VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- John Tortorella has a chance to reach a coaching milestone Sunday night against the team that fired him.The Columbus coach will post his 500th National Hockey League career win if the Blue Jackets (19-5-4) beat his former Vancouver Canucks (13-6-2) at Rogers Arena.It means Ive been in the league a long time, Tortorella told the Columbus Dispatch.He repeatedly contended the milestone will mean nothing, but this season has been quite meaningful for the Blue Jackets. They have won eight straight games -- one shy of a franchise-record winning streak -- and are among the top teams in the Eastern Conference.Tortorellas second campaign in Columbus is another chapter in his redemption story. It began in Vancouver in 2014-15 after he and former Canucks coach Alain Vigneault swapped teams.Vigneault went to the New York Rangers after the fiery Tortorella was unceremoniously dismissed in the Big Apple following battles with players, particularly Brad Richards, and media. Supposedly mellower, Tortorella was suspended for six games by the NHL after (by his own admission) he tried to get then Calgary Flames coach Bob Hartley between periods following a first-period brawl in Vancouver.In other words, Tortorella wanted to beat up Hartley. But the Canucks were never the same after the January 2014 incident.Vancouvers new president of hockey operations, Trevor Linden, fired Tortorella after his first season, and it looked like he would not get another chance to coach in the NHL. It also looked like the Canucks would be on the hook financially for the four years left on Tortorellas contract. But Blue Jackets president John Davidson, who was a TV broadcaster in New York while Tortorella was an assistant with the Rangers during an earlier stint 20 years ago, hired him to replace Todd Richards only seven games into the 2015-16 season.Now, the Blue Jackets appear to be a lock to make the playoffs, and Tortorella should easily surpass the 34-33-8 record he posted in his first season in Columbus. He is also a strong candidate for coach of the year.Thus far, Tortorella, who led the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 2004 Stanley Cup title and ranks as the NHLs all-time winningest U.S.-born coach, has kept his emotions in check.Now, hes earned the perception -- and we talked extensively about that, too, Davidson, referring to the coachs hotheadedness, told the Globe and Mail. But we wanted someone thats won, someone with a passion for the game and someone who wanted to prove he could still do it. He checked all the boxes.The Blue Jackets are also checking several boxes on the ice. Sergei Bobrovsky, who ranks among the leagues best goaltenders with a sparkling 1.97 goals-against average, has won seven of the eight games during the win streak. In the past nine games, the Blue Jackets have allowed only 13 goals -- never more than two per outing.Offensively, the Blue Jackets, who have no superstars, are getting most of their points from lesser lights. Cam Atkinson, a 27-year-old Riverside, Conn., native who was drafted by Columbus in the eighth round (157th overall) in 2008, leads the team with 29 points. Alexander Wennberg, a 22-year-old Swede drafted 14th overall by Columbus in 2013, ranks second with 25 points and Brandon Saad, a former Chicago Blackhawks pest who is in his second season with Columbus, sits third with 23.Clearly, Tortorella is getting a lot -- if not the most yet -- from his youth-laden players.I think were much more comfortable with one another, he told the Globe and Mail. Im not so sure if its about roles. Its just about a standard of play for the team -- individually, but as a team, too. You have to raise the standard if you want to compete in this league.Meanwhile, the Canucks, hard-pressed to make the playoffs as Tortorellas mild mannered replacement Willie Desjardins faces speculation about his future, will try to prove that they have also raised their standard.(The Blue Jackets) have been playing really hard as a team, said Vancouver winger Loui Eriksson. Everyone knows the kind of coach they have there. Theyve been doing a good job. Its definitely going to be a tough challenge for us.While Tortorellas redemption story continues, the Canucks will try to show that they have redeemed themselves following a 1-4 road trip that ended before their home win over Tampa Bay.Weve shown we can be a good team, said Vancouver defenseman Luca Sbisa. We beat (Tampa Bay) twice in (approximately) a week. We showed we can do it. We just have to find consistency. 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Junior college transfer Braian Angola-Rodas scored 11.It is only the fifth time in a regular-season game in coach Leonard Hamiltons 15 seasons that the Seminoles have scored in triple figures. The last time was a 109-62 victory over Nicholls State in last years opener.Xavier Cooks led Winthrop (2-1) with 23 points while Bjorn Broman added 16 and Roderick Perkins 11.Florida State took control midway through the first half with a 10-0 run and 31-19 lead keyed by a pair of Isaac 3-pointers and two dunks by Koumadje.Winthrop steadily whittled down the lead and got within 58-54 five minutes intto the second half on a Fisher free throw before FSU went on a 9-0 run.ddddddddddddIG PICTUREWinthrop: Non-conference road games have been difficult for the Eagles. They have dropped 20 of their last 27 and 36 of their last 54 overall road games.Florida State: The Seminoles showed off their depth as 11 players played within first 10 minutes with eight scoring. Ojo and Koumadje played a combined 12 minutes in Tuesdays 21-point win over Iona but played 30 on Friday.UP NEXTWinthrop: The Eagles conclude a three-game road trip on Monday against Illinois. It is the fourth time in the past five years they are facing a Big Ten team.Florida State: The Seminoles host Detroit Mercy on Sunday. 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