in the first half of back-to-backs, but 6-2-2 in the second half. Calgary will play in back-to-back scenarios eight times this season with their next set coming November 10th in Toronto and November 11th in Ottawa.
CALGARY FLAMES vs. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
CGY vs. CBJ ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
32-25-0-8 18-8-0-6 14-17-0-2 7-2-1 W1
GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames at Columbus Blue Jackets
7:00pm ET
Nationwide Arena
TV: Sportsnet One
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960
2023-24 Season Series: 0-1-0 (Home: 0-0-0, Road 0-1-0)
Oct. 20, 2023 – CGY at CBJ
Jan. 25, 2024 – CBJ vs. CGY
2022-23 Season Record vs. CBJ: 1-1-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 0-1-0)
Last Home Win vs. CBJ: January 23, 2023 – Columbus [3] vs. Calgary 4
Last Road Win @ CBJ: January 26, 2022 – Calgary [6] at Columbus [0]
Last Home Loss vs. CBJ: March 29, 2018 – Columbus [5] vs. Calgary [1]
Last Road Loss @ CBJ: December 9, 2022 – Calgary [1] at Columbus [3]
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:
THE LAST GAME: OCT. 16, 2023 – CBJ 0 vs. DET 4
CBJ Goal Scorers:
DET Goal Scorers: Gostisbehere (1), Rasmussen (1), PP – Larkin (1), PP – Copp (1)
Goalies: CBJ – Martin (24/28; 59:16); DET – Reimer (23/23; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 0/4; PK: 3/5 | Shots: CBJ: 23 / DET: 28
3 Stars: 1. Larkin, DET; 2. Reimer, DET; 3. Copp, DET
Noteworthy: CBJ fell to 1-2-0 in their first 3 contests of the season… DET scored once in the 1st and 3 times 4:23 apart in the 2nd period… DET’s penalty shot attempt (Copp) in the 3rd period marked the 3rd-straight penalty shot that CBJ have stopped and the 16th in the last 17 attempts against turned aside… Boqvist skated in his 100th career game as a Blue Jacket… Marchenko led CBJ in shots (6)… Sillinger led the team in hits (3; 13 total as club)… Gudbranson led the club in blocked shots (4; 10 total as team)… Provorov led CBJ in TOI (24:29).
OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Tarasov (knee); Placed on Injured/Non-Roster (Oct. 9); Week-to-Week (3 Games)
Chinakhov (back strain); Placed on Injured/Non-Roster (Oct. 9); Week-to-Week (3 Games)
Dumais (upper body); Placed on Injured/Non-Roster (Oct. 9); Day-to-Day
Werenski (quad contusion); placed on IR (Oct. 13); 1-to-2 Weeks (2 Games)
Merzlikins (illness); Day-to-Day (1 Game)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 10
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Oct. 17 Assigned Greaves to Cleveland (AHL)
Oct. 16 Added Greaves to the roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (all times ET)
Oct. 21 – 8pm vs. MIN | Oct. 22 – No Practice | Oct. 23 – 11am Practice (Nationwide Arena)
TONIGHT’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
7pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio/Bally Sports +/Bally Sports App | 97.1 the Fan
AGAINST THE FLAMES
2023-24 Series: 0-0-0 (0-0-0) vs. CGY
2022-23 Series: 1-0-1 (1-0-0 vs. CGY)
All-Time Series: 33-24-0-8 (19-10-0-4 vs. CGY)
Last 10 (Overall | Home: 3-5-2 | 4-6-0
All-Time GF/GA: 167/172
All-Time SF/SA: 1,789/1,970
All-Time PP: 42-of-275
All-Time PK: 219-of-252
THE LAST GAME VS. CGY: JAN. 23, 2023 – CBJ 3 at CGY 4 (OT)
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Marchenko (10), PP – Laine (14), Jenner (13)
CGY Goal Scorers: Duehr (2), Kadri (19), Mangiapane (10), OT – Dube (12)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (45/49; 62:25); CGY – Vladar (22/25; 62:25)
CBJ PP: 2/4; PK: 2/2 | Shots: CBJ: 25 / CGY: 49
3 Stars: 1. Mangiapane, CGY; 2. Gaudreau, CBJ; 3. Backlund, CGY
Noteworthy: CBJ scored 2 PPGs in the 2nd period… CBJ scored 4:34 into the 3rd period to tie the game at 3… CGY scored GWG 2:25 into OT… Gaudreau recorded his team-leading 9th multi-assist/13th multi-point game of the season (0-2-2)… Laine registered his 3rd multi-assist/9th multi-point game of the campaign (1-2-3)… Jenner scored a goal for 2nd consecutive game (2-0-2)… Marchenko scored a goal to give him 5 goals in his past 10 contests (5-0-5).
