COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Its been so much fun winning their past seven games, the
Columbus Blue Jackets dont want to quit now.
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scored twice to lead the Blue Jackets to a franchise-record for consecutive wins
with a 5-3 victory Tuesday night over the Los Angeles Kings. "Its special," said
Umberger, who has seen a lot of losses since coming to the Blue Jackets in a
draft-day trade in 2008. "You dont want to get caught up in it, but it shows the
direction the clubs going. There have been some bad moments here. But weve got a
lot more in us. Were not satisfied." The win kept the Blue Jackets -- who have
made the post-season just once in their 12 seasons -- in playoff contention.
Nathan Horton scored in his 600th NHL game, Artem Anisimov had a goal and an
assist and Ryan Johansen also scored for Columbus, with James Wisniewski picking
up two assists. Sergei Bobrovsky moved to 8-0 in his past eight starts with 26
saves. Theyre 8-1-0 with Horton, a big free-agent signing last summer from
Boston, in the lineup. "Were on a roll, but were not where we want to be,"
Horton said. "We want to get back in the playoffs and stay there. We needed a
winning streak; now we need to keep the thing going." The Blue Jackets have been
surging since getting Horton, who missed the first 40 games after shoulder
surgery, and Bobrovsky, who sat out most of December with a strained groin, back
on the ice. Columbus, thought to be hurting for offence heading into the season,
has outscored its opponents 30-15 in the streak. "Theres something with our
group," coach Todd Richards said. "Our young guys are a year older and feeling
more comfortable. Our power play is better, so thatll help. But theres something
different about our offensive output." Jeff Carter, Dwight King and Robyn Regehr
had goals for the Kings, who have lost three in a row. Mike Richards had two
assists. "Were clearly giving up too many goals," Kings coach Darryl Sutter
said. Down 2-1 after the first, the Kings tied it before the Blue Jackets scored
twice in 89 seconds late in the second to take command. Carter, a former Blue
Jacket who was booed loudly every time he touched the puck, received a nice pass
on a 3 on 1 break from Richards and recorded his 20th goal at 8:39. Umberger
shadowed defenceman Drew Doughty and stole the puck from him along the short
boards, then put up what appeared to be an innocent shot from a hard angle. But
Martin Jones, making his first start since Jan. 2, struggled picking it up and
the puck caromed off his glove and into the net with 1:45 left in the period.
"We fought hard to get back in it and make it 2-2," Jones said. "A bad goal
changed the momentum. And thats the difference in the game." Anisimov then won a
puck battle in the neutral zone and carried the puck down the left wing. On a
rush, he sent a tape-to-tape lead pass to Horton who lifted the puck high for
his third of the season with just 15.6 seconds left for a 4-2 lead. The Blue
Jackets had killed off three first-period penalties and escaped the first 20
minutes with a 2-1 lead after falling behind early. The Kings scored at the 2:42
mark when Trevor Lewis shot from the right dot went off Bobrovskys right leg pad
to King, who was charging the net through the high slot. He had an almost empty
net for his 11th of the season. Columbus pulled even on the power play, where it
has been particularly effective of late -- scoring on 6 of its past 13 attempts
with a man advantage. Wisniewskis hard slap shot from the top of the left circle
was redirected in the crease by Umberger at 12:47. It was his 12th of the season
and his 114th as a Blue Jacket, moving him past David Vyborny into sole
possession of second place in franchise history behind Rick Nash (289). Then, in
the final minute of the period, Johansen took a seeing-eye stretch pass from
rookie Ryan Murray and glided past a defenceman to go high with a forehand. It
was Johansens 19th goal of the season. "This says a lot," Umberger said. "The
fans can enjoy it, they deserve it. But we keep talking about how we can be
better every night." Notes: D Fedor Tyutin, who became the sixth player to
appear in 400 games with the Blue Jackets, returned after missing two games with
an undisclosed illness. ... Los Angeles was playing its fourth of a five-game
road trip.
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straight wins as the guest and improving Tampas away record this season to
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