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Umbergers hat trick helps Jackets snap fivegame skid LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizeCOLUMBUS Ohio As the hats and caps rained down RJ Umberger smiled pumped his fist and savoured the momentUmberger scored three goals for his second career hat trick to lead Columbus past the St Louis Blues 52 on Monday night ending the Blue Jackets fivegame losing skidIts pretty neat I dont have them very often Umberger said Someone like (teammate Rick) Nash it happens more You have that night every once in a while it just seems like the puck goes in Sometimes it just pays off for your hard workAfter 10 days of frustration the Blue Jackets felt as if a burden had been liftedWhoever put that first emptynetter in it just felt like a big relief Umberger said referring to Antoine Vermettes goal that made it 42 in the final minute (It was) some insurance We didnt want to be at 32 battling in the last minute in our zoneUmberger picked up his third goal on an emptynetter in the final secondsSteve Mason stopped 27 shots including Paul Kariyas wrist shot from the high slot with just over a minute left that would have tied itThe Blue Jackets had led on each stop of a seasonlong fivegame trip only to lose each game They returned home to play eight of the next 11 and figure out a few thingsThere wasnt a thirdperiod meltdown there wasnt a shootout defenceman Mike Commodore said of the variety of lost leads in the losing skid It was nice to not give up any goals in the third period for the first time in a long time Thats a big win for us a step in the right directionErik Johnson and Paul Kariya scored for the Blues who were starting a threegame tripWe made three individual checking mistakes that resulted in plays in the back of our net St Louis coach Andy Murray said We must have shot the puck over the top of their net six times when we had tremendous scoring opportunities Those things cant happenAt the 520 mark of the third period with the score tied at 2 Derick Brassard carried the puck up the right wall while being muscled by defenceman Jonas Junland who had been called up by the Blues earlier in the day Brassard was able to slide the ...