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R.J. Umberger scored twice, rookie goalie Allen York made it three wins in three career starts and the Blue Jackets made St. Louis need some help to clinch the Central division, knocking off the Blues 5-2 on Saturday night.

Defenseman Nikita Nikitin scored twice and had an assist, R.J. Umberger also had two goals, and Allen York made 30 saves in theColumbus Blue Jackets' 4-1 victory over the Florida Panthers.

• Erik Cole single-handedly gave the Canadiens a 3-0 lead in the first 5:41 of their game against the Senators. It was the fastest hat trick from the start of an NHL game since Jan. 14, 1990, when Calgary's Brian MacLellan had three goals ...

R.J. Umberger had three goals for the third time in his career and Steve Mason stopped 39 shots Friday night to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 5-1 victory over Carolina, dealing a critical loss to the Hurricanes' diminishing playoff hopes.

R.J. Umberger scored two goals, one on a power play with 21 seconds left in the second period to send the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 3-1 victory over the stumbling Minnesota Wild on Saturday night.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated left wing R.J. Umberger off injured reserve and recalled left wing Dane Byers from their American Hockey League affiliate in Springfield, Mass.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have placed left wing R.J. Umberger, suffering from concussion symptoms, on injured reserve.

Ducks forward Jean-Francois Jacques has been suspended three games for his illegal check to the head of Blue Jackets forward R.J. Umberger.

Boston Bruins winger Brad Marchand will have a hearing Monday to determine if he will be fined or suspended for the five-minute major for clipping and game misconduct he was assessed in Boston's 4-3 loss to Vancouver on Saturday.

It's a good time to be R.J. Umberger right now. The Blue Jackets forward is entering his seventh year in the NHL and is coming off a 57-point season, a career high. Oh, and he just signed a 5-year, $23 million contract extension. SportsandFood.co...

Blue Jackets 3, Hurricanes 2

Columbus Blue Jackets forward R.J. Umberger has signed a five-year contract extension that will keep him with the club through the 2016-17 season.

Now's the time for Brad Marchand and the Bruins to keep emotions in check.

WILMINGTON, Mass. -- After completing his two-game suspension, Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand is expected to be back in the lineup against the New Jersey Devils Tuesday night at TD Garden. "It's going to be a lot of fun," Marchand said...

BOSTON -- Bruins forward Brad Marchand was suspended by the NHL for two games on Thursday as a result of his hit to the head on the Columbus Blue Jackets' R.J. Umberger during Tuesday's game in Columbus. Marchand had a disciplinary hearing on the ...

The Bruins' Brad Marchand was suspended two games for a hit this week.