COLUMBUS, Ohio – Sergei Bobrovsky looked healthy and fit Tuesday night as he made 24 saves in his return from illness in a 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes.
Bobrovsky’s return had an immediate impact on the team with a settled approach to the game plane. 
“They know [Bobrovsky],” Jackets head coach John Tortorella said. “It relaxes the players, because if a mistake is made and they get a scoring chance, [Bobrovsky] has been that good. All teams play off their goalie that way, and this team certainly does. They feel very confident with him.”
Brandon Dubinsky had two goals for Columbus who improved to 30-9-4.
“We wanted to reset for sure. We’ve had a lull the last six games or so. We want to get back to the way we play. We could have been better at the start, but we got our legs and played the right way the last 50 minutes of the game. That’s the way we need to play to win games,” Dubinsky said after the win.
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Boone Jenner and Lukas Sedlak also scored for the Blue Jackets.
Cam Ward got the start in the Canes net and made 15 saves before getting the hook midway through the game after allowing four goals.
Alex Nedeljkovic came into the game in relief and stopped all 17 shots he faced in his NHL debut.
“I was a little anxious,” Nedeljkovic said. “Whenever you’re backing up, starting, whatever it is, you’re always ready to go no matter here, the American League or the [ECHL].”
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