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Blue Jackets go wild, wallop Sharks, 6-2

Feb. 12, 2013 - 20:15 By Korea Herald

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ― Brandon Dubinsky had a goal and an assist and the Columbus Blue Jackets had their biggest offensive assault of the season against the NHL’s stingiest defense in a 6-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Monday night.

James Wisniewski and Nikita Nikitin added goals, Cody Goloubef picked up his first NHL goal and Vinny Prospal and Mark Letestu tied a franchise record by scoring 8 seconds apart in the third period. Nick Foligno and Matt Calvert each had two assists.

Columbus scored 43 seconds into the game, added two goals 1:11 apart in the second period and then scored three goals in the opening 5:45 of the final period.

Patrick Marleau and Joe Pavelski scored for the Sharks, who have lost five in a row after a 7-0 start.

The Sharks did not play like a team that flew into Columbus on Saturday and had only played one game in the last six days. The Blue Jackets had played four games in that same span and were in action at home for the second night in a row.

San Jose came in allowing an NHL-low 1.82 goals per game. Columbus was next-to-last in the 30-team league scoring just 1.92 goals a game.

The Blue Jackets completed a franchise record-tying six-game homestand with a record of 2-3-1.

Wild 2, Flames 1

Coyotes 3, Avalanche 2

Maple Leafs 5, Flyers 2

Kings 4, Blues 1

Blue Jackets 6, Sharks 2

Hurricanes 6, Islanders 4