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Calgary Flames vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Regular season · Thursday, January 21, 2027 · Nationwide Arena

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CBJNHL · CBJHN · SNW

Game preview

The Calgary Flames visit the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Thursday, January 21, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on CBJNHL, CBJHN and SNW.

This is the second of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Flames

Game 2 of a road trip: Chicago, now Columbus.

  1. 112027-01-11: no game
  2. 122027-01-12: vs CBJ
  3. 132027-01-13: no game
  4. 142027-01-14: vs SJS
  5. 152027-01-15: no game
  6. 162027-01-16: vs LAK
  7. 172027-01-17: no game
  8. 182027-01-18: at CHI
  9. 192027-01-19: no game
  10. 202027-01-20: no game
  11. 212027-01-21: at CBJ
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~277 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,672 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+2 h
body clock vs home

Blue Jackets

First home game after a 4-game road trip (Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Seattle).

  1. 112027-01-11: no game
  2. 122027-01-12: at CGY
  3. 132027-01-13: no game
  4. 142027-01-14: no game
  5. 152027-01-15: at EDM
  6. 162027-01-16: at VAN, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 172027-01-17: no game
  8. 182027-01-18: at SEA
  9. 192027-01-19: no game
  10. 202027-01-20: no game
  11. 212027-01-21: vs CGY
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~2,008 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~4,481 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Calgary FlamesFlamesTue, Oct 13 at ANA
  1. L1Farabee#86Backlund#11Sharangovich#17
    10:49 together at 5v5
  2. L2Suniev#61Frost#16Coronato#27
    9:55 together at 5v5
  3. L3Strome#22Pospisil#76Gridin#92
    9:17 together at 5v5
  4. L4Castagna#38Klapka#43Tsyplakov#72
    5:46 together at 5v5
  1. D1Whitecloud#28Kuznetsov#37
    14:17 together at 5v5
  2. D2Bahl#7Nemec#71
    13:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Middleton#55Parekh#19
    10:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Farabee LFrost CCoronato RGridin RParekh D1:30

Penalty kill

  1. 1Farabee LBacklund CWhitecloud DBahl D2:43
  2. 2Farabee LPospisil CMiddleton DWhitecloud D0:42
Columbus Blue JacketsBlue JacketsTue, Oct 13 vs FLA
  1. L1Knies#89Johnson#91Fantilli#19
    8:53 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMonahan#23Nichushkin#43Garland#83
    6:27 together at 5v5
  3. L3Coyle#3Sillinger#4Olivier#24
    4:53 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewHeinen#58Lomberg#94Voronkov#10
    4:27 together at 5v5
  1. D1Severson#78Werenski#8
    15:29 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewGudbranson#44Soucy#7
    9:43 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewChristiansen#2Mateychuk#5
    9:42 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Knies LCoyle CJohnson CFantilli CWerenski D1:19
  2. 2Voronkov LMonahan CNichushkin RGarland RMateychuk D0:46

Penalty kill

  1. 1Coyle CSillinger CSeverson DWerenski D1:10
  2. 2Heinen LCoyle CChristiansen DMateychuk D0:59

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

CGYCBJ

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

CGY 69% (16th most settled)CBJ 63% (10th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

CGY 1:35 left (8th latest · 17 pulls)CBJ 1:29 left (3rd latest · 19 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

CGY 44.8s (2nd shortest)CBJ 50.6s (5th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

CGY 24% (2nd least often)CBJ 34% (6th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series