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Kadri scores in 1,000th NHL game, and Flames beat Blue Jackets 5-1

Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Calgary Flames: Game Highlights

Morgan Frost, Blake Coleman, Adam Klapka and Mikael Backlund also scored for Calgary, which remains last in the league’s overall standings, despite winning consecutive games for the first time. Dustin Wolf made 42 saves.

Kirill Marchenko scored for the Blue Jackets, who have lost back-to-back games after a four-game winning streak. Jet Greaves had 21 stops.

Calgary surged into the lead scoring twice in the opening 92 seconds — the tenth-fastest two goals to start a game in franchise history.

Frost deflected in Jonathan Huberdeau's shot at 56 seconds, extending Huberdeau’s point streak to six games (three goals, four assists). On the next shift, Coleman notched his team-leading sixth goal.

The visitors answered five minutes later on Marchenko’s short-handed goal. It was the team's first short-handed goal of the season.

With Calgary still nursing a 2-1 lead coming up on the halfway point of the second period, Joel Farabee neatly set up Kadri on a two-on-one with a perfect pass that Kadri buried inside the near post.

Kadri is the 407th player in NHL history to play 1,000 games and the 61st player to score a goal in his 1,000th game. He’s the 13th player to reach that mark in a Flames uniform and just the second to score in his milestone game, joining Martin Gelinas (Dec. 9, 2003).

Up next Blue Jackets: Visit the Canucks on Saturday.

Flames: Host the Blackhawks on Friday.

Regular Season Series

CGY leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 0:56 Morgan Frost Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Jonathan Huberdeau (4), Matt Coronato (3)
Goal 1st Period 1:32 Blake Coleman Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Joel Hanley (3), Samuel Honzek (2)
Goal 1st Period 6:57 Kirill Marchenko Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Boone Jenner (6)
Goal 2nd Period 7:47 Nazem Kadri Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Joel Farabee (5), Rasmus Andersson (3)
Goal 2nd Period 8:24 Adam Klapka Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Yan Kuznetsov (1)
Goal 3rd Period 19:11 Mikael Backlund Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: none

Statistics

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10 Blocked Shots 23
18 Hits 24
3 Takeaways 1
43 Shots 26
0 Power Play Goals 0
1 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
1 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
40 Faceoffs Won 28
58.8 Faceoff Win Percent 41.2
19 Giveaways 13
3 Total Penalties 2
6 Penalty Minutes 4
Calgary Flames Calgary Flames Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mikael Backlund, C Day-To-Day Dec 13
Zayne Parekh, D Out Dec 12
Jake Bean, D Injured Reserve Dec 11
Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

Scotiabank Saddledome

Location: Calgary, AB
Attendance: 16,802 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 20 9 42 2
NY Islanders 19 11 41 3
Washington 18 10 40 4
Philadelphia 16 9 37 5
New Jersey 18 13 37 1
Pittsburgh 14 8 36 8
NY Rangers 16 13 36 4
Columbus 13 13 32 6

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 16 6 41 9
Anaheim 19 12 39 1
Los Angeles 14 8 37 9
Edmonton 15 11 36 6
San Jose 16 14 35 3
Seattle 12 11 30 6
Calgary 13 16 30 4
Vancouver 11 17 25 3
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