Zach Werenski’s return to the lineup was the big story going into this game. The Flames had dropped three in a row, and the Jackets wanted to make that four. A few odd bounces later, they did. Here’s how it went down.
1st Period
Chinakhov gave the Jackets the lead less than three minutes in. A puck dump-in went off an official and ended up on Chinny’s stick. Markstrom had left the crease to retrieve the puck from behind the net, leaving the net wide open.
CBJ Goal 1-0: Chinakhov (Werenski, Sillinger) 2:50
Chinny nets the first with a helper from Z!