Kristian Huselius had a goal and an assist, Plum native R.J. Umberger added a goal and the Columbus Blue Jackets weathered a late rally to beat Atlanta, 2-1, Thursday night, with the Thrashers' loss clinching the Southeast Division title for the idle Washington Capitals.

Columbus goalie Mathieu Garon made 28 saves, including several big stops in the final minute while visiting Atlanta had two extra attackers.

Chris Chelios, the 48-year-old defenseman who has starred for Montreal, Chicago and Detroit, made his debut for the Thrashers after being called up Wednesday from Chicago of the American Hockey League.

Umberger picked up his 20th goal of the season, on a power play at 6:36 of the first, when he flipped the puck from a hard angle, and it deflected off Chelios and through the pads of goalie Johan Hedberg, a former Penguin.

• Bruins 5, Flyers 1: Tuukka Rask made 31 saves, and Mark Recchi, Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci scored second-period goals to help visiting Boston triumph.

• Maple Leafs 4, Lightning 3: Phil Kessel scored at 3:33 of overtime for host Toronto.

• Blues 2, Islanders 1: T.J. Oshie and Brad Boyes scored shootout goals to lift visiting St. Louis past New York.

• Canadiens 5, Oilers 4: Andrei Kostitsyn scored on Montreal's fifth shootout attempt and Jaroslav Halak turned aside five shots in the tiebreaker.

• Red Wings 5, Wild 1: Johan Franzen scored twice as host Detroit routed Minnesota.

• Avalanche 3, Panthers 0: Craig Anderson made 27 saves to move into a tie for the NHL shutout lead with seven as host Colorado blanked Florida.

• Flames 2, Senators 0: Miikka Kiprusoff made 33 saves for fourth shutout of the season and 34th overall as host Calgary defeated Ottawa.

• Sharks 8, Predators 5: Joe Pavelski had two goals and two assists in host San Jose's win.

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