Columbus Blue Jackets 4 , Chicago Blackhawks 3
Shots: 24 - 30
PP: 1 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:68/82=82 %, Challenges:30/46=63 %
PP: 0 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:77/94=81 %, Challenges:32/50=62 %
Attendance: 12689 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 430157 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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11:47 0-1
Martin Havlat [7] (Michal Handzus, Jim Vandermeer)
14:16 1-1
Rostislav Klesla [2] (Fredrik Modin, Dan Fritsche)
18:44 2-1
Duvie Westcott [2] (Gilbert Brulé, Nikolai Zherdev)PP
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29:32 2-2
Michal Handzus [4] (Martin Havlat, Adrian Aucoin)
37:16 3-2
Nikolai Zherdev [4] (Manny Malhotra, Dan Fritsche)
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49:36 3-3
Michael Holmqvist [2] (Radim Vrbata, Nikita Alexeev)
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63:28 4-3
Nikolai Zherdev [5] (Duvie Westcott, Rostislav Klesla)
Penalty summary:
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00:41
Steven Goertzen (5 min for fighting)
00:41
Jim Vandermeer (5 min for fighting)
17:26
Brent Seabrook (2 min for high-sticking)
19:15
Gilbert Brulé (2 min for holding the stick)
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20:56
Rostislav Klesla (2 min for roughing)
30:38
Martin Havlat (2 min for boarding)
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41:52
Duvie Westcott (2 min for tripping)
53:36
Ron Hainsey (2 min for slashing)
57:03
Andrew Ladd (2 min for holding the stick)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Petr Pohl 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.50 5
R Steven Goertzen 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 -2 11.50 4
R Nikolai Zherdev 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 16.40 9
R David Vyborny 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 20.50 6
C Gilbert Brulé 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 8.20 5
C Ben Simon 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -2 12.40 5
C Dan Fritsche 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 3 13.30 8
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 22.50 6
L Jason Chimera 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 5
L Manny Malhotra 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 -1 19.10 7
L Fredrik Modin 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 20.30 7
L Rick Nash 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 23.20 6
D Anders Eriksson 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -2 13.40 5
D Duvie Westcott 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 3 15.20 8
D Bryan Berard 0 0 2 5 2 4 0 -1 28.40 8
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 -2 17.00 6
D Rostislav Klesla 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 21.10 8
D Adam Foote 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 -1 31.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 3 0 27 0 0 63.30 8
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Radim Vrbata 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6.20 6
R Nikita Alexeev 0 1 2 2 3 2 0 0 19.20 6
R Jason Williams 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 12.40 6
R Peter Bondra 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 23.30 7
C Jeff Hamilton 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 8.30 7
C Denis Arkhipov 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 -1 16.40 5
C Patrick Sharp 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 11.30 6
C Michal Handzus 1 1 4 1 1 1 0 1 22.40 8
L Michael Holmqvist 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 6.20 8
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 0 15.10 6
L Rene Bourque 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 -1 19.50 6
L Martin Havlat 1 1 5 1 2 0 2 0 22.10 8
D Jassen Cullimore 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 -1 20.00 4
D Duncan Keith 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10.30 6
D Jim Vandermeer 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 24.40 6
D Cam Barker 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 -1 25.20 6
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 0 3 1 2 2 -1 17.20 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 4 0 20 0 0 63.30 5
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nikolai Zherdev
2nd star: Duvie Westcott
3rd star: Rostislav Klesla
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Nikita Alexeev finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Peter Bondra had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Michael Holmqvist finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Jim Vandermeer beat Steven Goertzen in a fight.
Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 3( 19) , Norfolk Admirals 2( 15)
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1-0 SYR Jody Shelley (Geoff Platt, Jonathan Hedström)
1-1 NOR Bryan Bickell (Tony Salmelainen, Jonas Nordquist)
1-2 NOR James Wisniewski (Michael Blunden, Colin Fraser)
2-2 SYR Zenon Konopka (Joonas Vihko)
3-2 SYR Jonathan Hedström (Jamie Pushor)
Goalies: Tomas Popperle - Corey Crawford