COLUMBUS Jackets' Dineen goes out in style

The veteran winger, who hinted at retiring, led the Blue Jackets past Buffalo.
COLUMBUS (AP) -- If it was indeed Kevin Dineen's final game, it was quite a way to go out.
The Columbus veteran, in his 19th year, hinted that Sunday night's dramatic 3-2 comeback victory over Buffalo might just be his final game.
Blue Jackets winger Geoff Sanderson, also Dineen's former linemate in Hartford, said, "It was a nice sendoff memory for Kevin."
Dineen had his family in the dressing room and even told one of his kids that they would go for a "final skate." But Dineen never used the word "retire" and team spokesman Todd Sharrock said there was no official announcement.
Dineen was selected as the No. 1 star of the game after leading a frenetic comeback that included power-play goals in the third period by Derrick Walser and Andrew Cassels and a dramatic kill of a 5-on-3 Buffalo power play late in the game.
"We did it the hard way," coach Dave King said.
Walser's first goal of the season with 9:50 remaining improved Columbus to (5-5-1-0).
The game, however, hung on Buffalo's 5-on-3 power play for two minutes late in the third period. Goaltender Marc Denis stopped four shots and Rostislav Klesla and Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre each blocked shots.
"When it's a 5-on-3, it's a desperate situation," said Tyler Wright, who scored the first goal as the Blue Jackets scratched back from a 2-0 deficit. "We had some huge blocks."
The Blue Jackets came in 1-75-4-2 when behind after two periods.
"They came out skating. They took it to us," said Buffalo center Chris Gratton after the Sabres' winless streak was extended to six games (0-4-2-0).
Stu Barnes scored his 200th career goal and Jochen Hecht also scored to give the Sabres a 2-0 lead in the first period.
Comeback
Wright redirected Klesla's slap shot from the right point early in the second period to make it 2-1. It was Wright's fifth goal of the season and the 99th point of his career.
The Blue Jackets pulled even on Cassels' third goal of the season. His second whack at the puck on a rebound found the net 4:06 into the final period.
No. 1 draft pick Rick Nash set up Walser's decisive goal. After Buffalo goaltender Martin Biron stopped Ray Whitney's rush to the net, Nash got the puck behind the goal and slid a pass of a defenseman's stick through the crease to the high slot where Walser scored on a one-timer. Both of Columbus' power-play goals came after the Sabres were called for penalties in the offensive zone.