CGY 5, CBJ 1: Flames Easily Handle Blue Jackets, Sending Columbus To Second Straight Road Loss

By Ed Francis on November 6, 2025 at 12:33 am
The CBJ gave up two goals in the first 92 seconds and that was enough for the Calgary Flames, who easily defeated the Blue Jackets 5-1 on Wednesday night.
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CBJ GOALS: 
Marchenko (SH) (P1, 6:57)

Morgan Frost and Blake Coleman each scored in the opening two minutes and that was enough for the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night, as they defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1.

Kirill Marchenko gave the Blue Jackets some life at the 6:57 mark of the period, when his first career short-handed goal put Columbus within one.

But the Flames would score two goals in quick succession again in the second period. First, Nazem Kadri made it 3-1 with 12:13 left in the middle frame, and then Adam Klapka extended Calgary's lead to 4-1 just 37 seconds later. Both goals came on 2-on-1 rushes for the Flames.

Despite 22 shots on goal in the third period, the Blue Jackets could not solve Flames goalie Dustin Wolf.

Wolf, who finished with 42 saves on 43 shots, was named the Second Star of the Game.

Calgary's Mikael Backlund added an empty-netter in the final minute of the game to make it 5-1.

"We didn't seem like we had a bunch of jump early," said head coach Dean Evason. "We didn't do the right things in tonight's hockey game to give ourselves a chance to win."

Jet Greaves finished with 21 saves on 25 shots.

Sean Monahan left the game in the second period with an injury. Evason did not have an update after the game beyond saying that Monahan was still being evaluated. 

Here's how the Blue Jackets moved to 0-2-0 through two games of their five-game road trip:

1st Period:

(0:56 — CGY Goal): It doesn't take long for the Flames to find the back of the net, as Frost opens the scoring in the opening minute to give Calgary a 1-0 lead.

(1:32 — CGY Goal): It also doesn't take long for the Flames to expand their lead, with Coleman giving Calgary a 2-0 lead just 36 seconds after Frost's goal.

(6:57 — CBJ Goal): Marchenko gets the Blue Jackets on the board with a short-handed goal, cutting Calgary's lead to 2-1.

2nd Period:

(7:47 — CGY Goal): Playing in his 1000th NHL game, Kadri's goal was the first in another quick burst for the Flames and extended their lead to 3-1. He was named the First Star of the Night and is the 62nd player in history to score a goal in his 1,000th game.

(8:24 — CGY Goal): Just 37 seconds later after Kadri's strike, Klapka's second goal of the season makes it 4-1 Calgary.

3rd Period:

(19:11 — CGY Goal): Backlund adds an empty-net goal to bring us to the 5-1 final.

CBJ GAME STATS PIT
43 SHOTS 26
59% FACEOFFS 41%
0/1 POWER PLAY 0/2
2/2 PENALTY KILL 1/1
18 HITS 24
19 GIVEAWAYS 13
3 TAKEAWAYS 1
10 BLOCKED SHOTS 23
ALL SITUATIONS ADVANCED STATS
3.57 EXPECTED GOALS 2.34
84 SHOT ATTEMPTS 45
33 SCORING CHANCES 22
16 HIGH-DANGER CHANCES 9
Data via NHL.com & NaturalStatTrick.com

Stat Chat:

  • Marchenko's goal was his sixth of the season and he now has registered a point in all but two games this season. 
     
  • Columbus' 43 shots on goal was a season high, besting their 41-shot performance in an October 25th shootout win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
     
  • With their 2/2 effort on the penalty kill, the Blue Jackets have now stopped nine of the opposition's last ten power plays over a five-game stretch.

Up Next:

The road trip continues Saturday when the Blue Jackets are in Vancouver to face the Canucks. Puck-drop is slated for 10:00 p.m.

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