Preds double up Blue Jackets for sixth straight win Nashville, TN (Sports Network) - Steve Sullivan notched the game-winning goal
late in the second period, as Nashville doubled up Columbus, 4-2, at Sommet
Center.
Vernon Fiddler, Ryan Jones and Martin Erat also lit the lamp for the
Predators, who have won six consecutive games, including five straight at
home.
Pekka Rinne made 31 stops to post his 22nd win of the season.
Rick Nash and Jason Williams scored for the Blue Jackets, who have dropped
four of six.
Steve Mason allowed all four goals on just 23 shots in the loss, dropping him
to 25-16-... More...
Continental Hockey League executives have filed paperwork in an attempt to convince the International Ice Hockey Federation in the dispute over Nikita Filatov's rights, according to The Columbus Dispatch. The Blue Jackets signed their 2008 No. 1 draft pick to an entry level contract earlier this summer but the KHL claims the prospect must pay Moscow CSKA, his old team, about $1.5M to free himself of league obligations.
The AP reports that the Blue Jackets re-signed restricted free agent goalie Pascal Leclaire on Wednesday to a three-year contract through the 2010-11 season. The 25-year-old is coming off his best season, going 24-17-6 with a 2.25 goals-against average, .919 save percentage and nine shutouts in 54 games. Leclaires record was the best in franchise history and his shutout total nearly doubled the previous club mark of five set by Marc Denis in 2002-03. After the season, Leclaire helped Canada win a silver medal at the world championships, going 4-0 with a 2.00 goals-against average and one shutout in four games.
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