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.

Blue Jackets forward Mathieu Olivier was challenged twice to fights after his hit injured Flames defenseman Joel Hanley.

The Columbus Blue Jackets and Calgary Flames met on Black Friday afternoon for the first time since the passing of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau. The game itself will be remembered for how physical it was.