Wild, Blue Jackets score two seconds apart, tie National Hockey League record

Mikael Granlund also deserves a hat tip from Tuesday’s game, as he assisted on two of Parise’s goals and scored an empty netter of his own.

Regardless of which Jacket scored it, the goal made it a one-goal game but came at 19:44, leaving the home team with only 16 seconds to get the puck into the Wild end for a quality shot at Minnesota goalie Devan Dubnyk. Nick Foligno cut the deficit to one 41 seconds later, a goal that was challenged by the Wild but upheld.

However, Granlund won the ensuing faceoff against Blue Jackets center Ryan Johansen.

Jaromir Jagr scored his team-leading 14th goal while Drew MacKenzie, Jonathan Huberdeau, Brandon Pirri and Corban Knight also scored for Atlantic Division-leading Florida in the opener of a season-high six-game road trip. The last time two goals came that quickly was December 19, 1987 when Ken Linesman of the Boston Bruins and Doug Gilmour of the St. Louis Blues.

Koivu was taken to a local hospital, but the Wild did not provide an update on his injury.

The Blue Jackets tweaked their system in recent days in attempt to make life easier on the rookie goaltenders who are playing for injured Sergei Bobrovsky (groin) and Curtis McElhinney (ankle).

The game was tight all night, but ended with a flurry – three goals in the final minute.

New York’s Derek Stepan scored twice and Ricky Nash had three assists to lead the Rangers past Dallas 6-2 on Tuesday, completing a sobering three-game road trip for the Stars, who dropped to second in the overall National Hockey League standings.

The Wild took a 1-0 lead at 17:22 of the first period.

Forsberg and Joonas Korpisalo have enough on their plates right now, Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella figured.

Zach Parise recently lost a couple of goals to instant replay.

The Wild regained the lead later in the period, thanks again to Parise.

Atkinson tied it 1-all early in the second off a feed from behind the net by Scott Hartnell. They are not anxious about a 2-1 lead.

At 12:43 of the second, with both clubs down a skater following minor penalties, Parise slipped away from his check and gathered a quick pass from Granlund for a clean look at Forsberg.

Koivu fell going for a loose puck with Columbus defenseman David Savard in the Blue Jackets’ zone in Nationwide Arena.