COLUMBUS (AP) — Riley Nash got his first goal in 29 games to help the Blue Jackets beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2.
Nash was a free agent who signed with Columbus in the offseason and had yet to score for the Blue Jackets this season.
Sergei Bobrovsky had 23 saves as the Blue Jackets won their second straight game and their sixth time in eight games to move back atop the Metropolitan Division by one point over the Capitals.
Devan Dubnyk had 25 saves for the Wild, who lost their second straight.