Vanek, the NHL leader with 11 goals, opened the scoring 9:28 into the game.
The Blue Jackets have qualified for the playoffs only once in their first 11 NHL seasons losing in the first round in 2009.
Perry has scored 96 goals since the start of the 2010-11 NHL season, second only to Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos' 126 during that time.
Social media firm Fizziology, which uses social media to forecast real world behavior, from box office to advertiser impact to overall fan experience, decided to spend time on analyzing some interesting conversation surrounding the NHL Lockout from December 11-17.
Despite failing to register a point in his past two games, Vanek still leads the NHL with 23 points and 11 goals.
Thomas's .938 save percentage in 2010-11 set an NHL record, and he was even better in the subsequent postseason, going 16-9 with a .940 save percentage as the Bruins won their first championship since 1973.
Overall NHL attendance was little changed in 2010-11 from last season, averaging just over 17, 000 fans a game and almost 93% capacity.
There were 526 games, nearly 43% of the season, scheduled from the start of the regular season on October 11 through December 30, the NHL said.
He led the NHL with seven shorthanded goals in 2010-11, and the qualities that make him a fine penalty-killer his poise with the puck and his ability to read and anticipate other players' movements are the same that make him effective in shootouts.
The Rangers' win over Boston on Wednesday night was watched by 956, 000 viewers on NBC Sports Network, making it the most-watched NHL regular-season game on any cable station in 11 years.
It took only 11 seconds for the Capitals' power play, the NHL's best during the regular season, to tie the score on Ward's one-timer from the slot.
The NHL has now cancelled all games through 1 November, a total of 135 games, or 11% of the season.
The company found that of all markets in the U.S. and Canada from December 11-17, Ontario had been by far the most social engaged around the NHL Lockout.
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