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Columbus 1, Minnesota 2

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
CLS(41-31-10)	0	0	1	1
MIN(40-33-9)	1	0	1	2

Final

8:00 PM ET, October 25, 2008

Xcel Energy Center

St. Paul, Minnesota

THREE STARS

M. Koivu
Wild (C )

Goals: 0
Assists: 1

N. Backstrom
Wild (G )

Saves: 25
Save Pct.: .962

O. Nolan
Wild (RW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

Game Information
Arena: Xcel Energy Center Location: St. Paul, Minnesota	Referees: Steve Kozari, Dan Marouelli Linesmen: Mark Wheler, Vaughan Rody
Attendance: 18,568 (102.8% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Columbus

Minnesota

Total Shots
	26
	23

PIM
	8
	4

Hits
	17
	18

Giveaways
	2
	3

Takeaways
	5
	3

Faceoffs Won
	26
	28

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
19:34		Pierre-Marc Bouchard (1) Assists: Marek Zidlicky, Owen Nolan	Minnesota 1-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
4:02		R.J. Umberger: 2 Minutes for Interference of Owen Nolan
8:46		Marc-Andre Bergeron: 2 Minutes for Elbowing R.J. Umberger
11:59		Marc Methot: 2 Minutes for Hooking Stephane Veilleux
12:45		Rostislav Klesla: 2 Minutes for Hooking Andrew Brunette

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
No scoring this period
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
No penalties this period

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
7:59		Owen Nolan (1) Assists: Mikko Koivu	Minnesota 2-0
11:34		Rostislav Klesla (1) Assists: Michael Peca	Minnesota 2-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
1:25		Jakub Voracek: 2 Minutes for Tripping James Sheppard
16:25		Nick Schultz: 2 Minutes for Hooking Jakub Voracek

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	%
C. Backman D	0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	18:38	3:06	0:00	15:32	0	0	00.0
D. Brassard C	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	17	13:28	0:27	0:00	13:01	3	4	42.9
J. Chimera LW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	16:31	1:04	1:47	13:40	0	0	00.0
M. Commodore D	0	0	0	2	1	4	0	0	3	0	1	27	23:32	0:37	3:43	19:12	0	0	00.0
D. Dorsett RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	6:35	0:00	0:00	6:35	0	0	00.0
J. Hejda D	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	4	0	0	25	20:21	0:00	3:29	16:52	0	0	00.0
K. Huselius LW	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	19:14	2:56	0:00	16:18	1	0	100.0
R. Klesla D	1	0	1	2	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	30	20:30	1:08	2:36	16:46	0	0	00.0
M. Malhotra C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	18:30	0:51	2:26	15:13	10	12	45.5
M. Methot D	0	0	-2	1	1	0	1	2	2	1	0	23	14:17	0:00	0:59	13:18	0	0	00.0
A. Murray C	0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	21	15:00	0:00	1:32	13:28	0	0	00.0
R. Nash LW	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	25	19:39	2:33	2:09	14:57	0	0	00.0
J. Novotny C	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	16	12:18	2:09	1:20	8:49	3	5	37.5
M. Peca C	0	1	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	15:35	0:00	3:00	12:35	9	6	60.0
A. Picard LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4:49	0:00	0:00	4:49	0	0	00.0
F. Tyutin D	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	22:10	2:25	2:49	16:56	0	0	00.0
R. Umberger C	0	0	-1	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	21	16:35	1:00	0:00	15:35	0	1	00.0
J. Voracek RW	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	22	14:58	1:44	0:00	13:14	0	0	00.0
Columbus Blue Jackets Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
O Tollefsen									Healthy
K Russell									Healthy
N Filatov									Healthy

Minnesota Wild												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
E. Belanger C	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	28	16:31	2:48	1:19	12:24	3	6	33.3
M. Bergeron D	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	19	14:29	1:48	0:00	12:41	0	0	00.0
D. Boogaard LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	4:46	0:00	0:00	4:46	0	0	00.0
P. Bouchard C	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	18:16	4:23	0:00	13:53	0	0	00.0
A. Brunette LW	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	17:55	3:41	0:00	14:14	0	0	00.0
B. Burns D	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	1	27	23:55	3:50	1:52	18:13	0	0	00.0
C. Clutterbuck RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	8	6:31	0:00	0:27	6:04	0	0	00.0
K. Johnsson D	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	29	23:29	1:30	2:11	19:48	0	0	00.0
M. Koivu C	0	1	1	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	26	21:22	3:47	1:46	15:49	16	10	61.5
A. Miettinen RW	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	27	18:16	3:41	1:46	12:49	0	1	00.0
O. Nolan RW	1	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	28	19:13	2:56	0:00	16:17	2	2	50.0
B. Pouliot LW	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	14:29	2:36	0:00	11:53	1	0	100.0
N. Schultz D	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	2	1	0	0	25	18:23	0:00	1:13	17:10	0	0	00.0
J. Sheppard C	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	20	15:34	0:06	0:55	14:33	6	7	46.2
M. Skoula D	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	17:03	0:00	1:39	15:24	0	0	00.0
S. Veilleux LW	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	25	18:07	0:06	1:47	16:14	0	0	00.0
C. Weller D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	12	8:48	0:00	0:00	8:48	0	0	00.0
M. Zidlicky D	0	1	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	25	19:04	2:38	1:05	15:21	0	0	00.0
Minnesota Wild Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
E Reitz									Healthy
T Mojzis									Healthy
C Gillies									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Columbus Blue Jackets Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
P. Leclaire	14	1	13	.929	25:24	0
F. Norrena	9	1	8	.889	33:56	0

Minnesota Wild Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
N. Backstrom	26	1	25	.962	59:49	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Columbus	5	11	10	26
Minnesota	12	5	6	23

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Columbus	0 of 0
Minnesota	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

Saturday, October 25th

New Jersey	2	Final
Philadelphia	3	OT

Atlanta	4	Final
Boston	5

Anaheim	6	Final
Montreal	4

Carolina	4	Final
NY Islanders	3

Pittsburgh	2	Final
NY Rangers	3	SO

Ottawa	2	Final
Toronto	3

San Jose	3	Final
Tampa Bay	0

Washington	6	Final
Dallas	5	OT

Los Angeles	4	Final
Nashville	5

Columbus	1	Final
Minnesota	2

Detroit	6	Final
Chicago	5	SO

Florida	0	Final
St. Louis	4

Buffalo	1	Final
Colorado	2	SO

Edmonton	3	Final
Vancouver	6

Calgary	4	Final
Phoenix	1

ESPN NHL

Columbus 1, Minnesota 2

Final

NHL Scores

Saturday, October 25th