Jackets prevail in OT in back-and-forth affair with Wild
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Jack Roslovic scored 3:07 into overtime and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on Saturday night. Justin Danforth, Kent Johnson, Boone Jenner and Adam Fantilli also scored for the Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins made 24 saves.
The Wild got what they deserved Saturday after suffering a second straight home loss and third in the past four games overall.
In the second weekly Metropolitan Division snapshot of the season, the Philadelphia Flyers rose up to first, the Carolina Hurricanes had an awful time out West, and the Pittsburgh Penguins went winless. All this and more about all 8 teams in the week that was and the week that will be.
Justin Danforth had a goal and an assist, backup goalie Spencer Martin stopped 36 shots to get his first win in nearly a year, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Friday night. Sean Kuraly and Zach Werenski also scored for the Blue Jackets, who rebounded from a 4-0 loss to Detroit on Monday. Elias Lindholm scored, and Jacob Markstrom stopped 23 shots for Calgary.