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Blue Jackets win finale, but miss playoffs

For the Columbus Blue Jackets, it was a remarkable comeback both for one game and for the season.It came up just short in the standings.Jack Johnson scored the go-ahead goal with 4:48 left and the Blue Jackets capped a stunning turnaround to their season with a 3-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday.But it still wasn't good enough to get them into the playoffs."It's a disappointing, sinking feeling right now," coach Todd Richards said.The Blue Jackets needed either Detroit or Minnesota to lose on the road on Saturday, but both won. Columbus tied the Wild for eighth place in the West, but were bumped out by a tiebreaker.A few thousand Blue Jackets fans stuck around after the game to watch the finish of the Wild game. They quietly headed for the exits when Minnesota's 3-1 victory at Colorado was assured.Billed as the biggest regular-season game in franchise history, the Blue Jackets were shut out by Chris Mason before scoring three times in the third period to go 8-1-0 in t...

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