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Nathan Horton leaves with lower-body injury, likely to ‘make’ history Wednesday

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Nathan Horton is probably more interested in helping the Columbus Blue Jackets make the playoffs than he is making some obscure NHL history, yet it appears that he’s in a position to become the answer to an odd sports trivia question.

Horton, 28, re-aggravated a lower-body injury in the Blue Jackets’ big game against the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday and won’t return. The potentially history-making part is that this issue may force Horton to miss Wednesday’s contest against the Dallas Stars - the contest that was rescheduled because of Rich Peverley’s health issues - which means he would “score a goal” in a game that he didn’t even suit up for.

The Columbus Dispatch’s Aaron Portzline explains this situation as well:

Granted, Horton may very well play on Wednesday, but some might hope that he doesn’t so this odd little stat would be preserved.

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