COLUMBUS (AP) — Ryan Graves scored off a feed from Michael McLeod in front of the net with 1.4 seconds left, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Blue Jackets 3-2 for their fourth win in five games.
Yegor Sharangovich and Jesper Bratt had the other goals for the Devils, and Graves also had an assist.
Vitek Vanecek stopped 31 shots for New Jersey, which remains three points behind first-place Carolina and moved five ahead of the New York Rangers in the Metropolitan Division.
Adam Boqvist had a goal and an assist, and Johnny Gaudreau scored for Columbus.
The Blue Jackets have lost five of six, including three straight at home.