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NHL Game Summary - Columbus At Atlanta

POSTED: 9:09 pm CST November 5, 2009

(Sports Network) - Raffi Torres scored twice as the Columbus Blue Jackets knocked off the Atlanta Thrashers, 4-3, at Philips Arena.

Derick Brassard and Jakub Voracek each had a goal and an assist for the Blue Jackets, who have won two of three. Mathieu Garon made 32 saves in the victory.

"It's a big road win for us," said Garon. "I think in the last stretch we've managed to get six points out of eight, which is pretty good. I think we feel good now. Going back home we know we can play a little better and get some points."

Tobias Enstrom notched a goal and an assist while Bryan Little and Pavel Kubina each lit the lamp for the Thrashers, who had won their previous two. Ondrej Pavelec was charged with four goals on 21 shots in the loss.

"A few bad bounces out there tonight," said Kubina. "I thought we played pretty well and deserved better than the results of the game. We've been talking about our slow starts for pretty much all of our home games and we just have to be sharp."

Trailing by two goals to start the third, the Thrashers made it a 4-3 game on the power play just 2:06 into the final frame as Kubina's one-timer from the left point beat Garon to the glove side.

Atlanta had two more power plays in the third, but the Columbus penalty killing and Garon were able to keep it a one-goal game.

The Thrashers pulled Pavelec from the net with just over a minute to play, but they were unable to net the equalizer.

Columbus drew first blood just past the midway point of the first period. Jason Chimera sent a shot from the right circle that Pavelec stopped, but he kicked the rebound out to the left side where Voracek slammed it home.

Just over two minutes later, the Blue Jackets made it a 2-0 game as Brassard skated into the zone down the left wing, cut into the slot unchallenged and let fly with a wrister that beat Pavelec to the left side.

Atlanta got on the board at the 4:06 mark of the second period. Enstrom blasted a shot from the left point that Little tipped past Garon to make it a 2-1 game.

Columbus, though, got the goal back just 1:43 later on Torres' first goal of the game.

The Thrashers got a power-play goal from Enstrom at the 11:01 mark of the second as his slap shot from the top of the right circle beat Garon over the glove.

However, the Blue Jackets again answered quickly as Torres had an easy tap-in from the right side with 7:15 to play in the second.

Game Notes:

Atlanta plays in New York against the Islanders on Saturday...Columbus returns home to face Carolina on Saturday...The Blue Jackets have won three straight against Atlanta...Atlanta forward Nik Antropov had a five-game point streak stopped...Atlanta went 2-for-8 on the power play, while Columbus was held off the board on its two chances...The Thrashers are just 1-4-0 at home this season.

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Kristian Huselius scored twice and added an assist, and Steve Mason returned to form with a solid 25-save effort, as Columbus took a 4-1 decision from Dallas at American Airlines Center.

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Columbus (11-8) 4
Dallas (9-11) 1

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