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Columbus 3, San Jose 6

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play Conversation

	1	2	3	T
CLS(35-43-4)	2	0	1	3
SAN(44-27-11)	2	2	2	6

Final

10:30 PM ET, January 5, 2006

HP Pavilion

San Jose, California

THREE STARS

J. Cheechoo
Sharks (RW)

Goals: 3
Assists: 0

N. Ekman
Sharks (RW)

Goals: 0
Assists: 4

J. Thornton
Sharks (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 3

Game Information
Arena: HP Pavilion Location: San Jose, California	Referees: ShaneHeyer, DaveJackson Linesmen: BrianMurphy, JaySharrers
Attendance: 15,275 (87.3% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Columbus

San Jose

Total Shots
	31
	39

PIM
	8
	8

Hits
	16
	21

Giveaways
	5
	12

Takeaways
	4
	9

Faceoffs Won
	37
	29

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
3:58		Jonathan Cheechoo (21) Assists: Joe Thornton, Nils Ekman	San Jose 1-0
7:33		Joe Thornton (15) Assists: Nils Ekman, Christian Ehrhoff	San Jose 2-0
10:42		Rick Nash (6) (Power Play) Assists: Sergei Fedorov, Bryan Berard	San Jose 2-1
12:13		Mike Rupp (3) Assists: Dan Fritsche, Duvie Westcott	Game tied 2-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
8:29		Douglas Murray: 2 Minutes for Boarding Rick Nash
9:25		Kyle McLaren: 2 Minutes for Delay of Game - Puck Over Glass
14:12		Bryan Berard: 2 Minutes for Hooking Alyn McCauley
15:07		2 minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men On The Ice

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
2:50		Jonathan Cheechoo (22) Assists: Nils Ekman, Joe Thornton	San Jose 3-2
10:31		Grant Stevenson (7) (Power Play) Assists: Milan Michalek, Marcel Goc	San Jose 4-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
8:35		Mike Rupp: 2 Minutes for Interference of Kyle McLaren
18:30		Milan Michalek: 2 Minutes for Holding Ron Hainsey

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
0:25		Rick Nash (7) (Power Play) Assists: Bryan Berard, Nikolai Zherdev	San Jose 4-3
5:41		Christian Ehrhoff (1) Assists: Scott Thornton, Alyn McCauley	San Jose 5-3
8:56		Jonathan Cheechoo (23) (Power Play) Assists: Nils Ekman, Joe Thornton	San Jose 6-3
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
7:59		Nikolai Zherdev: 2 Minutes for Holding the Stick Scott Thornton
11:51		Rob Davison: 2 Minutes for Hooking Nikolai Zherdev
19:02		David Vyborny: 2 Minutes for Hooking

Player Summary

Columbus Blue Jackets												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
J. Balastik LW	0	0	-2	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	21	15:21	2:53	0:00	12:28	0	0	00.0
B. Berard D	0	2	-1	5	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	26	22:01	5:38	2:13	14:10	0	0	00.0
J. Chimera LW	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	18	12:14	0:00	1:24	10:50	0	0	00.0
S. Fedorov C	0	1	-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	26	22:36	3:52	3:38	15:06	15	13	53.6
D. Fritsche RW	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	5:33	0:00	0:20	5:13	0	0	00.0
R. Hainsey D	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	21	19:40	0:30	1:10	18:00	0	0	00.0
J. Hrdina C	0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	18:37	2:16	2:02	14:19	10	8	55.6
C. Hulse D	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	18:34	0:00	2:22	16:12	0	0	00.0
R. Klesla D	0	0	-2	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	30	21:06	2:17	1:32	17:17	1	0	100.0
T. Letowski RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	10:08	0:00	2:11	7:57	0	0	00.0
R. Nash LW	2	0	-2	6	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	18:49	3:15	0:00	15:34	0	0	00.0
G. Platt C	0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	10:05	0:00	0:33	9:32	3	1	75.0
M. Rupp C	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	12	9:40	0:00	0:30	9:10	8	5	61.5
J. Shelley LW	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	10:02	0:00	0:00	10:02	0	0	00.0
R. Suchy D	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	28	18:30	0:30	3:00	15:00	0	0	00.0
D. Vyborny RW	0	0	-2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	27	20:56	4:10	1:45	15:01	0	2	00.0
D. Westcott D	0	1	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	25	18:55	2:04	3:18	13:33	0	0	00.0
N. Zherdev RW	0	1	-2	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	2	22	19:15	3:15	0:00	16:00	0	0	00.0
Columbus Blue Jackets Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
J Pushor									Healthy

San Jose Sharks												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
J. Cheechoo RW	3	0	3	6	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	21	18:09	3:58	2:01	12:10	0	1	00.0
R. Davison D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	1	22	13:50	0:00	1:07	11:45	0	0	00.0
C. Ehrhoff D	1	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	21	15:38	1:50	0:00	13:48	0	0	00.0
N. Ekman RW	0	4	3	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	21	16:22	3:58	0:27	11:57	0	1	00.0
J. Fahey D	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	10:27	3:58	0:00	5:31	0	0	00.0
M. Goc C	0	1	-1	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	18	13:09	1:50	0:00	10:21	4	4	50.0
J. Gorges D	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	26	17:59	0:00	3:45	14:14	0	0	00.0
S. Hannan D	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	33	25:05	0:45	3:54	20:26	0	0	00.0
J. Langfeld RW	0	0	0	3	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	17	12:57	0:00	2:04	10:53	0	0	00.0
P. Marleau C	0	0	1	6	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	23	22:24	4:12	0:06	18:06	9	8	52.9
A. McCauley C	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	12:35	0:00	2:05	10:30	2	3	40.0
K. McLaren D	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	2	4	0	1	31	21:25	0:51	2:28	18:06	0	0	00.0
M. Michalek LW	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	19	16:06	1:50	0:00	13:18	0	0	00.0
D. Murray D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	0	0	23	11:42	0:00	1:14	10:28	0	0	00.0
M. Smith C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	12:13	0:00	0:39	11:34	1	3	25.0
G. Stevenson C	1	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	19	15:44	1:50	0:14	12:42	0	0	00.0
S. Thornton LW	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	5	2	1	20	14:10	0:00	0:00	14:10	0	0	00.0
J. Thornton C	1	3	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	26	22:52	3:58	3:23	15:31	13	17	43.3
San Jose Sharks Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
R Clowe									Healthy
N Dimitrakos									Healthy
T Preissing									Flu

Goaltending Summary

Columbus Blue Jackets Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
M. Denis	39	6	33	.846	60:00	0

San Jose Sharks Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
V. Toskala	31	3	28	.903	60:00	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Columbus	12	8	11	31
San Jose	16	10	13	39

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Columbus	2 of 0
San Jose	2 of 0

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NHL Scores

Thursday, January 5th

Ottawa	2	Final
Boston	4

Tampa Bay	1	Final
Buffalo	3

Philadelphia	4	Final
NY Rangers	3	OT

St. Louis	0	Final
Detroit	3

Montreal	4	Final
New Jersey	5

Colorado	4	Final
Minnesota	2

Vancouver	3	Final
Chicago	2

Phoenix	0	Final
Los Angeles	4

Columbus	3	Final
San Jose	6

ESPN NHL

Columbus 3, San Jose 6

Final

NHL Scores

Thursday, January 5th