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Wednesday, October 4, 2000
Blue Jackets post 4-2 preseason win



FAIRBORN, Ohio -- Steve Maltais scored twice to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to their franchise's first win Sunday, a 4-2 preseason victory over the Nashville Predators.

The Blue Jackets lost their first exhibition game Friday, 3-2 at Pittsburgh.

Maltais scored a power-play goal 9:18 into the third period, and tallied again less than three minutes later.

Mathieu Darche gave the Blue Jackets a 1-0 lead in the first period.

The Predators tied the game at 1 when Greg Johnson scored at 18:39 of the first period.

Both teams switched goalies at 9:53 in the second period.

Nashville replaced Tomas Vokoun with Chris Mason, and Columbus used Greg Gardner to sub for Ron Tugnutt.

Greg Classen also scored for the Predators.

A crowd of 5,612 was on hand for the Blue Jackets' Ohio debut in the Nutter Center.




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