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Columbus 2, Minnesota 3

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

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

Final

SO

8:00 PM ET, November 15, 2008

Xcel Energy Center

St. Paul, Minnesota

THREE STARS

M. Zidlicky
Wild (D )

Goals: 0
Assists: 1

E. Reitz
Wild (D )

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

R. Nash
Blue Jackets (LW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

Game Information
Arena: Xcel Energy Center Location: St. Paul, Minnesota	Referees: Brad Meier, Dennis LaRue Linesmen: Brad Lazarowich, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance: 18,568 (102.8% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Columbus

Minnesota

Total Shots
	26
	30

PIM
	6
	2

Hits
	14
	20

Giveaways
	8
	4

Takeaways
	5
	2

Faceoffs Won
	38
	24

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
17:36		Benoit Pouliot (5) (Power Play) Assists: Eric Belanger, Marek Zidlicky	Minnesota 1-0
19:29		Kristian Huselius (6) Assists: Derick Brassard, Rick Nash	Game tied 1-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
16:22		Marc Methot: 2 Minutes for Hooking Stephane Veilleux

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
No scoring this period
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
9:48		Jason Chimera: 2 Minutes for Hooking Eric Belanger
18:25		Derick Brassard: 2 Minutes for Holding the Stick James Sheppard
19:11		Mikko Koivu: 2 Minutes for Tripping Rick Nash

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
1:48		Erik Reitz (1) Assists: Andrew Brunette, Brent Burns	Minnesota 2-1
7:20		Rick Nash (8) Unassisted	Game tied 2-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
No penalties this period

OT Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
No scoring this period
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
No penalties this period

Shootout Summary
TEAM	DETAIL
	Andrew Brunette shootout attempt against Steve Mason with a Wristshot results in a SAVE.
	Kristian Huselius shootout attempt against Niklas Backstrom with a Wristshot results in a SAVE.
	Marek Zidlicky shootout attempt against Steve Mason with a Wristshot results in a GOAL.
	Derick Brassard shootout attempt against Niklas Backstrom with a Wide of Net results in a MISS.
	Antti Miettinen shootout attempt against Steve Mason with a Wristshot results in a GOAL.

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	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	17:22	0:01	0:00	17:21	0	0	00.0
J. Boll RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	8:45	0:00	0:00	8:45	0	0	00.0
D. Brassard C	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	28	16:11	0:36	0:00	15:35	7	5	58.3
J. Chimera LW	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	28	20:17	0:01	0:51	19:25	0	0	00.0
M. Commodore D	0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	32	25:42	0:11	2:53	22:38	2	0	100.0
J. Hejda D	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	34	28:15	0:11	2:53	25:11	0	0	00.0
K. Huselius LW	1	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	27	16:46	0:35	0:00	16:11	0	1	00.0
M. Malhotra C	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	28	21:17	0:01	1:23	19:53	15	5	75.0
M. Methot D	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	27	22:38	0:00	0:46	21:52	0	0	00.0
F. Modin LW	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	22	15:34	0:35	0:28	14:31	0	1	00.0
R. Nash LW	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	29	17:54	0:35	2:09	15:10	0	0	00.0
J. Novotny C	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	9:57	0:00	0:28	9:29	4	3	57.1
M. Peca C	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	22	16:06	0:11	2:09	13:46	10	9	52.6
O. Tollefsen D	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	14:39	0:00	0:21	14:18	0	0	00.0
R. Torres LW	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	18	13:52	0:11	0:00	13:41	0	0	00.0
F. Tyutin D	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	31	20:49	0:36	1:07	19:06	0	0	00.0
R. Umberger C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	24	19:21	0:00	0:32	18:49	0	0	00.0
J. Voracek RW	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	9:22	0:11	0:00	9:11	0	0	00.0
Columbus Blue Jackets Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
R Klesla									Ankle Injury
F Norrena									Healthy
A Murray									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	1	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	19:22	1:15	0:26	17:41	9	9	50.0
M. Bergeron D	0	0	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	20:20	3:19	0:00	17:01	0	0	00.0
D. Boogaard LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	3:20	0:00	0:00	3:20	0	0	00.0
P. Bouchard C	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	18:02	0:57	0:00	17:05	0	0	00.0
A. Brunette LW	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	25	17:54	2:07	0:00	15:47	0	0	00.0
B. Burns D	0	1	0	3	0	3	0	0	3	1	0	27	18:39	0:41	0:00	17:58	0	0	00.0
C. Clutterbuck RW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	12	7:40	0:00	0:00	7:40	0	0	00.0
K. Johnsson D	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	22:40	0:16	0:27	21:57	0	0	00.0
M. Koivu C	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	2	29	21:32	2:45	0:00	18:47	8	10	44.4
A. Miettinen RW	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	29	19:50	2:45	0:26	16:39	1	0	100.0
O. Nolan RW	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	18:49	1:53	0:00	16:56	1	4	20.0
B. Pouliot LW	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	9:26	0:59	0:00	8:27	1	5	16.7
E. Reitz D	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	19	15:20	0:00	0:00	15:20	0	0	00.0
N. Schultz D	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	20:52	0:00	0:27	20:25	0	0	00.0
J. Sheppard C	0	0	-1	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	17:14	0:00	0:21	16:53	4	9	30.8
M. Skoula D	0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	28	22:37	0:00	0:20	22:17	0	0	00.0
S. Veilleux LW	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	24	17:44	0:00	0:21	17:23	0	1	00.0
M. Zidlicky D	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	26:47	3:03	0:20	23:24	0	0	00.0
Minnesota Wild Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
C Weller									Healthy
T Mojzis									Healthy
C Gillies									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Columbus Blue Jackets Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
S. Mason	30	2	28	.933	65:00	0

Minnesota Wild Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
N. Backstrom	26	2	24	.923	64:52	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
Columbus	4	8	9	5	26
Minnesota	9	7	12	2	30

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

Saturday, November 15th

Philadelphia	2	Final
Montreal	1

Washington	5	Final
New Jersey	6	SO

Ottawa	2	Final
NY Islanders	3

Boston	2	Final
NY Rangers	3	SO

Toronto	2	Final
Vancouver	4

Buffalo	2	Final
Pittsburgh	5

Columbus	2	Final
Minnesota	3	SO

Dallas	3	Final
Phoenix	2

Colorado	3	Final
Edmonton	2	SO

Nashville	3	Final
Los Angeles	1

ESPN NHL

Columbus 2, Minnesota 3

Final

SO

NHL Scores

Saturday, November 15th