Columbus Blue Jackets 6 , Buffalo Sabres 2
Shots: 36 - 22
PP: 3 of 6 (9 shots), Passing:65/77=84 %, Challenges:43/44=95 %
PP: 0 of 6 (8 shots), Passing:73/89=82 %, Challenges:28/33=82 %
Attendance: 16782 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 807215 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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08:43 1-0
Tomas Surovy [4] (Cal Clutterbuck)
13:27 2-0
R.J. Umberger [6] (Christian Bäckman, Alexander Svitov)PP
18:19 3-0
Ed Jovanovski [4] (Alexander Svitov, Christian Bäckman)PP
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21:05 3-1
Thomas Vanek [8] (Daniel Paillé)
28:27 3-2
Paul Gaustad [8] (Thomas Vanek, Craig Rivet)
28:57 4-2
Duvie Westcott [2] (Christian Bäckman, Alexander Svitov)
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41:21 5-2
Rick Nash [14] (Michael Peca, Fredrik Modin)
43:15 6-2
Kristian Huselius [11] (Rostislav Klesla, Michael Peca)PP
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Penalty summary:
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06:08
Rostislav Klesla (2 min for tripping)
13:08
Derek Roy (2 min for boarding)
17:15
Adam Mair (2 min for hooking)
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24:29
Ed Jovanovski (2 min for slashing)
29:48
Jochen Hecht (2 min for elbowing)
35:02
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for high-sticking)
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41:52
Derek Roy (2 min for boarding)
44:46
Christian Bäckman (2 min for slashing)
46:12
Michael Peca (2 min for tripping)
51:55
Marek Zagrapan (5 min for fighting)
51:55
Cal Clutterbuck (5 min for fighting)
53:53
Nathan Paetsch (2 min for hooking)
56:08
Alexander Svitov (2 min for high-sticking)
59:19
Boris Valabik (2 min for cross-checking)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Raffi Torres 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 8.00 5
R Jiri Novotny 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 14.00 7
R R.J. Umberger 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.20 7
R Fredrik Modin 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 6
C Cal Clutterbuck 0 1 3 0 0 0 5 1 8.00 7
C Jason Chimera 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10.00 7
C Alexander Svitov 0 3 2 3 0 1 2 1 12.00 8
C Michael Peca 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 -1 21.10 7
L Tomas Surovy 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 8.00 8
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
L Kristian Huselius 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 8
L Rick Nash 1 0 6 4 0 3 0 0 21.00 10
D Boris Valabik 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10.30 6
D Duvie Westcott 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 16.40 8
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 4 3 0 1 2 0 32.50 8
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14.40 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 3 2 1 0 0 2 1 19.20 8
D Ed Jovanovski 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 26.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 8
G Al Montoya 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 5
R Jason Pominville 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15.00 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 21.20 5
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 17.50 6
C Marek Zagrapan 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 8.30 4
C Adam Mair 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 8.00 4
C Daniel Paillé 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 -1 20.40 8
C Paul Gaustad 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 16.50 6
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 5
L Derek Roy 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 11.40 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 -1 15.10 5
L Thomas Vanek 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 21.10 8
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 5
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 6
D Craig Rivet 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 23.10 5
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 17.40 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 27.40 5
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 22.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 6 0 30 0 0 60.00 5
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Svitov
2nd star: Rick Nash
3rd star: Christian Bäckman
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Fredrik Modin notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Duvie Westcott finally ended his 23 game goal drought.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Daniel Paillé notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Craig Rivet notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Paul Gaustad ended his 8 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Marek Zagrapan fought Cal Clutterbuck in a fight.
Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 4( 15) , Rochester Americans 3( 14)
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0-1 ROC Jonathan Granström (David Svagrovsky, Jaroslav Kracik)
1-1 SYR Adam Pineault (Brad Zancanaro)
2-1 SYR Derick Brassard (Marc Methot)
2-2 ROC Trevor Koverko (Dylan Hunter, Jonathan Lehun)
3-2 SYR Brad Zancanaro (Adam Pineault)
3-3 ROC Nick Martens (Dylan Hunter)
4-3 SYR Derek MacKenzie (Andy Canzanello)
Goalies: Adam Munro - Adam Dennis