Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Divisional Round
The Columbus Blue Jackets (8th in Metropolitan Division) will try to make it five victories out of 20 games when paying a visit to the Calgary Flames (5th in Pacific), who have triumphed in three of their previous four domestic decisions.
The Columbus Blue Jackets (14-30-2) snapped their latest three-game losing skid (0-3-0) after banking a 5-3 victory against the San Jose Sharks at Nationwide Arena on Saturday. The Jackets recovered from 2-0 and 3-2 deficits in the second and third periods respectively, with Gustav Nyquist (10 goals, 22 points this year) banking the tie-breaking snipe at 12:38 of the final third. Nyquist, Johnny Gaudreau (13 goals, 44 points) and Patrik Laine (13 goals, 25 points) posted a marker and an assist each, as Columbus registered its fourth victory in the last 19 fixtures (4-15-0).
Goalie Joonas Korpisalo made 23 saves on Saturday to take his current performance total to 7-8-1 for the ongoing campaign with a 3.27 GAA and a .907 save percentage. He has picked up a 1-2-1 record in six previous appearances against the Calgary Flames with a 2. 22 GAA and a .927 save percentage. The Blue Jackets, meanwhile, are scoring the 4th lowest number of goals per game this season (2.57), while giving up the 3rd highest quantity on the defensive end (3.89). They are bottom of the league in power play with a 14.9% conversion rate and 18th in penalty kill with 77.3% proficiency.