COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Blue Jackets rallied twice on the road before beating the San Jose Sharks 5-4 on a Mark Letestu goal with 20 seconds left in the third period at SAP Center Thursday night.
After Letestu’s first goal of the game tied the score at 2-2 in the second period, Ryan Johansen gave Columbus the lead with the second of his second-period goals.
Trailing again in the third period. Nick Foligno buried a power play rebound to tie the game at 4-4 and Mark Letestu got a stick on a David Savard point shot to score the game-winner in the first of a three-game West Coast road trip.
The Blue Jackets travel to Anaheim Friday to play the Ducks at the Honda Center (10:00 p.m.).