Blue Jackets rally to edge Thrashers

Associated Press

COLUMBUS

Nikita Filatov scored his second of the game with 4:53 remaining to send the Columbus Blue Jackets off to Sweden — where they will open the regular season — on a high note with a 4-3 victory over the winless the Atlanta Thrashers 4-3 on Saturday night.

The Blue Jackets rallied from a two-goal, third-period deficit in the final NHL preseason game for both teams.

Gliding patiently down the right wing, Filatov waited for a defenseman to drop to the ice to defend him and banked in a shot off goalie Chris Mason.

Antoine Vermette, who also added an assist, tied it five minutes earlier.