Blue Jackets-Flames, Sums

Hockey Betting Lines

02/02/2007 -

Columbus 0 2 0-2

Calgary 3 2 1-6

First Period-1, Calgary, Iginla 24 (Conroy, Ro.Regehr), 11:55 (pp). 2, Calgary, Ro.Regehr 1 (Tanguay, Iginla), 12:14. 3, Calgary, Giordano 6 (Ro.Regehr, Huselius), 15:08 (pp). Penalties-Warrener, Cal (hooking), 2:46; Langkow, Cal (interference), 5:07; Tollefsen, Clm (tripping), 11:48; Konopka, Clm (goalie interference), 13:26; Shelley, Clm, major (fighting), 13:26; Godard, Cal, major (fighting); 13:26, Klesla, Clm (interference), 17:08.

Second Period-4, Calgary, Langkow 21 (Huselius), :30. 5, Columbus, Klesla 9 (Fedorov, Nash), 1:03. 6, Calgary, Huselius 22 (Iginla), 10:58 (pp). 7, Columbus, Chimera 10 (Malhotra, Fritsche), 16:29. Penalties-Warrener, Cal (roughing), 8:45; Berard, Clm (hooking), 10:00; Tollefsen, Clm (tripping); 10:34, Godard, Cal, minor-major-misconduct (instigator, fighting), 14:28; Konopka, Clm, major (fighting), 14:28; Tanguay, Cal (hooking), 17:14.

Third Period-8, Calgary, Warrener 3 (Giordano, Friesen), 17:52 (pp). Penalties-Konopka, Clm (holding), 2:42; Klesla, Clm (interference), 6:22; Warrener, Cal (interference), 11:36; Eriksson, Clm (hooking), 15:01; Fedorov, Clm (hooking), 16:16; Foote, Clm (roughing), 17:22.

Shots on Goal-Columbus 7-10-5-22. Calgary 11-6-7-24.

Power-play opportunities-Columbus 0 of 6; Calgary 4 of 10.

Goalies-Columbus, Conklin 2-3-1 (16 shots-11 saves), Popperle (14:18 second, 8-7). Calgary, Kiprusoff 26-16-5 (22-20).

A-19,289 (17,439). T-2:30.

Referees-Mick McGeough, Justin St. Pierre. Linesmen-Lonnie Cameron, Jay Sharrers.

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