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National Hockey League
Calgary 3, New Jersey 2
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Where: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
Referees: Dave Jackson, Brad Meier
Linesmen: John Grandt, Vaughan Rody
Attendance: 19289

CALGARY, Alberta -- The Calgary Flames are always happy to see the New Jersey Devils show up on their schedule.

Center Matt Stajan and his right winger, David Jones, had a goal and an assist each and the Flames continued their dominance of the Devils on Tuesday with a 3-2 win. Their linemate, left winger Joe Colborne, added a pair of assists.

It was Calgary's sixth-straight win over New Jersey dating back to Jan. 10, 2012. The Devils have not won in Calgary since a 1-0 overtime victory on Dec. 23, 2007.

"It's nice to get rewarded," Stajan said of his first goal of the season in his 20th game.

"I feel our line with Jonesy and Colby, we've been reading off each other really well. The chemistry's there. It has been the four or five games we've played together. We've been chipping away. We've been getting some goals and it was nice to get a few tonight."

Defenseman TJ Brodie also scored for Calgary (7-12-1). Replying for New Jersey (10-7-1) were right wingers Bobby Farnham and Jordin Tootoo.

Goaltender Karri Ramo made his ninth straight start in goal for Calgary and is 5-4 during that stretch. He made 18 saves. Goalie Cory Schneider stopped 27 shots for New Jersey.

The Flames are trying to dig themselves out of a hole that was created by a horrible 3-7-1 start at home heading into Tuesday. They host the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.

"That's where the success of a team starts is at home," Flames head coach Bob Hartley said. "You play well at home and you build confidence and momentum and there's electricity in your building. Then you go on the road and you scratch and claw a few wins and you're back in the picture."

Devils coach John Hynes said the contest was lost with an off night offensively.

"It wasn't one thing or one part of our game. It was multiple things where we just didn't connect on certain plays offensively. We lost a lot of faceoffs and a lot of time that's just readiness. We lost a lot of stick battles and puck battles and eventually it wound up costing us," he said.

Brodie beat Schneider over the stick-side shoulder from a sharp angle to open the scoring at 10:04 of the first period. Left winger Johnny Gaudreau drew an assist, the first point in five games for the Flames leading point-getter.

"I was stunned that went in," Schneider said. "It literally hit me and I turned to watch it go wide. Sometimes it gets caught up in your jersey and pulls it in. Again, it was one I should have stopped and thought I stopped."

Stajan made it 2-0 at 13:33 of the opening period when he swiped the puck into an open net after arriving late to the Devils crease to find Schneider out of position after a scramble.

"I thought we had a pretty good start and those two go in and for me it was tough because it put us behind the eight ball," Schneider said. "It felt like it gave them some momentum.

"Me putting them down 2-0 is a tough hole for my teammates to climb out of."

Farnham slid the puck between Ramo's pads from close range at 4:01 of the second to make it 2-1, but Jones got the two-goal lead back 2:08 later when he buried a snapshot from the slot.

"I think our line's going really well and we're doing a good job defensively and we're being rewarded," Jones said.

"We've just been keying off of each other and creating a lot of loose pucks off the forecheck and doing a good job defensively as well."

Tootoo got a power-play goal at 8:06 of the second on a snapshot from the high slot to pull the Devils within one, but neither team lit the lamp in the third.

NOTES: New Jersey injuries include LW Tuomo Ruutu (right foot fracture), C Patrick Elias (right knee) and LW Stefan Matteau (illness). They scratched D Eric Gelinas. ... Calgary's injured are C Lance Buoma (broken leg) and G Jonas Hiller (lower body). Scratched were D Ladislav Smid and LW Mason Raymond. ... Hiller is nearing a return to the lineup after being sidelined since Oct. 30. He practiced with the Flames the past two days. ... Devils D David Schlemko sees similarities between his new team and the Flames, from whom he played 19 regular season and 11 playoff games in 2014-15. "We're a young team in here and going through a cliche 'rebuild' or whatever people want to call it," he said at Tuesday's morning skate. "We've had a better start than people think. It's a little early, here in November, to be talking about a playoff run but so far so good." ... The Devils continue their three-game road trip through Western Canada against the Edmonton Oilers on Friday. ... The Flames also host the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.
Top Game Performances
 
New Jersey   Calgary
Bobby Farnham 1 Points David Jones 2
Bobby Farnham 1 Goals David Jones 1
Michael Cammalleri 1 Assists Joe Colborne 2
Jordin Tootoo 1 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Cory Schneider .900 Save Percentage Karri Ramo .900
Cory Schneider 27 Saves Karri Ramo 18
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
New Jersey 20 2 1-3 4-4 8 30
Calgary 30 3 0-4 2-3 6 33
Upcoming Games
  • Calgary will play their next game at home against Chicago. The Flames have a W/L % of .167 after a win and .429 after a loss.
  • New Jersey will play their next game on the road against Edmonton. The Devils have a W/L % of .545 after a win and .571 after a loss.