GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NHL: CALGARY (16-18) at COLUMBUS (14-18)

NHL: CALGARY (16-18) at COLUMBUS (14-18)

<h3>Iginla, Flames seek sixth straight road win</h3>

<div class="pre">Calgary (16-13-5) at Columbus (14-12-6) 7:00 pm EST</div>

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ticker) - Jarome Iginla will try to help theCalgary Flames close out their six-game road trip with a perfectmark when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday.

After winning just four games the entire month of November, theFlames have gone 6-0-2 in December. The club is currentlyriding a five-game winning streak with all of the victoriescoming away from home.


It marks Calgary's longest road winning streak since taking sixstraight from December 16, 2003-January 6, 2004. Thefranchise's longest winning streak away from Calgary is sevenconsecutive triumphs.


Over the current streak, Iginla has scored seven goals and 10points and leads the team with 23 tallies and 25 assists thisseason.


Iginla has received help from linemates Kristian Huselius andDaymond Langkow, who have combined for 17 points over theprevious three contests.


The Blue Jackets have been led offensively by Rick Nash, but the23-year-old sniper has been held pointless over the past fourgames. Nash leads the club with 18 goals and 31 points thisseason.


After a sensational first month of the season, Columbus hasposted a 7-9-5 record since the end of October. Despite thestruggles, the Blue Jackets are still tied with the St. LouisBlues for second place in the division.

 

NHL: CALGARY at COLUMBUS

<div class="pre">NHL AT COLUMBUS
STARTING GOALIES: CGY - MIIKKA KIPRUSOFF
COB - PASCAL LECLAIRE

OFFICIALS: REF - CHRIS ROONEY, DAVE JACKSON
LIN - ANDY MCELMAN, MARK PARE</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CALGARY VS COLUMBUS - SCRATCHES

CALGARY COLUMBUS

O NOLAN STINGER M PECA CHEST INJURY
M NILSON HEALTHY R HAINSEY HEALTHY
A PARDY HEALTHY G BRULE TONSILLITIS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 0
COLUMBUS 0 19:55 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 0
COLUMBUS 0 16:40 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 1
COLUMBUS 0
1ST PRD: CGY - (PP) ADRIAN AUCOIN 6 (KRISTIAN HUSELIUS, DION PHANEUF)
3:37 (TWO-MAN ADVANTAGE)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 1
COLUMBUS 0 9:18 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 1
COLUMBUS 0 8:30 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
CALGARY 1 1
COLUMBUS 0 0 END OF THE 1ST

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: CGY - (PP) ADRIAN AUCOIN 6 (KRISTIAN HUSELIUS, DION PHANEUF)
3:37

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
CGY 7 7
COB 11 11

GOALIES: CGY - MIIKKA KIPRUSOFF
COB - PASCAL LECLAIRE</div>

 

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<div class="pre">------------------------
Calgary 1 --1
Columbus 0 --0
------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Calgary, Adrian Aucoin 6 (power play)
(Kristian Huselius, Dion Phaneuf), 3:37. Penalties: D Mackenzie, Cob
(high sticking), 2:20; A Foote, Cob (cross checking), 2:45; A
Eriksson, Cgy (holding), 11:08; J Iginla, Cgy (major fighting), 16:58;
J Boll, Cob (major fighting), 16:58; E Nystrom, Cgy (roughing served
by D Boyd, fighting major), 16:58; O Tollefsen, Cob (major fighting),
16:58; R Nash, Cob (hooking), 17:33; C Conroy, Cgy (hooking), 17:33.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Calgary 7 --7
Columbus 11 --11
-----------------------------

Goalies : Calgary, Miikka Kiprusoff (11 shots, 11 saves). Columbus,
Pascal Leclaire (7 shots, 6 saves). Referees: Chris Rooney, Dave
Jackson. Linesmen: Andy Mcelman, Mark Pare.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 1
COLUMBUS 0 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 1
COLUMBUS 0 16:11 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 2
COLUMBUS 0
2ND PRD: CGY - ALEX TANGUAY 8 (ANDERS ERIKSSON, CRAIG CONROY) 3:49</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 2
COLUMBUS 0 15:07 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 2
COLUMBUS 0 13:52 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 2
COLUMBUS 1
2ND PRD: COB - CURTIS GLENCROSS 6 (KRIS RUSSELL, ROSTISLAV KLESLA)
6:39</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 3
COLUMBUS 1
2ND PRD: CGY - JAROME IGINLA 24 (KRISTIAN HUSELIUS, MATTHEW LOMBARDI)
8:59</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 3
COLUMBUS 1 9:02 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
CALGARY 1 2 3
COLUMBUS 0 1 1 END OF THE 2ND

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: CGY - (PP) ADRIAN AUCOIN 6 (KRISTIAN HUSELIUS, DION PHANEUF)
3:37
2ND PRD: CGY - ALEX TANGUAY 8 (ANDERS ERIKSSON, CRAIG CONROY) 3:49
COB - CURTIS GLENCROSS 6 (KRIS RUSSELL, ROSTISLAV KLESLA)
6:39
CGY - JAROME IGINLA 24 (KRISTIAN HUSELIUS, MATTHEW LOMBARDI)
8:59

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
CGY 7 10 17
COB 11 14 25

GOALIES: CGY - MIIKKA KIPRUSOFF
COB - PASCAL LECLAIRE</div>

 

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Calgary 1 2 --3
Columbus 0 1 --1
------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Calgary, Adrian Aucoin 6 (power play)
(Kristian Huselius, Dion Phaneuf), 3:37. Penalties: D Mackenzie, Cob
(high sticking), 2:20; A Foote, Cob (cross checking), 2:45; A
Eriksson, Cgy (holding), 11:08; J Iginla, Cgy (major fighting), 16:58;
J Boll, Cob (major fighting), 16:58; O Tollefsen, Cob (major
fighting), 16:58; E Nystrom, Cgy (roughing served by D Boyd), 16:58; E
Nystrom, Cgy (major fighting served by D Boyd), 16:58; R Nash, Cob
(hooking), 17:33; C Conroy, Cgy (hooking), 17:33.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Calgary, Alex Tanguay 8 (Anders Eriksson,
Craig Conroy), 3:49. 3, Columbus, Curtis Glencross 6 (Kris Russell,
Rostislav Klesla), 6:39. 4, Calgary, Jarome Iginla 24 (Kristian
Huselius, Matthew Lombardi), 8:59. Penalties: Ro Regehr, Cgy
(roughing), 3:22; R Nash, Cob (unsportsmanlike cond), 3:22; K
Huselius, Cgy (hooking), 6:00; J Novotny, Cob (holding), 6:08; R Nash,
Cob (hooking), 10:58; D Phaneuf, Cgy (holding), 18:44.

Shots on goal:
----------------------------------
Calgary 7 10 --17
Columbus 11 14 --25
----------------------------------

Goalies : Calgary, Miikka Kiprusoff (25 shots, 24 saves). Columbus,
Pascal Leclaire (17 shots, 14 saves). Referees: Chris Rooney, Dave
Jackson. Linesmen: Andy Mcelman, Mark Pare.</div>