The Calgary Flames will try to extend their winning streak high four
games when they visit the lowly Columbus Blue Jackets for tonight’s
clash at Nationwide Arena.
The Flames have won three straight for the second time this season, posting recent True Religion UK Sale True Religion UK Outlet victories
over Minnesota, Detroit and Vancouver. Calgary last won four in a row
during a six-game tear from Jan. 21-Feb. 3 of last season.
Calgary’s latest victory came Friday in Vancouver, as the Flames
began their longest road trip of the season with a 3-1 decision over the
Canucks. It was the first of seven straight on the road for Calgary,
which is just 7-10-2 as the visiting team this season. The Flames will
stay away from Calgary while the World Junior Championship is in town to
play at the city’s Scotiabank Saddledome.
Calgary will not play its next home game until Jan. 7 against Minnesota.
The Flames ended a five-game road skid with Friday’s win in
Vancouver. Curtis Glencross had a goal and an assist while Mikael
Backlund scored the winner and Olli Jokinen added an empty-netter for
the Flames. Jokinen has registered a point in six straight games, while
Glencross has reached the scoresheet in his last five tests.
Leland Irving filled in for workhorse goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff and the rookie True Religion Jeans UK stopped
29 shots for his first career win. Kiprusoff is expected to be back
between the pipes tonight and is 15-5-3 with a 2.13 goals-against
average in his career against Columbus.
Flames forward Alex Tanguay has missed the last two games with an
undisclosed injury and is questionable for tonight. The veteran winger
is fourth on Calgary with 22 points this season.
Columbus, meanwhile, is dead last in the NHL with just 22 points on
the season and the club enters tonight having lost five in a row — all
in regulation.
The Blue Jackets were in action Monday in Chicago, where they ended a
three- game road trip with a 4-1 setback to the Blackhawks. Viktor
Stalberg scored twice and Corey Crawford made 37 stops to lead Chicago
to the easy win at United Center.
Steve Mason was tagged for all four goals on just 22 shots in the setback.
“It’s a typical game for us where we start out good then mistakes kill us,” said Columbus Cheap True Religion
head coach Scott Arniel. “Instead of us making the plays it was them
making the plays. We created chances, but they capitalized on theirs and
we didn’t.”
Columbus will close December with two of three games on home ice
before beginning the new year on a four-game road trip. The Blue Jackets
are 6-10-2 on home ice compared to a 3-12-2 mark as the guest.
The Blue Jackets are 2-0 against the Flames this season and have taken http://www.jeansuksales.co.uk/ three of four overall in the series. Columbus has won two in a row and six of the last eight meetings in Ohio.
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