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Columbus 2, Chicago 3

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play Conversation

	1	2	3	T
CLS(35-43-4)	0	1	1	2
CHI(26-43-13)	2	0	1	3

Final

8:30 PM ET, March 15, 2006

United Center

Chicago, Illinois

THREE STARS

N. Khabibulin
Blackhawks (G )

Saves: 33
Save Pct.: .943

R. Nash
Blue Jackets (LW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

K. Calder
Blackhawks (LW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: United Center Location: Chicago, Illinois	Referees: WesMcCauley Linesmen: DavidBrisebois, BradKovachik
Attendance: 10,130 (51.4% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Columbus

Chicago

Total Shots
	35
	29

PIM
	8
	12

Hits
	11
	17

Giveaways
	2
	4

Takeaways
	2
	0

Faceoffs Won
	34
	39

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
8:46		Mark Bell (21) Assists: Rene Bourque, Brent Seabrook	Chicago 1-0
9:12		Mark Cullen (5) Unassisted	Chicago 2-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
13:05		Rick Nash: 2 Minutes for Roughing
17:43		Mark Bell: 2 Minutes for Boarding Dan Fritsche
17:43		Mark Bell: 2 Minutes for Roughing Dan Fritsche

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
7:52		Jody Shelley (3) Assists: Rick Nash, David Vyborny	Chicago 2-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
2:21		Jason Chimera: 2 Minutes for Hooking
2:27		Martin Lapointe: 2 Minutes for Holding Adam Foote
5:31		Jody Shelley: 2 Minutes for Slashing Matthew Barnaby
5:31		Matthew Barnaby: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking Jody Shelley
10:02		Kyle Calder: 2 Minutes for Hooking
19:34		Mark Hartigan: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Mark Bell

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
7:40		Rick Nash (20) (Power Play) Assists: Nikolai Zherdev, David Vyborny	Game tied 2-2
9:55		Kyle Calder (15) Assists: Patrick Sharp, Jim Vandermeer	Chicago 3-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
6:15		Milan Bartovic: 2 Minutes for Tripping Nikolai Zherdev

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	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	12:47	3:31	0:00	9:16	0	0	00.0
J. Chimera LW	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	18	15:34	0:03	0:36	14:55	0	0	00.0
S. Fedorov C	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	15:30	2:29	2:02	10:59	8	11	42.1
A. Foote D	0	0	-2	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	26	23:42	3:43	2:48	16:39	0	0	00.0
D. Fritsche RW	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	10:30	0:00	0:35	9:55	3	3	50.0
R. Hainsey D	0	0	-1	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:23	2:19	0:03	14:01	0	1	00.0
M. Hartigan C	0	0	-1	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	17	13:43	3:31	0:00	10:12	5	6	45.5
A. Johnson D	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	20:49	0:00	0:00	0:00	0	0	00.0
R. Klesla D	0	0	-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	20:09	2:44	1:50	15:35	0	0	00.0
T. Letowski RW	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	20	14:43	0:00	1:42	12:29	2	3	40.0
M. Malhotra C	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	15:06	0:06	1:16	13:44	12	5	70.6
R. Nash LW	1	1	0	3	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	22	21:59	3:54	0:05	17:28	0	0	00.0
J. Shelley LW	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	10	6:26	0:00	0:00	6:26	0	0	00.0
B. Simon C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	9	6:09	0:00	0:00	6:09	1	3	25.0
R. Suchy D	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	23	19:42	0:06	2:13	17:23	0	0	00.0
D. Vyborny RW	0	2	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	21:28	5:02	1:44	14:10	3	7	30.0
D. Westcott D	0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	25	19:15	3:42	1:12	13:49	0	0	00.0
N. Zherdev RW	0	1	-1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	18:09	3:54	0:00	13:43	0	0	00.0
Columbus Blue Jackets Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
B Berard									Back Injury
M Rupp									Irregular Heartbeat

Chicago Blackhawks												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
M. Barinka D	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	11:02	0:00	0:00	11:02	0	0	00.0
M. Barnaby LW	0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	21	13:56	0:00	2:31	11:25	0	0	00.0
M. Bartovic RW	0	0	1	4	1	0	1	2	3	0	0	20	12:32	0:00	0:00	12:32	0	0	00.0
M. Bell LW	1	0	1	2	1	1	2	4	2	0	1	22	14:42	1:53	0:00	12:49	7	7	50.0
B. Bochenski RW	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	12:15	2:13	0:00	10:02	1	1	50.0
R. Bourque LW	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	14:25	1:53	0:29	12:03	0	0	00.0
C. Brown C	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	22	14:44	0:00	4:07	10:37	7	6	53.8
D. Byfuglien RW	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	14:35	2:13	0:35	11:47	0	0	00.0
K. Calder LW	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	24	14:55	0:00	0:24	14:31	0	0	00.0
M. Cullen C	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:04	0:31	2:34	12:59	11	12	47.8
J. Cullimore D	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	23	19:19	0:00	2:24	16:55	0	0	00.0
M. Holmqvist C	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:17	2:13	4:07	9:57	0	1	00.0
D. Keith D	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	26	27:36	0:00	5:07	22:29	0	0	00.0
M. Lapointe RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	19	12:59	1:53	0:00	11:06	2	0	100.0
B. Seabrook D	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	27	20:33	1:53	2:30	16:10	0	0	00.0
P. Sharp C	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	14:35	1:42	0:50	12:03	11	7	61.1
J. Vandermeer D	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	25	25:02	2:13	4:26	18:23	0	0	00.0
R. Vrbata RW	0	0	-1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	12:50	1:53	0:00	10:57	0	0	00.0
Chicago Blackhawks Scratches
PLAYER									REASON

Goaltending Summary

Columbus Blue Jackets Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
M. Denis	29	3	26	.897	59:28	0

Chicago Blackhawks Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
N. Khabibulin	35	2	33	.943	59:55	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Columbus	13	15	7	35
Chicago	12	7	10	29

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Columbus	1 of 0
Chicago	0 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

Wednesday, March 15th

Philadelphia	4	Final
Florida	0

Anaheim	1	Final
Detroit	3

Columbus	2	Final
Chicago	3

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Columbus 2, Chicago 3

Final

NHL Scores

Wednesday, March 15th