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losing streak Tuesday night.Tomas Tatar scored in the third period to lift
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ending a four-game skid with its first victory since Feb. 4.Paul Byron and Max
Domi also scored, and Carey Price made 31 saves.¡°We knew, everyone knew, that
this was the biggest slump of the year,¡± Domi said. ¡°That one¡¯s out of the way,
now we just got to focus on the next one.¡±Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 29 shots, and
Josh Anderson and Nick Foligno scored for Columbus.¡°Worked hard to get back in
it. Couldn¡¯t finish,¡± Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella said.The Blue Jackets
were playing the second game of a back-to-back after losing to Tampa Bay on
Monday night. The visitors were also without forward Artemi Panarin, who sat out
due to illness.Byron scored in his return to the lineup after missing the last
six games due to a forearm injury.In the second
period
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of what being a teammate is.¡±¡°(Domi) asked me, and I said, ¡®If you want to
fight, let¡¯s fight,'¡± Foligno said. ¡°I¡¯m sure our dads would be proud.¡±Domi put
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buried it past Bobrovsky for his 11th of the season.The Blue Jackets drew one
back in the opening moments of the second period, when Anderson sniped one past
Price.Foligno tied it in the third period when he put a rebound past Price.
Anderson picked up his second point of the night with an assist.The Canadiens
retook the lead at 13:08 of the third on Tatar¡¯s 19th of the season. Defenseman
Jordie Benn hung along the boards and fed Tatar with a pass to Bobrovsky¡¯s
right, and he quickly tapped it past the goaltender.Tatar said he was trying to
find the right position on the play, but he locked into place once his eyes met
Benn¡¯s.¡°I got a little lost,¡± Tatar said. ¡°I think Jordie looked at me and I
just stopped there. He made a beautiful pass for sure.¡±NOTES: Byron played in
his 400th career NHL game. ¡ Blue Jackets¡¯ forward Brandon Dubinsky suited up in
his 800th career game.UP NEXTBlue Jackets: Play at Ottawa on Friday
night.Canadiens: Host Philadelphia on Thursday night. BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP)
Predators stalwart Pekka Rinne briefly stopped to marvel when informed of the
elite NHL goaltending company he joined in becoming a three-time 40-game winner
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position of being a goalie. That¡¯s great. That¡¯s a credit to my teammates, big
time, and also my coaching staff.¡±Rinne has been nearly unbeatable in winning
his 11th straight game and improving to 40-9-4. And the 12-year veteran is
carrying the NHL-leading Predators along with him in approaching numerous
franchise milestones.Nashville set a team record by extending its point streak
to 15 games (14-0-1). And the Predators won their ninth consecutive road game as
part of a run in which they¡¯re 12-0-3 in their past 15 to break yet another team
record.¡±He¡¯s unbelievable,¡± teammate Ryan Johansen said of Rinne. ¡±In our
opinion, he¡¯s been the most valuable player for us.¡±The rest of the Predators
have been no slouches during a stretch in which they haven¡¯t lost in regulation
since a 3-1 setback against Detroit on Feb. 17.Johansen and Mike Fisher scored
goals 4:34 apart in the second period. Filip Forsberg and Ryan Hartman then
sealed it by scoring in the final four minutes.First-year Sabres coach Phil
Housley could only tip his hat to Nashville, where he spent the previous four
seasons as an assistant. Though the final score didn¡¯t reflect it, Housley was
pleased with how the Sabresm last in the Eastern
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in front of the net and start pounding it, whacking at some loose pucks
there.¡±Then again, Housley is all too familiar with how well Rinne can play when
he gets into a groove.¡±If we could rattle him early and get him off his game a
little bit, that¡¯s the time we¡¯ve got to take advantage,¡± Housley said. ¡±But
once he settles in, he¡¯s tough to beat.¡±Buffalo¡¯s Jack Eichel burst up the left
side and behind the Predators¡¯ defense to drive across the crease only to have
his shot stopped by Rinne¡¯s left pad four minutes in. Rinne also got an assist
from teammate Kevin Fiala, who got his stick out to stop Justin Bailey¡¯s attempt
to tap in a bouncing puck in the crease.Rinne kicked out his right pad to foil
Nicholas Baptiste¡¯s snap shot from the slot 2:30 into the second period. With
the game still scoreless, Rinne snapped his glove to snag Jason Pominville¡¯s
rising slap shot from the right circle.Buffalo¡¯s minor-league call-up Linus
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shot from the blue line. The Sabres challenged the goal by arguing Fisher
interfered with Ullmark. The goal was allowed to stand despite a replay showing
Fisher nudged the back of Ullmark¡¯s skate in the crease and also got a hand on
the goalie¡¯s glove.Housley questioned the ruling.¡±I don¡¯t know what you call
goalie interference anymore,¡± Housley said. ¡±His skate hits Linus¡¯ skate, which
doesn¡¯t allow him to get down into the butterfly and make the save.¡±There was no
disputing Johansen¡¯s goal. Ullmark stopped Viktor Arvidsson¡¯s initial shot from
the right circle. The rebound fell at Ullmark¡¯s his feet where Forsberg chipped
the puck to Johansen, who snapped it in the open left side.NOTES: Brodeur leads
the list of 40-game winners by having done so eight times. Washington¡¯s Braden
Holtby is the only other active goalie to win 40 games three times. The other
three-time 40-game-winners were Sawchuk, Jacques Plante, Mikka Kiprusoff and
Evgeni Nabokov. ¡ Sabres RW Kyle Okposo returned after missing three games with
a concussion. ¡ With 10 games left, the Predators inched closer to matching
franchise records for most wins (51) and points (110) set in 2006-07.UP
NEXTPredators: Host Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday.Sabres: Host Arizona Coyotes
on Wednesday in matchup of NHL¡¯s two worst teams.¡ª