Steve Mason stops 25 shots, survives wild final minute to give Blue Jackets 2-1 win over Stars
By Rusty Miller, APThursday, February 4, 2010
Mason carries Blue Jackets to 2-1 win
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Steve Mason had 22 saves, R.J. Umberger scored an empty-netter while sliding on his gut and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Thursday night in Claude Noel’s coaching debut.
Noel was coaching his first NHL game after taking over for Ken Hitchcock, who was fired Wednesday after the Blue Jackets sagged to a 22-27-9 record a season after making their first trip to the playoffs.
With the Blue Jackets leading 1-0 on Anton Stralman’s first-period goal, Umberger wedged between two Dallas players and then fell to the ice, sliding on his stomach while corralling the puck and scoring into the empty net.
That goal loomed large when Dallas’ Brad Richards scored on slap shot through heavy traffic with 43 seconds left.
(This version CORRECTS APNewsNow. Blue Jackets 2, Stars 1. corrects to official scoring change with Richards getting goal sted Ott)
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