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 Calvert took a pass from Fedor Tyutin deep in the defensive zone and chipped the puck along the right boards while twice fighting off defenders. He then went unimpeded to the right hash before whipping the puck high over the glove side of goalie Cory Schneider.
Sergei Bobrovsky had 34 saves and R.J. Umberger also scored for the Blue Jackets, who have points in their last five games and have won three in a row
-- both season highs.
Henrik Sedin tied the game early in the third period for Vancouver. Schneider finished with 25 saves.
Bobrovsky was brilliant all night, covering up for several giveaways by his teammates.
Down 1-0 going into the third period, the Canucks, who lead the Northwest Division but are just 1-3-2 in their last six games, evened things after just over a minute had elapsed.
Dan Hamhuis' pass from the left wing appeared to hit a couple of players before it bounced to the right doorstep, where Sedin was waiting. He lifted the puck above a sprawling Bobrovsky for his fifth goal of the season, extending his points streak to six games. Sedin has three goals and five assists during the streak.
The Blue Jackets had two power plays in the period, but an ugly turnover on the second almost cost them the game.
Defenseman Jack Johnson tossed a blind pass right to the stick of the Canucks' Jannik Hansen who had nothing but open ice between him and Bobrovsky. He skated in, almost like a shootout, but Bobrovsky deflected the puck wide with just under 5 minutes left in regulation.
Moments later, the Blue Jackets' Ryan Johansen had a one-timer from the right dot that clanged off the near post.
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The Blue Jackets scored first -- but that hasn't been good news so far this season. The Blue Jackets came in just 1-5-1 when they had the first goal and 6-7-3 when they trailed 1-0.
Nick Foligno carried the puck from the right wing completely along the back boards before attempting a wraparound. The puck glanced off the far post, but Umberger was there to jam in the rebound for his fourth of the season.
Bobrovsky was outstanding in the second period, stopping all 16 shots he faced. He smothered a shot by Mason Raymond midway through the period after he slipped behind the defense. He also covered up for a major mistake when defenseman Dalton Prout turned it over in the slot and former Blue Jacket Tom Sestito tried to jam in a backhand that the goalie stopped.
NOTES: Vancouver D Kevin Bieksa (groin) missed his third game in a row. ... When it was announced during the first intermission that NHL players association had approved a new divisional setup next year that will send Columbus to the Eastern Conference, there was a loud ovation. The Blue Jackets are the farthest east franchise in the Western Conference. ... Blue Jackets RW Derek Dorsett was wiped out by and Andrew Alberts hit on a first-period rush. Dorsett immediately skated to the dressing room, appearing to favor his right arm, and did not return. ... There was a tribute to Stompin' Tom Connors, who died at 77 earlier this week, with the arena singing along with "The Hockey Game." ... Columbus improved to 4-4 in overtime this season while the Canucks fell to 3-6.
[Associated
Press; By RUSTY MILLER]
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