23:47 | by Bean

Columbus, Ohio (Ticker) -- The Columbus Blue Jackets gave their fans a rousing sendoff.  

Tyler Wright scored with 2:19 left in overtime as the Blue Jackets closed their inaugural season with a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. 

Columbus tied Chicago for fourth place in the Central Division with 71 points and finished ahead of Minnesota and Anaheim in the Western Conference. The Blackhawks had been the only Central Division team Columbus had not defeated. 

"It caps off a really enjoyable season," Columbus coach Dave King said. "It's been a really tremendous journey to watch this team grow and get better." 

After drawing the puck back to Deron Quint on a faceoff win, Wright deflected Quint's slap slot in traffic past goaltender Steve Passmore, who made 24 saves. The goal originally was credited to Quint, who also scored on the power play 3:17 into the second. 

Wright's goal came six seconds after the Blackhawks killed a tripping penalty to Steve Sullivan, whose power-play goal 7:06 into the third helped the Blackhawks erase a 3-1 deficit. 

The Blue Jackets registered all three shots in the extra session and had a golden opportunity just before Quint's goal. Passmore stopped David Vyborny's blast from the right faceoff circle, then made a sliding kick save on Alex Selivanov's rebound attempt. 

Ron Tugnutt made 29 saves for his 22nd win of the season, setting a record for an expansion club. He broke the mark shared by Cesare Maniago and John Vanbiesbrouck. Maniago won 21 games for the Minnesota North Stars in 1967-68 and Vanbiesbrouck matched that mark for the Florida Panthers in 1993-94. 

"I never would have thought something like this would happen," Tugnutt said. "This might be something that lasts a little while." 

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