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Canucks vs. Blue Jackets: Chris Higgins’ miss leads to Columbus win

He also needs to clean up his language.

Kirk Irwin

The struggling Columbus Blue Jackets surprised the rest of the league on Sunday, defeating the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 for their third win of the season.

But the Canucks had a glorious chance to tie it late. The puck fell on Chris Higgins' stick in front of the net with 1:25 left in the third, and his shot somehow found nothing but goalie pad.

He wasn’t happy about it.

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