San Francisco Chronicle

Bobrovsky leads way

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Sergei Bobrovsky made 39 saves in his 12th career shutout, Boone Jenner and Ryan Johansen each had a goal and an assist, and the host Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Nashville Predators 4- 0 on Friday.

Gregory Campbell and Scott Hartnell also scored as Columbus won for the fourth time in five games. Bobrovsky got his sixth win in seven starts.

Columbus lost Cody Goloubef ( broken jaw) and Fedor Tyutin ( upper- body injury) late in the first period, forcing it to go the rest of the game with only four defensemen.

“It’s always tough going down to four D,” defenseman Ryan Murray said. “But we got through it well. When we weren’t there, Bob bailed us out.”

Oilers 5, Devils 1: Taylor Hall had a goal and two assists and Leon Draisaitl added a goal and an assist for host Edmonton.

Briefly: Ottawa defenseman Patrick Wiercioch will be sidelined indefinite­ly because of a possible concussion suffered Thursday, but teammate Bobby Ryan said he might be available Saturday for a game against the Flyers after exiting Thursday’s game because of injury. ... Winnipeg forward Blake Wheeler was hit in the face by teammate Dustin Byfuglien’s shot at practice, NHL. com reported. His status for Saturday’s game against the Coyotes is unknown.

Flames 2, Blackhawks 1: Johnny Gaudreau stole the puck from defenseman Brent Seabrook and scored at 3: 22 of overtime for host Calgary.

Red Wings 3, Kings 2: Petr Mrazek made 35 saves for host Detroit. Jeff Carter scored twice for Los Angeles.

Canadiens 5, Islanders 3: Carey Price, who missed the previous eight games with an injury, stopped 33 shots and Jeff Petry scored twice for visiting Montreal.

Maple Leafs 2, Hurricanes 1: Joffrey Lupul beat Cam Ward glove side in the fifth round of the shootout as visiting Toronto won for the fifth time in six games. Carolina lost its fifth in a row.

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