Matt Cooke still says he is a changed man. Less than a day after the NHL handed the Minnesota Wild forward a seven-game suspension for his knee-on-knee collision with Colorado Avalanche defenceman Tyson Barrie, Cooke reiterated to the media Thursday that he had no intention of hurting his opponent. "It was not my intent to collide knee-to-knee. Meant to finish my check," he said. The suspension has thrust Cooke back into a negative spotlight. From 2004 to 2011, he was suspended five times for a total of 27 games prior to his most recent conviction. Nonetheless, Cooke is adamant that his questionable decisions are a thing of the past. "Since March 20, 2011, Ive been a changed player," he said. "Stats prove Im a changed player." Cooke has 48 hours to appeal the decision, first to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. If Bettman upholds six games or more, Cooke then has seven days to file an appeal to a neutral arbitrator. He has yet to say whether or not he will appeal the ban. 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Subban added another — all in a span of 3:53 of the third period — to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 comeback victory over the Blue Jackets on Wednesday night.If I go back and think about it, thats got to be one of my favourite games Ive played this year, Pacioretty said.Erasing a 2-0 deficit on the road with 8 1/2 minutes left makes for a memorable game. It was forgettable for the home team.Its just disappointing, Columbus coach Todd Richards said. This one bothers me, the way that we found a way to lose this one.The Canadiens, who mustered just one shot during their first four power plays, scored on each of their last three chances, with five shots. They came in ranked 28th of the 30 NHL teams on the power play.We won a lot of battles, said Brendan Gallagher, who assisted on Paciorettys first goal. And we worked hard.With Matt Calvert off for slashing, Pacioretty took a feed from Gallagher in the high slot, pivoted and whistled a shot past goalie Sergei Bobrovsky with 8:30 remaining. The Canadiens said the puck bounced off a Blue Jackets players stick before finding the net behind Bobrovsky.We knew we needed a bounce to start putting them in on that goalie because he was playing out of his mind, especially early in the game, Pacioretty said.Bobrovsky twice robbed Pacioretty, smothering a backhander and then a point-blank shot from the left doorstep.Just 2:56 after Montreal broke through, this time with Jared Boll off for high sticking, the Canadiens cycled the puck to Subban at the left point. His one-timer — with Bobrovvskys view obstructed by David Desharnais — tied it at 2.ddddddddddddSometimes you need a little bit of luck on your side, Subban said. We got some bounces, but we did a good job of moving the puck and getting into areas where we were going to have success. Hopefully, that continues.Soon after Subbans goal, Brandon Dubinsky was called for boarding.The last (penalty) was not a good one, Richards said.Tomas Plekanecs entry pass was redirected in by Pacioretty from the right hash to give the Canadiens their first lead.They took a lead of two goals, and that was bad for the spirit of our club, Canadiens coach Michel Therrien said. But we made some adjustments with our power play this week. Im glad they paid off.Carey Price made 14 saves, and Andrei Markov had two assists for the Canadiens, who have earned points in eight of nine games and 11 of 13.Ryan Johansens third-period, power-play goal extended his career-best point streak to 11 games and gave Columbus the 2-0 lead. Kevin Connauton scored on the Blue Jackets first shot. Bobrovsky made 28 saves and did everything right until the final 8 1/2 minutes.Our power play was a big topic this week, Pacioretty said. We were talking about it in the media and in the room. We knew we had to get a bounce to get some momentum, and thats what happened. Now the big thing is keeping it going.NOTES: The Blue Jackets scored on their first shot for the second game in a row. ... Desharnais played in his 299th NHL game. ... All three of Morins points this season have come at home. ... Montreal C Manny Malhotra is ninth on the Blue Jackets career points list with 145 in 344 games.___Follow Rusty Miller on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/RustyMillerAP ' ' '