COLUMBUS, Ohio — San Jose coach Todd McLellan doesn't believe in upsets. The NHL is just too good for his Sharks to win every game.

The Sharks, off to a spectacular 25-3-2 start, found that out on Wednesday night when the Columbus Blue Jackets pulled off a 2-1 win. R.J. Umberger converted a 2-on-1 pass from Kristian Huselius at 2:55 of overtime to win it.

"It's funny. When you win some games and you come in to play against teams they expect you to absolutely run over people," McLellan said. "That's not the case. It's a hard league to win in and other teams are prepared for you."

In the second game of a three-game road swing — and with the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings looming on Thursday night — the Sharks fell short of perfection. On Dec. 4 in San Jose, the Sharks were badly outplayed by the Blue Jackets and still escaped with a 3-2 win.

Devin Setoguchi, who gave the Sharks a 1-0 lead early in the third period, figured things had evened out.

"Maybe it's a little bit of karma," he said. "They came into our barn a couple of weeks ago and outplayed us. We were fortunate enough o get the win there. I thought for the most part we were on them. We had chances but their goalie came up big."

In other NHL games Wednesday, it was: New Jersey 5, Buffalo 3; Calgary 3, Minnesota 2 in overtime; the New York Rangers 3, Los Angeles 2 in overtime; and Vancouver 4, Edmonton 2.

Blue Jackets rookie Steve Mason stopped 47 shots — one shy of the franchise record — and helped Columbus win for its fifth straight at home.