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Mason stops 32 shots as Blue Jackets shut out Panthers 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 The Columbus Blue Jackets have been waiting and waiting for goalie Steve Mason to look remotely like the player he was last seasonThe wait ended Wednesday nightMason stopped 32 shots for his first shutout of the season and Jason Chimera scored for the third straight game to lead the Blue Jackets past Florida 30After winning the Calder Trophy as the NHLs top rookie with a leaguebest 10 shutouts Mason was feeling the pressureIts been kind of weighing on me the last little while he said Obviously every goaltender likes to have a couple of goose eggs throughout the year I was having trouble getting the first one but its nice to get it out of the wayThe win provided a confidence boost for Mason who came in with a record of 985 and was giving up almost 3 12 goals a game He had lost all five shootouts stopping barely half of the 1on1 shots he facedDerick Brassard ended a 14game scoring drought with a late goalI was not playing bad said Brassard who only played the first 31 games last year before having seasonending shoulder surgery I was just not playing like a great player which is what I want to be For me when you think about it I missed 50 games last year Im pretty much still a rookie this year I think its just going to come with experience where you go on the ice just to be strong on pucks and make some playsThe Panthers lost their third in a row overall and fourth straight on the road Both teams came in having lost eight of their last nineWe werent able to capitalize on our chances goalie Tomas Vokoun said Its been a problem for us latelyLate in a first period in which the Blue Jackets buzzed the net continually Chimera broke through He collected the puck near the halfboards in his own end and skated almost the length of the ice before backhanding a shot Vokoun thought he trapped against his chest The puck slipped from his grasp and Chimera punched it between his leg padsIt was the third time Chimera scored goals in three consecutive games He has never scored in four straightThe turning point of the game came midway through the thir...