NEWARK, N.J. -- The Columbus Blue Jackets needed their best player to step up with the playoffs starting to slip away, and goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky didn't disappoint.
Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots and made a couple of big third-period saves to preserve the lead as the Blue Jackets snapped a three-game losing streak and ended the New Jersey Devils' four-game winning streak with a 2-1 decision on Tuesday night.
"He played really well, especially in the second period where we turned some pucks over and didn't give ourselves a chance to forecheck," Columbus coach John Tortorella said after the Blue Jackets won for only fifth time since Jan.