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Lundmark Scores Shootout Winner for Flames

Lundmark, McElhinney lifts Flames past Blue Jackets in shootout, 4-3

Calgary Flames' Fredrik Sjostrom (11), of Sweden, tries to control the puck in front of Columbus Blue Jackets' Fedor Tyutin, of Russia, in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
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Calgary backup Curtis McElhinney stopped Anton Stralman in the fourth round, and Jamie Lundmark followed with the shootout winner in the Flames' 4-3 comeback victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.

With the Blue Jackets seemingly in control late in the third period with a 3-1 lead, Calgary's Dustin Boyd and Nigel Dawes scored in a 1:19 span to tie it.

Making only his second start, McElhinney made 29 saves to push the Flames' road points streak to nine games. The Flames, playing the second game of a six-game trip, are 9-1-3 on the road.

Rick Nash and Marc Methot scored 1:03 apart late in the second period to give Columbus the lead. The Blue Jackets have lost a season-worst five in a row.

Olli Jokinen had a goal and assist, and Jarome Iginla had two assists for Calgary.

Jared Boll also scored, and Kristian Huselius added two assists for Columbus, returning home after a five-game trip.

Not only did McElhinney stop the puck, but also Stralman who strangely crashed into the netminder on his shooutout attempt. Lundmark came through with a high shot past Steve Mason, who also put aside 29 shots.

Calgary's Mark Giordano rang a shot off the post early in overtime and Columbus' R.J. Umberger cut in alone but couldn't beat McElhinney late in the extra session.

On the Flames' game-tying sequence, Jokinen, working behind the net, centered a nifty backhand pass that Boyd backhanded past Mason, who was leaning the wrong way, at 14:14 for his fourth.

Then from nearly the same spot behind the net, Moss fed Dawes in the slot. He one-timed a low shot for his seventh at 15:32 and extending his goal streak to three games.

A tight-checking scoreless affair after one period made way for back-and-forth play in the middle stanza with Columbus skating off ahead.

Jokinen atoned for a first period wide-open net miss by slotting home a rebound for his fifth at 5:29 on the power play to open the scoring.

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