Turns out, a sense of pride was a more powerful motivator than a sense of urgency. With nothing to play for, the Columbus Blue Jackets flourished. And with a potential playoff spot on the line, the Colorado Avalanche fizzled. Cam Atkinson had his first career hat trick and Steve Mason stopped 35 shots, helping the Blue Jackets thwart Colorado's postseason aspirations - and put San Jose in the playoffs - with a 5-2 win over the Avalanche on Thursday...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Goalies
Thu 1/24	Col	Col 0 - 4	W:
Sun 3/3	Cls	Cls 1 - 2	W:
Mon 4/15	Col	Cls 4 - 3	W:

Game Stats

Blue Jackets (28-46-7) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM C. Atkinson 3 0 7 3 0 R. Nash 2 0 2 0 0 D. Brassard 0 1 2 1 0 C. Gillies 0 1 0 1 0 M. Letestu 0 1 2 1 0 V. Prospal 0 1 1 2 10 R. Umberger 0 1 2 0 2 J. Boll 0 0 0 0 0 D. Dorsett 0 0 0 0 5 R. Johansen 0 0 0 0 0 R. Russell 0 0 2 0 0		Avalanche (41-34-6) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM P. Stastny 1 1 2 -1 2 D. Jones 1 0 5 -1 0 G. Landeskog 0 1 3 -1 2 J. McGinn 0 1 0 0 2 P. Mueller 0 1 1 -2 0 S. Downie 0 0 2 0 0 M. Duchene 0 0 2 0 0 M. Hejduk 0 0 1 -2 0 J. McClement 0 0 1 -1 0 C. McLeod 0 0 1 0 5 R. O'Reilly 0 0 6 -2 0 M. Olver 0 0 1 -1 0
DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM J. Johnson 0 1 1 2 2 A. Johnson 0 0 0 1 0 N. Nikitin 0 0 4 -1 0 D. Prout 0 0 1 1 0 J. Wisniewski 0 0 4 3 2		DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM T. Barrie 0 0 1 -1 0 J. Hejda 0 0 2 -1 0 M. Hunwick 0 0 2 0 0 E. Johnson 0 0 5 -1 0 S. O'Brien 0 0 2 -1 2 R. O'Byrne 0 0 0 -1 2
GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% S. Mason(W, 15-26) 37 35 2 .946		GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% S. Varlamov(L, 26-24) 27 23 4 .852

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PLAYER NEWS

Blue Jackets Jared Boll (CLS - Right Wing) News: Boll (sports hernia) underwent successful surgery Thursday, the Columbus Dispatch reports. [+] Impact: Boll, who played the final two weeks with the sports hernia, will need about four-to-six weeks to recover. He's expected to be fine for training camp in September. (RotoWire - Thu. May 9, 2013) Marian Gaborik (CLS - Right Wing) News: Gaborik (abdomen) underwent successful surgery Thursday, the Columbus Dispatch reports. [+] Impact: Gaborik is expected to require three-to-four weeks of recovery time from the injury and be perfectly healthy come training camp in September. (RotoWire - Thu. May 9, 2013) Sergei Bobrovsky (CLS - Goaltender) News: Bobrovsky has been named a finalist for the Vezina Trophy, awarded to the NHL's top netminder. [+] Impact: He'll be competing with Antti Niemi of the Sharks and the Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist, but after an out-of-nowhere season that included 21 wins, a 2.00 GAA and .932 save percentage in 38 games, as well as a key role in guiding the cinderella Blue Jackets to within a tie-breaker of a postseason berth, Bobrovsky is arguably the favorite to take home the hardware. (RotoWire - Thu. May 9, 2013)

Avalanche

Injury Report

Blue Jackets Player Injury Status M. Calvert Broken finger day-to-day N. Nikitin Lower-body injury day-to-day

Avalanche Player Injury Status R. Wilson Ankle IR S. Downie Torn ACL IR