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SPORTS Monday 24 deceMber 2018

Blue Jackets blank Devils for 4th straight win

verted a pass from Alexan- advantage late in the sec- ous looks here after break,”
der Wennberg for his fourth ond period but were un- Devils coach John Hynes
goal of the season. able to score. said.
Kinkaid gave up a fast- Their victory win Friday — NOTES: The Blue Jackets
break goal by Panarin to which included a five-goal also beat the Devils last
put the Blue Jackets up 3-0 outburst — was just their Thursday in Columbus. ...
midway through the sec- fourth in their last 17 games. The Devils wore their heri-
ond period. Blackwood had nine saves tage jerseys. ... Stefan No-
Panarin stole the puck from in a period and a half of esen, Egor Yakovlev and
Taylor Hall in the neutral play on Sunday. Mirco Mueller were scratch-
zone, and the goal got “He played well the first es for the Devils while Sonny
Kinkaid (eight saves) pulled game and he came in and Milano, Dean Kukan and
for Mackenzie Blackwood. he played pretty well and Lukas Sedlak were scratch-
The Devils had a two-man he’s going to get some seri- es for the Blue Jackets.q

Columbus Blue Jackets’ Cam Atkinson (13) celebrates scoring
a goal with Blue Jackets’ Artemi Panarin against the New Jersey
Devils during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday,
Dec. 23, 2018, in Newark, N.J.
Associated Press
By MATT SUGAM good chances. Sustained
Associated Press pressure, second chances,
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — When chances in tight. I don’t
Taylor Hall was asked in the know what there is to do
offseason who is the tough- other than that.”
est goalie to play against, Cam Atkinson and Oliver
he’d say Sergei Bobrovsky. Bjorkstrand added first-
Maybe he’s just that for the period goals for the Blue
Devils, or maybe he actu- Jackets, who trail first-place
ally is. This season, it’s been Washington by two points
a combination of both. in the Metropolitan Division
Bobrovsky made 39 saves, going into the league’s hol-
Artemi Panarin had a goal iday break.
and an assist, and the Co- “It’s always good to get
lumbus Blue Jackets beat the first one, especially in
the New Jersey Devils 3-0 the away barn,” Atkinson
on Sunday for their fourth said. “We knew we’d see
consecutive victory. their best and to feel good
It was the second shutout right away, it’s good for us.
of the season for Bobrosky, We can enjoy this and get
the 26th of his career and a little bit of a rest here and
third against the Devils. be ready for the Rangers.”
“I don’t know if it’s just like Atkinson opened the scor-
us he plays like that.” Hall ing at 4:03 of the first period
said. on the Blue Jackets’ first
“You have to have per- shot of the game when he
fect shots and it doesn’t took a pass from Panarin
seem like any goal is ever and sent it past Devils goal-
his fault. He’s either getting ie Keith Kinkaid for his 23rd
screened or a backdoor goal of the season.
tap or whatever. Like you Bjorkstrand made it 2-0 just
said, we had some really 1:28 later when he con-