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The Calgary Flames face the Columbus Blue Jackets with both teams looking to start the season strong. The Flames are 2-1-1 and coming off an impressive 4-3 win on the road. The Blue Jackets are 1-2 and coming off a lopsided 4-0 defeat. The Flames look to improve in the Pacific Division while the Blue Jackets look to climb out of the bottom of the Metropolitan Division and the upcoming game looks to be a good one.
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The Flames are off to a rough start despite their offense stepping up and scoring 3.25 goals per game. Andrew Mangiapane, Elias Lindholm, and Jonathan Huberdeau have scored five goals and eight assists but the rest of the offense has stepped up as well. Adam Ruzicka, Dillon Dube, and Matthew Coronato have combined for four goals and five assists while defensemen Noah Hanifin and Rasmus Andersson have added one goal and six assists from the point to open up the offense.
The offense has stepped up but the defense has struggled, allowing 3.33 goals per game. Rasmus Andersson and MacKenzie Weegar have led the top pairing but the rest of the unit has struggled, allowing opponents to find open shots on the net at will. In addition, goaltender Jacob Markstrom has struggled with a .898 save percentage and a 2.96 goals-against average on 88 shots.
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