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Philadelphia • Sergei Bobrovsky stuck it to his former team, then gave his stick a few extra shakes in celebration toward the jeering crowd.
Back on familiar ice, Bobrovsky made himself quite at home. Bobrovsky stopped 37 shots for his fourth shutout of the season, leading the Columbus Blue Jackets to their first win in Philadelphia, 2-0 over the Flyers on Thursday night.
"It's something special," Bobrovsky said. "It's tough to explain."
James Wisniewski and Brandon Dubinsky each scored goals for the Blue Jackets, who were 0-5-1 in Philadelphia since the franchise's inception in 2000.
Led by Bobrovsky, a former Flyer, the Blue Jackets moved closer to clinching their second-ever playoff berth. They closed within two points of the Flyers for third place in the Metropolitan Division. EASTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
y-Boston 77 52 18 7 111 246 165
y-Pittsburgh 77 49 23 5 103 237 191
x-Montreal 77 43 27 7 93 200 192
N.Y. Rangers 78 43 30 5 91 210 187
x-Tampa Bay 77 42 26 9 93 227 206
Philadelphia 76 39 28 9 87 213 213
Detroit 76 36 26 14 86 205 215
Columbus 76 39 30 7 85 212 203
Toronto 78 38 32 8 84 227 244
Washington 76 34 29 13 81 217 231
New Jersey 76 32 28 16 80 186 198
Carolina 77 34 32 11 79 195 212
Ottawa 76 32 30 14 78 219 252
N.Y. Islanders 76 31 35 10 72 212 250
Florida 77 27 42 8 62 184 254
Buffalo 76 21 46 9 51 146 226
WESTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-St. Louis 75 51 17 7 109 241 168
x-Anaheim 76 50 18 8 108 247 193
x-San Jose 77 48 20 9 105 237 188
x-Colorado 76 49 21 6 104 233 206
x-Chicago 76 42 19 15 99 248 200
Los Angeles 76 44 26 6 94 191 162
Minnesota 76 39 26 11 89 189 191
Dallas 75 37 27 11 85 219 212
Phoenix 76 36 27 13 85 207 214
Vancouver 77 34 32 11 79 185 209
Winnipeg 77 34 33 10 78 214 226
Nashville 76 33 32 11 77 190 229
Calgary 76 31 38 7 69 194 226
Edmonton 77 26 42 9 61 190 257
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Thursday's Games
Chicago 3, Minnesota 2, SO
Columbus 2, Philadelphia 0
Carolina 4, Dallas 1
Toronto 4, Boston 3, OT
Calgary 4, Tampa Bay 1
St. Louis 2, Buffalo 1
Pittsburgh 4, Winnipeg 2
Colorado 3, N.Y. Rangers 2, SO
Los Angeles at San Jose, late
Friday's Games
Montreal at Ottawa, 5 p.m.
Chicago at Columbus, 5 p.m.
Washington at New Jersey, 5 p.m.
Buffalo at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.
Calgary at Florida, 5:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Nashville at Anaheim, 8 p.m.