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Colorado 4, Columbus 5

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
COL(44-31-7)	0	3	1	4
CLS(34-36-12)	1	0	4	5

Final

7:00 PM ET, December 5, 2007

Nationwide Arena

Columbus, Ohio

THREE STARS

R. Nash
Blue Jackets (LW)

Goals: 2
Assists: 0

K. Beech
Blue Jackets (C )

Goals: 0
Assists: 3

R. Smyth
Avalanche (LW)

Goals: 0
Assists: 3

Game Information
Arena: Nationwide Arena Location: Columbus, Ohio	Referees: FrederickL'Ecuyer Linesmen: LonnieCameron, BrianMach
Attendance: 12,851 (70.9% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Colorado

Columbus

Total Shots
	36
	31

PIM
	13
	13

Hits
	5
	19

Giveaways
	1
	3

Takeaways
	5
	9

Faceoffs Won
	27
	33

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
6:33		Rick Nash (17) Assists: Kris Beech, Adam Foote	Columbus 1-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
1:37		Wojtek Wolski: 2 Minutes for Tripping Rostislav Klesla
4:30		Jared Boll: 5 Minutes for Fighting Cody McCormick
4:30		Cody McCormick: 5 Minutes for Fighting Jared Boll

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
2:25		Wojtek Wolski (9) (Power Play) Assists: Milan Hejduk, Brett Clark	Game tied 1-1
17:10		Paul Stastny (11) Assists: John-Michael Liles, Ryan Smyth	Colorado 2-1
18:03		Jeff Finger (2) Assists: Ryan Smyth, Scott Hannan	Colorado 3-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
0:45		Rick Nash: 2 Minutes for Holding Paul Stastny
6:30		Kyle Cumiskey: 2 Minutes for Tripping Sergei Fedorov
9:22		Dan Fritsche: 2 Minutes for Goaltender Interference Peter Budaj
17:10		John-Michael Liles: 2 Minutes for Roughing Dan Fritsche
17:10		Dan Fritsche: 2 Minutes for Roughing John-Michael Liles

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
7:07		Rick Nash (18) Assists: Sergei Fedorov, Gilbert Brule	Colorado 3-2
9:26		Joakim Lindstrom (1) (Power Play) Assists: Kris Beech, Curtis Glencross	Game tied 3-3
14:44		Nikolai Zherdev (10) Assists: Curtis Glencross, Jan Hejda	Columbus 4-3
15:25		Scott Hannan (1) Assists: Ryan Smyth, Paul Stastny	Game tied 4-4
15:55		Dan Fritsche (4) Assists: Jason Chimera, Kris Beech	Columbus 5-4
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
7:59		Jeff Finger: 2 Minutes for Interference of Jason Chimera
10:13		Sergei Fedorov: 2 Minutes for Holding Paul Stastny

Player Summary

Colorado Avalanche												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
T. Arnason C	0	0	-2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	12:25	0:00	0:00	12:25	4	7	36.4
A. Brunette LW	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	10:52	3:29	0:27	6:56	0	0	00.0
B. Clark D	0	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	27:18	2:46	3:41	20:51	0	0	00.0
K. Cumiskey D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	16	9:39	0:40	0:00	8:59	0	0	00.0
J. Finger D	1	0	1	2	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	29	17:52	0:00	1:20	16:32	0	0	00.0
S. Hannan D	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	33	21:09	0:00	3:08	18:01	0	0	00.0
M. Hejduk RW	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	31	23:45	3:04	2:27	18:14	0	0	00.0
T. Hensick C	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	12:09	2:31	0:06	9:32	4	4	50.0
J. Hlinka LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	10:53	0:00	0:00	10:53	1	0	100.0
I. Laperriere C	0	0	-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	21	14:33	0:05	2:54	11:34	2	4	33.3
J. Liles D	0	1	-1	1	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	25	18:16	4:26	0:41	13:09	0	0	00.0
C. McCormick C	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	0	1	0	12	8:03	0:00	0:00	8:03	0	1	00.0
B. Richardson C	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	11:54	0:00	2:54	9:00	3	4	42.9
K. Skrastins D	0	0	-1	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	30	21:33	0:00	2:45	18:48	0	0	00.0
R. Smyth LW	0	3	2	8	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	26	21:49	2:31	0:06	19:12	0	0	00.0
P. Stastny C	1	1	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	23:32	3:16	2:36	17:40	12	13	48.0
M. Svatos RW	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	9:53	2:31	0:00	7:22	0	0	00.0
W. Wolski LW	1	0	-2	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	21	18:02	4:15	0:00	13:47	1	0	100.0
Colorado Avalanche Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
J Sakic									Groin
S Parker									Flu
B Guite									Healthy

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	%
K. Beech C	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	22	14:23	2:31	0:09	11:43	9	2	81.8
J. Boll RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	6	4:53	0:00	0:00	4:53	0	0	00.0
G. Brule C	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	11:46	0:00	0:00	11:46	0	0	00.0
J. Chimera LW	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	23	16:35	0:06	2:22	14:07	1	2	33.3
S. Fedorov C	0	1	-2	1	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	27	20:23	3:42	1:18	15:23	16	3	84.2
A. Foote D	0	1	-2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	27:40	0:12	4:04	23:24	0	0	00.0
D. Fritsche RW	1	0	-1	2	0	2	2	4	3	1	0	23	14:03	0:06	1:56	12:01	1	6	14.3
C. Glencross LW	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	15:53	2:32	0:00	13:21	1	1	50.0
R. Hainsey D	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	16:03	2:01	0:00	14:02	0	0	00.0
J. Hejda D	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	28	22:38	0:22	3:36	18:40	0	0	00.0
R. Klesla D	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	29	22:56	1:49	2:18	18:49	0	0	00.0
J. Lindstrom LW	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	9:02	2:38	0:00	6:24	0	0	00.0
R. Nash LW	2	0	2	6	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	30	22:33	2:49	2:05	17:39	0	0	00.0
M. Peca C	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	29	22:08	3:26	2:51	15:51	5	11	31.3
K. Russell D	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	14:41	3:20	0:00	11:21	0	0	00.0
J. Shelley LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	3:27	0:00	0:00	3:27	0	0	00.0
O. Tollefsen D	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	18	12:52	0:00	1:22	11:30	0	0	00.0
N. Zherdev RW	1	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	28	20:24	2:49	0:46	16:49	0	2	00.0
Columbus Blue Jackets Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
M Malhotra									Knee Injury
D Vyborny									Back Injury

Goaltending Summary

Colorado Avalanche Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
P. Budaj	31	5	26	.839	58:59	0

Columbus Blue Jackets Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
P. Leclaire	25	3	22	.88	40:00	0
F. Norrena	11	1	10	.909	20:00	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Colorado	11	14	11	36
Columbus	6	8	17	31

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Colorado	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

Wednesday, December 5th

Boston	3	Final
New Jersey	4	OT

NY Islanders	3	Final
Atlanta	4	SO

Colorado	4	Final
Columbus	5

Ottawa	5	Final
Florida	4

Philadelphia	3	Final
Minnesota	1

Vancouver	3	Final
Chicago	2

San Jose	3	Final
Dallas	2

Pittsburgh	4	Final
Edmonton	2

Los Angeles	1	Final
Phoenix	4

Buffalo	1	Final
Anaheim	4

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Colorado 4, Columbus 5

Final

NHL Scores

Wednesday, December 5th