Blue Jackets jump into playoff spot with win over Canadiens
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice, Sergei Bobrovsky had 28 saves and the Columbus Blue Jackets moved into an Eastern Division wild-card spot with a 6-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.
The Blue Jackets, winners of three straight, moved into a tie with Montreal for the second wild card and they hold the tie-breaker with five games remaining. Carolina, which lost to Washington on Thursday, is one point ahead in the first slot.
David Savard, Artemi Panarin, Riley Nash and Brandon Dubinsky also scored for Columbus.