Watching the long, stringy hair of the Calgary Flames forward become that of a troll doll while Blue Jackets forward Mathieu Olivier rained blows down upon him stirred memories of the “Seinfeld” episode when Frank Costanza explained his origin story of Festivus, the fictional holiday sparked by a scuffle over a Christmas gift.

Adam Fantilli (4,5), Kent Johnson (5), Zach Werenski (8), and Kirill Marchenko (9) provided the goal for the CBJ, and Elvis Merzļikins made 27 saves as the Blue Jackets beat Calgary at home. The Jackets dominated this game on the scoreboard by scoring early and building a big lead from which the Flames couldn't come back.

COLUMBUS -- Adam Fantilli scored twice when the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Calgary Flames 5-2 at Nationwide Arena on Friday to extend their point streak to five games.

Adam Fantilli leads the way offensively with two goals and Mathieu Olivier fires up the crowd with two fights.

Adam Fantilli scored twice and the Columbus Blue Jackets extended their points streak to five games with a 5-2 win over the Calgary Flames in a chippy game Friday that included six fighting majors.

The Calgary Flames were far from their best on Friday afternoon, and paid for it, suffering a 5-2 loss at the hands of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Suddenly, the red-hot Flames have lost three straight outings,

The Calgary Flames fell to the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Friday afternoon. CF% – 49.13% || SCF% – 51.24% || HDCF% – 62.85% || xGF% – 51.13% It’s a Team Game – Some things are bigger than hockey. Sitting here and critically analyzing what was clearly an emotional outing for the Calgary Flames is not something that feels appropriate,

The Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Calgary Flames 5-2 on Black Friday. Here is our quick recap of the fight-filled game.