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Flames visit the Blue Jackets after overtime victory

Calgary Flames (7-6-2, fifth in the Pacific Division) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (5-5-3, fifth in the Metropolitan Division)

Columbus, Ohio; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Columbus Blue Jackets host Calgary after the Flames beat Nashville 6-5 in overtime.

The Blue Jackets have gone 3-3-1 in home games. Columbus has converted on 14.6% of power-play opportunities, scoring six power-play goals.

The Flames are 3-5-1 on the road. Calgary averages 10.6 penalty minutes per game, the sixth-most in the NHL. Milan Lucic leads the team serving 26 total minutes.

The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.

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TOP PERFORMERS: Pierre-Luc Dubois leads the Blue Jackets with six goals and has recorded 10 points. Sonny Milano has scored three goals over the last 10 games for Columbus.

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Elias Lindholm leads the Flames with nine goals and has 12 points. Matthew Tkachuk has four goals and three assists over the last 10 games for Calgary.

LAST 10 GAMES: Flames: 5-4-1, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.4 assists, four penalties and 9.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game with a .906 save percentage.

Blue Jackets: 4-3-3, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.3 assists, three penalties and six penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game with a .897 save percentage.

Blue Jackets Injuries: None listed.

Flames Injuries: None listed.

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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