Friday, November 29, 2024 – 3:00 PM EST
Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio
TV: FDSNOH; Radio: 93.3 FM
Calgary Flames (12-7-4, 28 points, 2nd Pacific, 4th West)
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Columbus Blue Jackets (9-9-3, 21 points, 6th Metro, 12th East)
It’s a rare afternoon start in Columbus and the end of a four game homestand that has seen the Jackets earn points in all three – and played beyond regulation each time. Another afternoon start looms tomorrow in Chicago.
Player to Watch
Dustin Wolf
A big part of why the Flames are off to a surprisingly good start is the play of rookie goaltender Wolf. He is 8-3-1 in 12 starts, with a 2.47 GAA and .921 save percentage. This is exactly what the Flames needed after trading away Jakob Markstrom in the offseason.
Jackets Notes
Cole Sillinger was back at practice yesterday, but Sean Monahan and Yegor Chinakhov were not. Hopefully just maintenance … If you want a good cry, enjoy this article by Eric Francis at SportsNet about how Monahan is coping with the loss of Johnny Gaudreau. It turns out that Meredith is still living in town after all, and little Johnny Gaudreau and Leo Monahan get to play together.
Season Series
11/29/24 CGY @ CBJ
12/03/24 CBJ @ CGY
Stats
| Calgary | Columbus | |
| 2.57 (26) | GPG | 3.43 (7) |
| 2.70 (7) | GAPG | 3.62 (29) |
| 19.7 (17) | PP% | 17.2 (21) |
| 74.0 (28) | PK% | 76.9 (23) |
| 49.6 (18) | 5v5 Shot Attempt % | 51.3 (10) |
| 49.7 (19) | 5v5 Unblocked Shot Attempt % | 51.8 (8) |
| 6.7 (30) | 5v5 Shooting % | 10.2 (5) |
| 94.3 (1) | 5v5 Save % | 88.9 (30) |
| Jonathan Huberdeau, 7 | G Leader | Kirill Marchenko, 8 |
| MacKenzie Weegar, 10 | A Leader | Zach Werenski, 15 |
| M. Weegar, R. Andersson, 13 | P Leader | Zach Werenski, 22 |
| Martin Pospisil, 21 | PIM Leader | Mathieu Olivier, 35 |
| 3-4-4 | Home/Road | 7-3-1 |
| 5-2-3 | Last 10 | 4-4-2 |
Projected Lineups
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Dmitri Voronkov | Sean Monahan | Kirill Marchenko |
| Yegor Chinakhov | Adam Fantilli | Kent Johnson |
| Zach Aston-Reese | Cole Sillinger | Mathieu Olivier |
| Justin Danforth | Sean Kuraly | Kevin Labanc |
| Zach Werenski | Dante Fabbro |
| Ivan Provorov | Damon Severson |
| Jake Christiansen | Jordan Harris |
| Elvis Merzlikins |
| Daniil Tarasov |
Calgary Flames
| Jonathan Huberdeau | Connor Zary | Blake Coleman |
| Yegor Sharangovich | Mikael Backlund | Matt Coronato |
| Martin Pospisil | Nazem Kadri | Andrei Kuzmenko |
| Ryan Lomberg | Kevin Rooney | Justin Kirkland |
| Kevin Bahl | Rasmus Andersson |
| MacKenzie Weegar | Daniil Miromanov |
| Joel Hanley | Brayden Pachal |
| Dustin Wolf |
| Dan Vladar |