Blue Jackets have developed a solid regional and Metropolitan Division rivalry with the Pittsburgh Penguins in recent seasons.That could be evident in the style of play when the teams meet for the first time this season Saturday at PPG Paints Arena Los Angeles Kings Hats Authentic , but it’s the Blue Jackets who come in on a high.Columbus (13-7-3) beat Toronto 4-2 Friday to avenge a 4-2 loss Monday in the first game of a home-and-home set against the Maple Leafs and keep a hold on the top spot in the Metropolitan. The Blue Jackets were on a 5-0-2 run before the two games against the Maple Leafs.Article continues below ...Pittsburgh (8-9-4) fell at Boston 2-1 in overtime Friday to remain last in the division.Josh Anderson’s two first-period goals were illustrative of the way the season is going for the Blue Jackets. “Just going to the net hard,” Anderson said.Columbus had to withstand a strong comeback by Toronto, which tied it 2-2 before Cam Atkinson scored shorthanded to restore the Blue Jackets’ lead and extend his goal streak to six games.“That was the definition of finding a way to win,” Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella said.Columbus will be playing in its third set of back-to-back games — the Blue Jackets were 2-1-1 over the first two sets — and will make it three in four nights Monday against Detroit.“We’ve got three tough games here — I guess two more,” Columbus defenseman Scott Harrington said. “We’re playing games with a lot of skill and a lot of speed. … Great job by us to lock it down in the third (Friday) and play well defensively and have that confidence moving forward (that) if we put ourselves in a similar situation in the next two games, we can have the confidence that we can seal the deal and get it done.”That’s been something the Penguins haven’t been able to do much. They are 2-7-3 in their past 12 games, although that includes 1-0-2 in their past three.“The last three games we have points,” said center Evgeni Malkin, who scored on a power play for Pittsburgh’s only goal — and a lead — against Boston and has a six-game point streak.“We had a chance to win (Friday). It’s a tough loss Custom Los Angeles Kings Jerseys , but we have a great team. We believe in each other. … If we play the same and we get a little bit lucky, we’ll win games for sure.”Pittsburgh is expected to start Casey DeSmith in goal after Tristan Jarry made his first NHL start this season, and 28th of his career, against the Bruins. The Penguins placed goaltender Matt Murray on injured reserve Thursday with an upper-body injury that coach Mike Sullivan said will keep Murray out “longer term.”Pittsburgh also lost top-line winger Patric Hornqvist for the third period against the Bruins after he took a hard hit against the boards from Boston’s Kevan Miller in the second period. Sullivan did not have an update on Hornqvist’s status after the game.Sullivan, in contrast to Malkin, doesn’t seem satisfied with picking up individual points here and there.“We’re looking for wins,” Sullivan said tersely, then repeated that sentence.“We have higher expectations. We’re trying to win every game that we’re in.” ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jaroslav Halak made 30 saves in his fourth shutout of the season www.officialwild.com , and the Boston Bruins beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-0 on Friday night for their fourth consecutive victory.Noel Acciari and Jake DeBrusk scored for the Bruins, who have earned at least a point in nine consecutive games. Chris Wagner added an empty-netter with 1:31 remaining.Kevin Boyle made 26 saves for the Ducks, who have lost 20 of their past 23 games.DEVILS 5, WILD 4, OTST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Nico Hischier scored 3:19 into overtime and Cory Schneider got his first win in nearly 14 months as New Jersey rallied for the victory.Hischier, Marcus Johansson and Kyle Palmieri each had a goal and an assist for the Devils, who won for the second time in eight games. Will Butcher and Ben Lovejoy also scored.Schneider had 15 saves in relief, including three in overtime. He allowed five goals Thursday in Chicago and was 0-17-4 since his last win on Dec. 27 Minnesota Wild T-Shirts Authentic , 2017.Mikael Granlund and Brad Hunt each had a goal and an assist for Minnesota, which dropped to 1-4-3 in its past eight games. Joel Eriksson Ek and Nick Seeler also scored, and Ryan Suter had two assists.HURRICANES 3, OILERS 1RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Nino Niederreiter scored two goals for Carolina, and Curtis McElhinney stopped the final 40 shots he faced.Lucas Wallmark also scored and Sebastian Aho had two assists for the Hurricanes, who have won 15 of 21 since Dec. 31 for the best record in the NHL in that span. Carolina moved a point behind idle Pittsburgh for the final wild-card playoff spot in the East.Leon Draisaitl scored his team-leading 34th goal on the Oilers‘ first shot, and Mikko Koskinen stopped 24 shots while losing his sixth straight decision. Edmonton is 1-7-2 in its last 10.McElhinney improved to 7-0-0 against Edmonton — his best career record against any opponent.RANGERS 6, SABRES 2BUFFALO Minnesota Wild Hoodies Authentic , N.Y. (AP) — Rookie Alexandar Georgiev stopped 31 shots, including 13 in the final period, and the Rangers rolled to the road win.Vladislav Namestnikov scored twice in the final four minutes, while also adding an assist. Jesper Fast and Boo Nieves staked New York to a 2-0 lead in the first period, and Jimmy Vesey and Pavel Buchnevich also scored.New York improved to 8-5-1 in its past 14 and earned its 58th point to move into 12th in the Eastern Conference standings.Buffalo squandered a chance to close the gap on idle Pittsburgh in the race for the Eastern Conference’s eighth and final playoff spot. The Sabres have 63 points and remain four behind the Penguins.Jeff Skinner scored twice for Buffalo, including his team-leading 36th.