ICYMI, Thursday, January 23, 2024, Blue Jackets shock Calgary Flames with 5 goals in road win
By Bert Leeson
Yegor Chinakhov scored a goal (courtesy CBJ Communications)
Dmitri Voronkov scored for the second night in a row (courtesy IMAGN, file photo by Jerome Miron, USA Today Sports)
Alexandre Textier scored a goal (courtesy Blue Jackets Communications)
Damon Severson, CBJ defenseman, lit the lamp Thursday night. Here he controls puck against Calgary, 1 25 2024, (courtesy IMAGN, photo by Sergei Belski, USA Today Sports)
Also getting into the scoring column was Adam Fantilli CBJ rookie, shoots puck past Calgary defenseman MacKenzie Weegan (52), 1 25 2024, (courtesy IMAGN, photo by Sergei Belski, USA Today Sports)
GAME FILE
*Blue Jackets improve to (15-23-9)
*starring in goal was Daniil Tarasov who made 28 saves
*CBJ welcomed back defenseman Zach Werenski who missed 10 games with a high-ankle sprain sustained on December 27 against the New Jersey Devils. He had an assist
*Flames dropped to (21-22-5)
*Calgary, with the 5-2 loss, have now lost four in a row at home
*Flames defenseman Oliver Kylington played his first game since May 26, 2022, after taking a personal leave to work on his mental health
*Calgary got goals from MacKenzie Weegan and Connor Zary
*Shockingly, the Blue Jackets was the last NHL team to score a short-handed goal this season
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