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Phoenix 4, Columbus 5

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play Conversation

	1	2	3	T
PHO(38-39-5)	0	2	2	4
CLS(35-43-4)	2	1	2	5

Final

7:00 PM ET, March 9, 2006

Nationwide Arena

Columbus, Ohio

THREE STARS

R. Nash
Blue Jackets (LW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

J. Chimera
Blue Jackets (LW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

J. Hrdina
Blue Jackets (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: Nationwide Arena Location: Columbus, Ohio	Referees: RobShick, IanWalsh Linesmen: PierreChampoux, JonnyMurray
Attendance: 17,066 (94.1% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Phoenix

Columbus

Total Shots
	33
	30

PIM
	14
	12

Hits
	15
	8

Giveaways
	3
	3

Takeaways
	5
	5

Faceoffs Won
	34
	29

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
16:24		Rick Nash (18) (Power Play) Assists: David Vyborny	Columbus 1-0
19:49		Jan Hrdina (9) Unassisted	Columbus 2-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
1:01		Keith Ballard: 2 Minutes for Tripping Nikolai Zherdev
5:30		Mike Ricci: 2 Minutes for Hooking David Vyborny
5:38		Keith Ballard: 2 Minutes for High-sticking
14:47		Dennis Seidenberg: 2 Minutes for Delay of Game - Puck Over Glass
14:59		Derek Morris: 2 Minutes for Hooking

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
0:17		Nikolai Zherdev (23) Assists: Rick Nash, Sergei Fedorov	Columbus 3-0
7:24		Geoff Sanderson (20) (Power Play) Assists: Dennis Seidenberg	Columbus 3-1
13:13		Derek Morris (3) (Shorthanded) Assists: Shane Doan	Columbus 3-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
0:41		Trevor Letowski: 2 Minutes for Interference
4:33		Nikolai Zherdev: 2 Minutes for Roughing Keith Ballard
4:33		Nikolai Zherdev: 2 Minutes for Tripping Keith Ballard
8:16		Jamie Rivers: 2 Minutes for Hooking David Vyborny
11:37		2-Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Mike Comrie)
15:01		Duvie Westcott: 2 Minutes for Holding the Stick

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
5:40		Mike Rupp (4) Assists: Trevor Letowski, Jody Shelley	Columbus 4-2
6:08		Jason Chimera (13) Assists: Manny Malhotra, Jaroslav Balastik	Columbus 5-2
14:31		Mike Comrie (22) Unassisted	Columbus 5-3
18:13		Dave Scatchard (14) Assists: Mike Ricci, Mike Johnson	Columbus 5-4
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
12:30		Manny Malhotra: 2 Minutes for Hooking
18:41		Oleg Saprykin: 2 Minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct of Duvie Westcott
18:41		Duvie Westcott: 2 Minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct of Oleg Saprykin

Player Summary

Phoenix Coyotes												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
K. Ballard D	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	4	2	0	0	29	20:36	3:20	2:51	14:25	0	0	00.0
M. Comrie C	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	18:40	4:45	0:12	13:43	0	0	00.0
B. Devereaux LW	0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	11:56	0:09	0:00	11:47	1	1	50.0
S. Doan RW	0	1	2	4	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	29	21:12	4:45	1:51	14:36	0	0	00.0
M. Johnson RW	0	1	-1	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	13:55	1:31	3:12	9:12	0	0	00.0
P. Mara D	0	0	0	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	31	23:51	5:07	2:49	15:55	0	0	00.0
Z. Michalek D	0	0	-1	2	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	31	24:41	4:26	6:11	14:04	0	0	00.0
D. Morris D	1	0	1	4	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	34	22:16	3:35	3:06	15:35	0	0	00.0
T. Nash LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	5:58	0:00	1:18	4:40	0	0	00.0
S. Reinprecht C	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	32	22:30	4:35	2:40	15:15	14	12	53.8
M. Ricci C	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	17	10:36	0:06	3:33	6:57	2	5	28.6
J. Rivers D	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	19	13:01	0:09	1:30	11:22	0	0	00.0
G. Sanderson LW	1	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	15:12	3:57	0:55	10:20	9	4	69.2
O. Saprykin LW	0	0	-2	1	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	19	13:34	2:35	0:00	10:59	0	0	00.0
D. Scatchard C	1	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	18:36	4:01	3:47	10:48	8	7	53.3
D. Seidenberg D	0	1	-1	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	1	22	14:48	1:05	3:04	10:39	0	0	00.0
F. Sjostrom RW	0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	20	14:54	0:09	1:04	13:41	0	0	00.0

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	1	1	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	19	14:19	4:50	0:00	9:29	0	0	00.0
J. Chimera LW	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	12:34	0:26	1:13	10:55	0	0	00.0
S. Fedorov C	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	23	18:49	4:03	2:18	12:28	7	11	38.9
A. Foote D	0	0	-1	2	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	34	27:05	3:52	6:00	17:13	0	0	00.0
R. Hainsey D	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	19	14:43	3:02	0:20	11:21	0	0	00.0
M. Hartigan C	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	12:04	2:24	0:00	9:40	0	3	00.0
J. Hrdina C	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	25	20:03	4:10	4:09	11:44	11	9	55.0
A. Johnson D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	9:57	0:00	0:00	0:00	0	0	00.0
R. Klesla D	0	0	-1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	32	24:22	4:48	3:51	15:43	0	0	00.0
T. Letowski RW	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	23	16:13	0:26	2:41	13:06	4	4	50.0
M. Malhotra C	0	1	-1	4	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	19	12:58	0:38	2:21	9:59	5	5	50.0
R. Nash LW	1	1	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	17:50	5:04	0:07	12:39	0	0	00.0
M. Rupp C	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	3:32	0:00	0:00	3:32	1	2	33.3
J. Shelley LW	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	3:14	0:00	0:00	3:14	0	0	00.0
R. Suchy D	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	28	20:39	0:24	5:28	14:47	0	0	00.0
D. Vyborny RW	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	25	22:06	6:45	4:53	10:28	1	0	100.0
D. Westcott D	0	0	2	2	1	3	2	4	0	0	0	27	20:17	3:54	2:03	14:20	0	0	00.0
N. Zherdev RW	1	0	-1	3	0	0	2	4	1	0	1	22	19:05	5:20	0:00	13:45	0	0	00.0

Goaltending Summary

Phoenix Coyotes Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
C. Joseph	30	5	25	.833	58:48	0

Columbus Blue Jackets Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
P. Leclaire	33	4	29	.879	59:59	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Phoenix	10	10	13	33
Columbus	18	4	8	30

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Phoenix	1 of 0
Columbus	1 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, March 9th

Montreal	3	Final
Boston	0

Tampa Bay	5	Final
Buffalo	8

Phoenix	4	Final
Columbus	5

Los Angeles	3	Final
Detroit	7

Colorado	2	Final
Chicago	1

Dallas	0	Final
Calgary	1

Nashville	3	Final
Vancouver	2	OT

Edmonton	2	Final
San Jose	5

ESPN NHL

Phoenix 4, Columbus 5

Final

NHL Scores

Thursday, March 9th