Now that the Columbus Blue Jackets have seemingly solved their goaltending issues, now they just have to take care of scoring first. Mathieu Garon made 29 saves in his debut as the Blue Jackets' No. 1 goalie, and Columbus snapped a four-game losing streak by beating the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Tuesday night. For only the second time in 11 games, the Blue Jackets scored first, on a wrist shot by Jakub Voracek. Columbus is 13-2 when netting the first goal, but 4-11-3 after trailing 1-0. "It seems to be less stress on everybody, and we can focus on what we had to do," said Garon, who took over the starting job this week from the struggling Steve Mason. "It's huge to get that first goal. We felt better playing with the lead." Garon, a 10-year NHL veteran who won the Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh in 2009, was square to shooters and controlled his rebounds. The same can't be said of Mason, pulled in three of his last four starts. His goals-against average and save percentage have dropped near the bottom of the league. The 2009 rookie of the year in the NHL has been replaced a league-high 12 times the last two seasons. "Matty, when it got late in the game and we were sitting on our lead a little bit, was strong," rookie Blue Jackets coach Scott Arniel said. "He gave us an opportunity to win the game." Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=301221029
