Foligno records 2nd career hat trick as Blue Jackets beat Devils 6-1
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Nick Foligno had his second career hat trick and added an assist to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 6-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night.
Brandon Saad, Brandon Dubinksy - playing his 600th career game - and Rene Bourque also scored, and Matt Calvert and William Karlsson each had three assists as the Blue Jackets improved to 8-2-3 in their last 13 games. Steady rookie Joonas Korpisalo made 25 saves and is 10-2-3 in his past 14 starts.
Reid Boucher scored for New Jersey, which lost for the fourth time in five games. Seeking a career-high 27th win, Cory Schneider, who entered with a league low 2.06 goals-against-average, gave up three goals on 11 shots in the first period. He was replaced by Keith Kinkaid to start the second period and gave up three more goals on the 13 shots he faced.
