Rick Nash and Dan Fritsche both scored twice and Columbus set a franchise record with five power-play goals in beating Ottawa 6-2 on Sunday night.
It was the Blue Jackets' fourth straight win, improving coach Ken Hitchcock's record to 5-3-0 after taking over a team that was 5-13-2.
Ottawa had not given up more than two power-play goals in a game this season. The five goals with a man advantage tied the Senators' franchise record for an opponent.
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Defenseman Ron Hainsey had a goal and two assists for Columbus, which had its highest-scoring game of the season. Manny Malhotra scored his first goal in 23 games for the Blue Jackets.
Goaltender Pascal Leclaire had 19 saves before leaving with a 5-0 lead late in the second period. He stretched to kick aside a shot and was unable to get back up.
Christoph Schubert and Mike Fisher scored in the third period for Ottawa, which lost its third in a row.
Blackhawks 4, Oilers 1
At Chicago, Martin Havlat and Bryan Smolinski each had a goal and an assist to lead Chicago.
Tuomo Ruutu and Denis Arkhipov added goals for the Blackhawks, who hadn't won in their last three games, falling twice in shootouts and once in overtime.
Jarret Stoll converted a second-period penalty shot for the Oilers, who had a three-game winning streak snapped.
Chicago's Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 18 shots, while Edmonton's Dwayne Roloson blocked 23.
Rangers 2, Panthers 1
At New York, Martin Straka set up both New York goals to stretch his career-best point streak to 10 games as the Rangers extended their winning streak to a season-high three games.
Kevin Weekes, in his second home start of the season, made 34 saves and won for the first time since he posted consecutive wins on Nov. 1-2, in California.
Straka set up defenseman Michal Rozsival's first-period goal and then made the key pass on Michael Nylander's third-period score.
Panthers defenseman Mike Van Ryn scored with 9:55 left in the third period.
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