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19/3/2012
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Columbus Blue Jackets 4 , Nashville Predators 2
Shots: 28 - 17
PP: 2 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:62/84=73 %, Challenges:34/47=70 %
PP: 0 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:72/93=77 %, Challenges:21/37=55 %
Attendance: 11664 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 569203 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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12:47 1-0
R.J. Umberger [17] (Kristian Huselius, Jeff Carter)PP
14:35 2-0
R.J. Umberger [18] (Jeff Carter, Kristian Huselius)PP
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27:22 2-1
Jonathon Blum [5] (Mike Fisher, Sergei Kostitsyn)
29:11 3-1
Rick Nash [42] (Jeff Carter)
30:54 3-2
Patric Hörnqvist [17] (Kevin Klein)
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49:33 4-2
Kristian Huselius [23] (Rick Nash, Zbynek Michalek)
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Penalty summary:
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04:39
Martin Erat (2 min for tripping)
09:19
Mark Letestu (2 min for slashing)
11:47
Blake Geoffrion (2 min for tripping)
13:23
Patric Hörnqvist (2 min for roughing)
15:35
Steve Montador (5 min for fighting)
15:35
Jordin Tootoo (5 min for fighting)
16:17
Zbynek Michalek (2 min for tripping)
17:42
Marc Methot (2 min for roughing)
17:42
Ryan Suter (2 min for roughing)
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20:21
David Legwand (2 min for hooking)
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44:17
Zbynek Michalek (2 min for tripping)
53:14
Patrick Sharp (2 min for hooking)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Beleskey 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 11.40 7
R Derek Dorsett 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 -1 15.10 8
R R.J. Umberger 2 0 6 1 2 0 0 0 16.40 9
R Rick Nash 1 1 4 2 3 2 0 1 19.50 8
C Mark Letestu 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 10.20 5
C Jerred Smithson 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 10.40 6
C Patrick Sharp 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 15.20 6
C Jeff Carter 0 3 3 1 1 1 0 1 20.40 8
L Matt Calvert 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
L Vinny Prospal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 10.40 4
L Antoine Vermette 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 7
L Kristian Huselius 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.50 7
D John Moore 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 12.00 6
D Marc Methot 0 0 0 4 2 3 2 0 22.20 7
D Zbynek Michalek 0 1 1 3 0 1 4 1 21.50 8
D Steve Montador 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 -1 14.10 5
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
D James Wisniewski 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 1 29.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 2 0 15 0 0 60.00 6
G Mark Dekanich 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 8.40 7
R Matt Halischuk 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 12.00 4
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 17.00 6
R Martin Erat 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18.20 5
L Kyle Wilson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.30 4
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 13.00 5
C Mike Fisher 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 18.30 6
C David Backes 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 20.00 6
L Nick Spaling 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.30 4
L Blake Geoffrion 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 -1 17.40 5
C David Legwand 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 17.30 5
L Patric Hörnqvist 1 0 3 1 2 1 2 0 18.30 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 14.00 6
D Jonathon Blum 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 19.20 6
D Kevin Klein 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 22.50 6
D Jack Hillen 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 12.00 5
D Ryan Suter 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 24.00 6
D Shea Weber 0 0 1 4 4 4 0 0 27.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pekka Rinne 4 0 24 0 0 60.00 6
G Kevin Poulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: R.J. Umberger
2nd star: Rick Nash
3rd star: Jeff Carter
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Kristian Huselius notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Jeff Carter has marked a new career high in assists with 39 assists.
-Rick Nash has marked a new career high in goals with 42 tallies.
-Jeff Carter notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Rick Nash notched his 50th assist of the season.
-Patrick Sharp had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Mike Fisher has marked a new career high in points with 54 points.
-Martin Erat had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Patric Hörnqvist ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Jonathon Blum finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Jonathon Blum finally ended his 10 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Jordin Tootoo beat Steve Montador in a fight.
Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 8( 29) , Milwaukee Admirals 1( 10)
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1-0 SYR Maksim Mayorov (Tom Preissing)
2-0 SYR Ryan Wilson (Andreas Engqvist, Martin St. Pierre)
3-0 SYR Cam Atkinson (Maksim Mayorov, Cody Bass)
4-0 SYR Andreas Engqvist (Martin St. Pierre)
5-0 SYR Tomas Kubalik (Ryan Russell, Martin St. Pierre)
5-1 MIL Zack Stortini (Teemu Laakso, Taylor Beck)