Blue Jackets blank Devils for 4th straight win
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When Taylor Hall was asked in the offseason who is the toughest goalie to play against, he’d say Sergei Bobrovsky.
Maybe he’s just that for the Devils, or maybe he actually is. This season, it’s been a combination of both.
Bobrovsky made 39 saves, Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the New Jersey Devils 3-0 on Sunday for their fourth consecutive victory.
It was the second shutout of the season for Bobrosky, the 26th of his career and third against the Devils.
“I don’t know if it’s just like us he plays like that.” Hall said. “You have to have perfect shots and it doesn’t seem like any goal is ever his fault. He’s either getting screened or a backdoor tap or whatever. Like you said, we had some really good chances. Sustained pressure, second chances, chances in tight. I don’t know what there is to do other than that.”
Cam Atkinson and Oliver Bjorkstrand added first-period goals for the Blue Jackets, who trail first-place Washington by two points in the Metropolitan Division going into the league’s holiday break.
Their victory win Friday – which included a five-goal outburst – was just their fourth in their last 17 games. Blackwood had nine saves in a period and a half of play on Sunday.
Carolina 5, Boston 3: Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen each had two goals and two assists and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 5-3 while wearing Hartford Whalers uniforms for the first time since moving 21 years ago. Aho had his fourth career four-point night – and his second in five games – while it was the third for Teravainen. Carolina scored three goals in the second period to snap a two-game losing streak.