Having had time to reflect on the bitter disappointment of their last outing, the Columbus Blue Jackets kick off a four-game Western road trip against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday aiming to point their season back in the right direction.

The Blue Jackets had a four-game winning streak snapped in stunning fashion in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the New York Islanders in which they surrendered a pair of goals in the final 67 seconds of regulation time.

However, as much as they had victory snatched from their hands at the end, the Blue Jackets believe the bigger issue in that game -- and thus the key one to address -- was the way they started.

"They got the jump on us," coach Dean Evason said, a point he obviously will be making to his charges. "We knew that they'd come out hard. (Goalie Elvis

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