Overview
- Calgary struck twice in the opening 1:32 and added two more 37 seconds apart in the second period to seize control.
- Dustin Wolf stopped 42 shots, while Jet Greaves took the loss as Columbus outshot Calgary 22-6 in the third without scoring.
- Sean Monahan left in the third with an apparent upper-body injury after a second-period collision; Kirill Marchenko scored short-handed for Columbus.
- Nazem Kadri marked his 1,000th NHL game with a second-period goal, and Morgan Frost, Blake Coleman, Adam Klapka and Mikael Backlund (EN) also scored for Calgary.
- Defenseman Dysin Mayo debuted for Columbus with Denton Mateychuk out, and the Blue Jackets continue the trip Saturday in Vancouver before visits to Edmonton and Seattle.