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February 15, 2009 at 12:00a.m.

Blue Jackets 5, Hurricanes 1

RALEIGH, N.C. — Columbus seems to have mastered the art of winning on the road. Don’t worry about playing an exciting game. Just grind out a victory, the way they did against Carolina. The Blue Jackets got outstanding defense in front of goalie Steve Mason, and two goals from Kristian Huselius, to win their fourth consecutive road game, an away-from-home streak that ties a franchise record. Mason had several puck-stopping flurries in the first and second periods, but he was helped out by skaters who blocked 29 shots. The victory puts Columbus into the thick of the playoff chase in the Western Conference. The loss for the Hurricanes, their second consecutive ugly one at home, drops them five points behind Buffalo and Florida for eighth in the Eastern Conference.

Capitals 5, Lightning 4

TAMPA, Fla. — Washington’ Mike Green set an NHL record for defensemen by a scoring a goal in his eighth consecutive game. Green made it 4-0 from the low slot during a power play at 5:33 of the second. He was mobbed by his teammates who left the bench. Boston’s Mike O’Connell had a seven-game goal-scoring run in the 1983-84 season. Alexander Semin, Alex Ovechkin, Shaone Morrisonn and Eric Fehr also scored for Southeast Division-leading Washington, which has won five of seven. Michal Neuvirth made a glove save on a first-period breakaway by Vincent Lecavalier, and finished with 31 saves to win in his first NHL start. Tampa Bay got a goal from Ryan Malone. The Lightning have lost six of eight.Green has 10 goals and 17 points over the last eight games, and is one game away from tying the overall Washington consecutive game goal streak set by Alan Haworth (1985-86) and matched by Mike Gartner (1986-87).

Oilers 3, Kings 2

LOS ANGELES — Dwayne Roloson made 39 saves in regulation and stopped both shots he faced in the shootout for Edmonton, and Sam Gagner and Robert Nilsson scored for the Oilers in the tiebreaker. Dustin Penner had a goal and an assist, Shawn Horcoff scored a power-play goal and Ales Hemsky had two assists for the Oilers, outshot 24-8 through the first two periods and 41-21 overall. Drew Doughty scored a power-play goal for Los Angeles in the second period, and Dustin Brown tied it during another power play with 26 seconds left in regulation. The Kings have lost two straight after a a 7-1 run.

Flyers 5, Islanders 1

PHILADELPHIA — Martin Biron won for the first time in more than a month, stopping 38 shots for Philadelphia in his 10th straight win over the Islanders. Arron Asham, Claude Giroux, Scott Hartnell, Matthew Carle and Simon Gagne scored for the Flyers. Andy Hilbert scored for New York. The Islanders have lost five straight.

Associated Press