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Video: Nikitin’s first career overtime goal lifts Blue Jackets over Flames

Columbus Blue Jackets v Calgary Flames

CALGARY, AB - NOVEMBER 20: Lance Bouma #17 of the Calgary Flames fights for the puck against Nikita Nikitin #6 of the Columbus Blue Jackets during an NHL game at Scotiabank Saddledome on November 20, 2013 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Blue Jackets defeated the Flames 2-1 in overtime. (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images)

Derek Leung

Fortunately for the Columbus Blue Jackets, Nikita Nikitin was in the right place at the right time.

The Blue Jackets defenseman scored the overtime winner to earn Columbus a 2-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. According to the NHL Twitter account, it is his first career overtime goal.

The late man to join the Columbus rush, Nikitin had a loose puck land right on his stick, after hitting off Flames’ forward Mikael Backlund on the initial David Savard shot.

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