CALGARY - Nazem Kadri commemorated his 1,000th NHL game with a key second-period goal to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-1 win on Wednesday over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Morgan Frost, Blake Coleman, Adam Klapka, and Mikael Backlund, into an empty net, also scored for Calgary (4-9-2). The Flames remain last in the league's overall standings, despite winning consecutive games for the first time.

Kirill Marchenko, with his team-leading sixth goal, had the lone tally for Columbus (7-6-0). The Blue Jackets have lost back-to-back games on the heels of a four-game winning streak.

Dustin Wolf made 42 saves for the win, improving to 4-8-1.

Saddled with the loss was Jet Greaves, who had 21 stops. He falls to 3-4-0.

It wasn't long after the conclusion of the pre-game ceremony honouring Kadri th

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