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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Matt Calvert was beaming in the?Columbus Blue Jackets locker room after scoring the winning goal with a bandaged forehead hiding about 36 stitches. Vita Vea Womens Jersey .Calvert returned from absorbing a slap shot that requird medical attention and scored a short-handed, tiebreaking goal in the third period to lift the Blue Jackets to a franchise-record seventh straight home win, 4-2 over the New York Rangers on Friday night.You cant script it any better that he comes back and scores the winner for us, said Sam Gagner, who also scored. Thats just an unbelievable teammate and it gives every guy on the bench a huge shot when he comes back.William Karlsson had a goal and an assist and Boone Jenner also scored for Columbus, which recovered from blowing a 2-0 lead in the third period. The Blue Jackets have won three in a row overall and seven of nine.?Sergei Bobrovsky?had 25 saves.Michael Grabner and Mika Zibanejad scored for New York, which lost for the third time in 14 games. Henrik Lundqvist made 20 saves for the Rangers.They made it tough for us to really get going, Lundqvist said. But in the end it came down to one play. I think we feel a little disappointed even though being down 2-0 the way we lost this one.About three minutes after Zibanejad evened the score at 8:32 of the third, the Rangers were looking to take the lead on the power play, but Calvert snuck a shot under Lundqvists right arm on a 2-on-1 with Karlsson.I think when something like this happens emotions just kind of take over, Calvert said. Youre riding on adrenaline. I made a shot and it was great to see it hit the back of the net.The Rangers pressured at the end but Bobrovksy stopped Chris Kreiders close range redirection with 11.6 seconds left.Jenner scored into an empty net with Lundqvist pulled for the extra attacker.I dont think we gave them that much, Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella said. I thought we did a really good job as far as cutting down the ice to play on entering our zone.The matchup featuring the leagues two most productive offenses was a slog in the first period. Karlsson capitalized on J.T. Millers ill-advised pass attempt across the top of the circles. He let loose a low shot with no traffic through Lundqvists legs for the first score with 3:26 left.The pace and chances picked up after that. Gagner made it 2-0 with his seventh at 5:38 on another bad clearing pass by the Rangers. Gagner knocked the puck down with his stick then wristed a shot that banked off Lundqvist before landing across the goal line.Grabner cut the deficit in half six minutes later when Columbus Ryan Murray ripped the puck into the shin pads of the speedy forward, the carrom sending Grabner on a breakaway and he lifted a shot past Bobrovksy for his 11th.On the tying score, Zibanejad found an open spot on the back side and sent a one-timer into an open net on a nice setup from Brady Skjei.Give them credit, they played a strong game, but in my mind there were some areas -- puck decisions -- that we could have been a lot better at, New York coach Alain Vigneault said.Game notes The first three goals of the game were unassisted. ... The Rangers entered with a 4.24 goals-per-game average, tops in the NHL. Columbus was second at 3.36. ... New York had won seven straight in the series. ... Calvert left in the second period and returned for the third. He left a sizable amount of blood on the ice. ... Kreider was back after missing the past two games with an upper-body (head/neck) issue. ... Jenner played his 200th career game. ... The Blue Jackets 15 games played are the fewest in the league. The Rangers have played 18.UP NEXTRangers: Host Florida on Sunday.Blue Jackets: At Washington on Sunday. Anthony Nelson Buccaneers Jersey . - Connor McDavid scored 53 seconds into overtime as the Erie Otters came from behind to defeat the visiting Guelph Storm 4-3 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. John Lynch Youth Jersey . -- Team after team passed on Andre Ellington in the draft. http:///...n-buccaneers-jersey/ . -- San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks was fined $15,570 by the NFL on Wednesday for his hit on Saints quarterback Drew Brees last Sunday. Brisbane veteran Sam Thaiday believes a Kangaroos jumper is still within reach for an out-of-sorts Corey Oates if he can rediscover his NRL mojo before the finals.Oates is Brisbanes leading tryscorer with 12 in 16 games but has been well down on his usual output in recent weeks, seemingly hitting a wall after starting the season as one of the competitions most dangerous players.The 21-year-old was again shaky in possession and lacking poise under the high ball in Thursdays win at St George Illawarra, a shadow of the player who rocketed into the State of Origin arena earlier this year to become one of Queenslands chief strike weapons.Thaiday conceded his teammate is in a rut.He has had a tough couple of weeks, Thaiday told AAP.People still forget how young he is and the success hes had so far has been outstanding, but hes only going to get better.If he gets his head right, the rest will go from there.Weve just got to get him across that white line a few times and hell bbe unstoppable. Gerald McCoy Womens Jersey. Im sure if he can play some great footy over the next four plus weeks, he might even be getting a call-up to play in the (Four Nations) tour at the end of the year.Oates looks set to go face-to-face with one of his competitors for a wing spot in the Australian side, with Parramatta star Semi Radradra tipped to return from injury in Friday nights clash at Suncorp Stadium.The Broncos have three of their next four games at home, and Thaiday senses it the next month is an ideal platform to get their stuttering season back on track.We have played some really good games at home this year, he said.The boys can be a lot more settled in their routines, at home, can go about their business as they would normally.Hopefully we can get a couple more wins on the board and who knows, we could leapfrog a few people on the ladder. ' ' '
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