In Columbus, the San Jose Sharks defeated the Blue Jackets on Saturday to end Columbus’ 12-game point streak in a 3-2 decision in regulation.
Aaron Dell made 21 saves for the win.
Kevin Labanc put the Sharks up 3-1 late in the third period.
San Jose needed that cushion as Zach Werenski potted his second goal of the game with under three minutes left on the clock.
“We don’t talk about the streak,” coach John Tortorella said. “We’re just trying to play the right way. What we take away is, I thought early on we were a little sloppy as far as odd-man rushes.
“All we do is get ready for our next game. It’s not about taking away or the end of a streak.”
Barclay Goodrow and Evander Kane also scored for San Jose.
“All night we had pressure on the backcheck,” Sharks head coach Bob Boughner said. “I just like the way we’re playing as a 20-man unit. We’re all on the same page, we’re doing some good things, we’re managing our game.”
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Elvis Merzlikins made 25 saves in the loss.
“We’ve had some good third periods here of late we just couldn’t find a way to generate much offense,” Tortorella said. “[San Jose] checked. They waited for their chances. A big team, [it’s] tough to get inside of them.”
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