Blue Jackets 2, Devils 1
NEWARK, N.J. -- The Columbus Blue Jackets killed off five New Jersey Devils power plays, leading to a 2-1 win on Wednesday night at the Prudential Center.
Columbus (9-14-0) received goals from center William Karlsson and left winger Matt Calvert, which turned out to be the winner.
Center Adam Henrique scored for the Devils (11-9-1)
Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 27 shots for the Blue Jackets. Cory Schneider made 23 saves for the Devils.
The Devils appeared to tie the score at 2 midway through the third period on a goal from Henrique in a delayed penalty against the Blue Jackets, but the officials waived it off, ruling a Columbus player touched the puck.
Left winger Patrik Elias skated in his first game this season for the Devils after a knee injury forced him to miss the first 21 games. He is the Devils' career leader with 406 goals, 611 assists and 1,017 points in 1,224 games.
Elias was on the ice for 13:36 minutes, taking two shots on goal.
Calvert's first goal in 10 games gave the Blue Jackets a 2-1 lead at 18:36 of the second period. He tipped in a shot from right winger Cam Atkinson for his third goal of the season.
The Devils took advantage of a turnover by Columbus center Boone Jenner just inside its zone to tie it at 1.
Henrique controlled the puck and worked a give-and-go with left winger Mike Cammalleri just inside the Columbus blue line. Henrique received the puck near the right circle and sent in a wrist shot for his team-leading 10th goal at 3:33 of the second period. The assist was Cammalleri's 15th of the season, matching his total from last season.
The Blue Jackets didn't register a shot on goal in the second period until 3:09 remained.
Karlsson provided Columbus with a 1-0 lead when he poked in a rebound for his third goal of the season at 8:51 of the first period. Left winger Nick Foligno's shot was stopped, but a streaking Karlsson fired it in from a sharp angle on the red line.
New Jersey was outshot 14-4 in the first period, managing just one shot on two power-play chances.
Devils right winger Kyle Palmieri, the club's second leading scorer, left the ice with seven minutes remaining in the period after getting into a scrap with Columbus defenseman Ryan Murray near the end boards.
NOTES: Columbus C Brandon Dubinsky (infected elbow) and C Alexander Wennberg (foot) returned to the lineup after missing six games each. ... The Blue Jackets placed RW Rene Bourque (upper body) and D Cody Goloubef (broken jaw) on injured reserve. ... D Justin Falk and D Fedor Tyutin were healthy scratches for Columbus. ... Devils G Cory Schneider started for the sixth time in the past seven games. ... The Devils scratched RW Brian O'Neill, D David Schlemko and RW Jiri Tlusty. ... The Devils have the fourth-ranked power-play in the league (22.5 percent).