SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Joe Thornton scored and moved into a tie for 11th place on the NHL’s career list for games played as the San Jose Sharks defeated the Blue Jackets 3-1.
Thornton notched his second goal of the season and appeared in his 1,612th NHL game to tie him with Ray Bourque.
Kevin Labanc scored a goal and had an assist, Brent Burns had a goal, and Aaron Dell turned back 28 shots for the Sharks.
San Jose improved to 4-2-2 over its last eight games.
Sonny Milano scored for Columbus, which had its point streak in road games snapped at nine, going 6-0-3 over that stretch.