Thomas Vanek broke out of his scoring slump with the Montreal Canadiens in a big way. Pernell McPhee Jersey . The Habs hope their recently-acquired winger can stay hot on Thursday night in a home matchup with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Catch the action on TSN Habs starting at 7:30pm et/ 4:30pm pt. The Canadiens acquired Vanek from the New York Islanders prior to the trade deadline in an effort to upgrade their offense for a playoff push. However, Vanek failed to score a goal in his first five games with Montreal, held to just a single assist. The two-time 40-goal scorer finally broke out in Tuesdays big 6-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche, netting a hat trick to spoil Patrick Roys return to Montreal. Roy made his first appearance in Montreal as head coach of the Colorado Avalanche and received a warm reception early in the game before Vanek stole the show. "It was unbelievable," Vanek said of his three-goal night. "This place is electric." Brandon Prust had a goal and an assist for the Canadiens, who have won three in a row. Travis Moen and Dale Weise also lit the lamp, while Carey Price made 25 saves. Prust will sit out tonights contest with an upper-body injury after skating for only 10 minutes at Thursdays morning skate. Ryan White draws into the lineup in his place. Montreals current win streak has it tied for second place with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Atlantic Division with 83 points. That is three ahead of the fourth-place Toronto Maple Leafs. Columbus is also pushing for a playoff bid as it sits two points behind the New York Rangers for third place in the Metropolitan Division. The Blue Jackets are also even with the Washington Capitals with 76 points, but have two games in hand to hold the current tiebreaker for the second wild card position in the Eastern Conference. The Blue Jackets were riding a seven-game point streak going into Tuesdays home matchup with the Carolina Hurricanes and fell in defeat 3-1. Columbus was nearly shut out before Boone Jenner lit the lamp with 50 seconds to go, deflecting Ryan Johansens shot past Carolina goaltender Anton Khudobin. Still, the Blue Jackets fell to 6-1-1 in their last eight games. Sergei Bobrovsky gave up three goals on 20 shots through two periods, while Curtis McElhinney did not face a shot in the third period during his relief appearance. Columbus outshot Carolina 19-0 in the third period. "We attempted 79 (shots) -- 47 were on net," said Blue Jackets coach Todd Richards. "It seemed like we had some quality chances. We hit a couple posts. We had our opportunities." The Blue Jackets activated forward Jared Boll from injured reserve on Wednesday. He had missed the past 45 games due to a torn ankle tendon suffered in late November. The 27-year-old scored one goal and racked up 38 penalty minutes in 21 games before suffering the injury. The Blue Jackets have lost both of their previous meetings with the Canadiens this season, including a 5-3 loss in Montreal on Oct. 17. Alex Smith Jersey . -- Kyle Busch edged teammate Joey Logano at the Bristol Motor Speedway finish line Friday night to become the all-time winningest driver in Nationwide Series. Geron Christian Redskins Jersey . -- Derek Jeter says the New York Yankees have no choice but to move forward now that Alex Rodriguez has accepted his suspension for the 2014 season. http://www.redskinsrookiestore.com/Customized/ . Many of those eyes are in the United States of America, a country that the sport has wanted on its side for some time. On Sunday the football Gods delivered once again, only this time it was time for good old USA to experience as much heartache as joy.Columbus, OH - Jalin Marshall returned a punt 54 yards for a touchdown and added three receiving touchdowns in the fourth quarter, lifting the seventh-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes over the Indiana Hoosiers, 42-27, on Saturday. With the win, Ohio State (10-1, 7-0 Big Ten) captured the Big Tens East Division crown and clinched a spot in the conference championship game for the second straight year. Marshall caught five passes for 95 yards for the Buckeyes, who have won a record 23 consecutive Big Ten bouts during the regular season. J.T. Barrett completed 25-of-35 passes for 302 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions. He set the school mark for touchdown passes (33) in a season. Tevin Coleman rushed for 228 yards and three touchdowns on 27 carries for the Hoosiers (3-8, 0-7), who have lost six in a row. His 1,906 rushing yards are the most in a single season in school history. Zander Diamont connected on 11-of-27 passes for 114 yards and an interception for Indiana. Ohio State trailed 20-14 after Coleman raced 90 yards for a TD midway through the third quarter. The momentum shifted on Marshalls punt return for a touchdown with 2:20 left in the third. After forcing a three-and-out, the Buckeyes bridged the third and fourth frames with an 11-play, 76-yard drive. Devin Smith caught a 33-yard pass on 3rd-and-7 to move the chains. Following two more conversions on third down, Marshall caught a 6-yard TD pass to make it 28-20. Sean Nuernberger missed a 46-yard field goal on the next Ohio State possession. The Buckeyes defense came up big when Tyvis Powell picked off Diamont. Marshall followed with TD catches of 15 and 54 yards to put the game out oof reach. Paul Richardson Redskins Jersey. . Coleman added a 52-yard score to account for the final margin. Ezekiel Elliott broke off a 65-yard TD run on the third play from scrimmage. After forcing a three-and-out, Ohio State scored another touchdown. Jeff Heuerman capped the nine-play drive with a pair of catches, including a 4-yard score on fourth down. But the Hoosiers quickly got back in the game. Diamont ripped off a 53-yard run and Coleman scored from two yards out. Michael Thomas fumbled on Ohio States ensuing possession. Indianas Zack Shaw recovered at the 31-yard line of the Buckeyes, leading to a 30-yard Griffin Oakes field goal. Barrett was picked off on consecutive possessions, but the Hoosiers could only capitalize on the second interception. Oakes 37-yard field goal got Indiana within 14-13 with 9:34 left in the second quarter. Colemans 90-yard TD run gave the Hoosiers a 20-14 lead with 7:17 left in the third quarter. Game Notes Ohio State has dominated the series with Indiana since its inception, going 70-12-5, which includes victories in each of the last 19 meetings ... Barrett has been responsible for a school record 42 touchdowns this year, matching Drew Brees Big Ten record for single season touchdown responsibility first set at Purdue in 1998 ... Elliott carried the ball 13 times for 107 yards and became the 30th Buckeye in program history to top 1,000 yards in one season ... Barrett rushed for 78 yards on 20 carries ... The Buckeyes have one scheduled game left on the docket, a Nov. 29 matchup with bitter rival Michigan at home ... Indiana will host intrastate rival Purdue on Nov. 29 to bring the curtain down on the 2014 campaign. 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