Johnson to have shoulder surgery

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Jack Johnson will have arthroscopic shoulder surgery Thursday and is out for the rest of the regular season, general manager Jarmo Kekalainen said Wednesday.
Johnson, 29, has six goals and 14 points in 60 games while leading the Blue Jackets with an average of 24:10 minutes per game this season.

The third pick by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2005 NHL Draft, Johnson has 58 goals and 244 points in 629 NHL games with the Blue Jackets and Los Angeles Kings. He was acquired by the Blue Jackets with a conditional first-round draft pick (Marko Dano) for forward Jeff Carter on Feb. 23, 2012.
Columbus is 28-33-8, 15 points behind the Detroit Red Wings for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference with 13 games remaining.