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Blue Jackets hope to avoid longest skid in franchise history
Nov 25, 2006 - 3:19 PM Minnesota (13-8-1) at Columbus (5-14-2) 7:00 pm ESTCOLUMBUS, Ohio (Ticker) -- The Columbus Blue Jackets could not help new coach Ken Hitchcock exact revenge against his old team. Now they have to avoid setting a dubious record for futility.
The Blue Jackets look to avoid their longest losing streak in franchise history Saturday when they host the Minnesota Wild.
Hitchcock, who was hired Wednesday nearly one month after being fired by the Philadelphia Flyers, made his Blue Jackets coaching debut Friday in Philadelphia.
Rick Nash scored a game-tying power-play goal late in the second period, but Mike Richards netted his first tally of the season two minutes into the final session to lift the Flyers to a 3-2 victory.
It was the eighth straight loss for Columbus, which has managed a total of just 13 goals during the record losing streak.
The Blue Jackets hope to bounce back Saturday against a club which ended a skid of its own with a 4-0 triumph over the Phoenix Coyotes on Friday.
Rookie goaltender Niklas Backstrom made 28 saves to record his first shutout in just his fourth career start while Pierre-Marc Bouchard had a goal and an assist for Minnesota, which snapped a three-game losing streak.
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