Just when you thought the Columbus Blue Jackets were showing signs of being a competitive team, you get to witness a drubbing like I witnessed tonight.
The Calgary Flames, coming off of a loss the night before against the Detroit Red Wings, came into Nationwide Arena and absolutely hammered the Blue Jackets by a score of 6-2.
This game was one-sided from Calgary’s opening goal, a backhanded shot at 8:13 of the first period off of a rebound which Blue Jacket goalie Steve Mason couldn’t handle to make the score 1-0. Then at 14:50, Flames Defenseman Ian White blistered a slap shot from the point, unobstructed to make the score 2-0.
Columbus’ Derek Dorsett closed the gap to 2-1 off of a rebound from a Rusty Klesla shot from the point. However, one minute and four seconds later, Rene Bourque then scored the first of his three (hat trick) goals to end the period 3-1 in favor on Calgary. And the rout was on.
Bourque added two more goals and Alex Tanguay added a goal to make the final score 6-2, a lopsided Flames victory.
Jan Hejda drilled a slap shot to record the Blue Jacke ...
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