SEASON SERIES LEFT: Jan. 25 at CGY
(Team Highlights vs. CGY)
The Flames have won 7 of the last 8 meetings in the series since 12/4/18 (CBJ; 1-5-2) after CBJ earned points in 15-of-17 contests from 11/21/11-3/29/18 (12-3-2)… Winning team has recorded 3+ goals in each of the last 9 meetings and 4+ in 6 of those outings… CBJ have killed off all 16 CGY power play attempts over the last 7 games… CBJ have notched 3 of the 4 hat tricks in the all-time series, including each of the last 2 from Dubois (3/29/18; 5-1 W at CGY) and Atkinson (12/4/18; 9-6 L at CBJ)… CBJ have been awarded all 3 of the penalty shots in the all-time series, including one by Gaudreau (unsuccessful) in the most recent meeting between the clubs on 1/23/23… Most goals scored vs. CGY: 6 – 2x (MR: 12/4/18)… Most goals allowed vs. CGY: 9 (12/4/18).
(Player Highlights vs. CGY)
Jenner made NHL debut on 10/4/13 vs. CGY… Merzlikins stopped a career-high, and franchise-record, 56 shots on 1/26/22 vs. CGY… Severson notched his 100th career NHL assist on 3/12/19 at CGY… Werenski skated in his 100th career NHL game on 11/22/17 vs. CGY and notched his 100th career point (goal) on 12/4/18 vs. CGY.
PLAYER NOTABLES vs. CGY
- Boqvist – 1-2-3 in 6 career GP, including points in his past 2 games vs. CGY (1-1-2)
- Gaudreau – 0-2-2 in 2 career GP against his former team with both assists collected in the most recent meeting on 1/23/23 at CGY
KICKING OFF THEIR 23RD SEASON AT HOME
The club finishes a four-game homestand (1-2-0) on Friday against the Flames. It’s the longest homestand at the start of a campaign in franchise history, surpassing a three-game homestand to start the 2016-17 campaign. The Blue Jackets also hosted the Flyers on Oct. 12 (4-2 L), Rangers on Oct. 14 (5-3 W) and Red Wings on Oct. 16 (4-0 L).
OCTOBER BREAKDOWN
The Blue Jackets play nine games in the month of October, including six at Nationwide Arena. Columbus plays four-straight home games to start the season: Oct. 12 vs. PHI (4-2 L), Oct. 14 vs. NYR (5-3 W), Oct. 16 vs. DET (4-0 L) and Oct. 20 vs. CGY. Friday’s contest kicks off a stretch of three consecutive games against the Western Conference from October 20-24. Overall, CBJ will face three division opponents this month (PHI, NYR, NYI).• Jenner – 2-2-4 in 17 career GP, including points in each of his last 3 games against the club (1-2-3) • Laine – 7-5-12 in 14 career GP, including points in 3-straight meetings (2-3-5) and in 5 of his last 6 games vs. the team (4-5-9) • Provorov – 1-4-5 in 12 career GP, including points in 3 of his 6 meetings vs. CGY at home (1-3-4) • Werenski – 3-3-6 in 10 career GP, including 2 career multi-point outings
