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25/10/2007
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Columbus Blue Jackets 7 , San Jose Sharks 1
Shots: 24 - 27
PP: 1 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:62/79=78 %, Challenges:28/36=75 %
PP: 1 of 7 (11 shots), Passing:71/93=76 %, Challenges:30/35=83 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 867650 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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02:18 1-0
Nikolai Zherdev [3] (Fredrik Modin, Duvie Westcott)
06:01 1-1
Joe Thornton [5] (Matt Carle)PP
17:18 2-1
Manny Malhotra [1] (Kris Beech, Jan Hejda)
17:53 3-1
Duvie Westcott [3] (Dick Tärnström, Michael Peca)
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24:21 4-1
Dan Fritsche [2] (Rick Nash, Duvie Westcott)PP
29:29 5-1
Alexander Svitov [4] (Nikolai Zherdev, Duvie Westcott)
33:27 6-1
Rostislav Klesla [2] (Michael Peca)
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45:21 7-1
Michael Peca [2] (Rick Nash, Manny Malhotra)
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Penalty summary:
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03:19
Kris Beech (2 min for tripping)
05:06
Jan Hejda (2 min for holding the stick)
09:52
Fredrik Modin (2 min for slashing)
12:01
Lukas Kaspar (2 min for boarding)
13:09
Kyle McLaren (2 min for high-sticking)
19:49
Alexander Svitov (2 min for high-sticking)
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23:15
Mike Grier (2 min for tripping)
24:39
Jan Hejda (2 min for tripping)
38:42
Nikolai Zherdev (2 min for high-sticking)
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41:41
Graham Mink (2 min for hooking)
52:11
Rostislav Klesla (2 min for high-sticking)
54:35
Ryane Clowe (2 min for hooking)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Petr Pohl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 5
R Steven Goertzen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9.10 5
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 1 4 0 0 0 2 2 15.00 8
R David Vyborny 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 16.10 7
C Dan Fritsche 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 8
C Kris Beech 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 9.10 6
C Alexander Svitov 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 13.40 8
C Michael Peca 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 20.00 8
L Jason Chimera 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 5
L Manny Malhotra 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 18.50 9
L Fredrik Modin 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 3 17.40 7
L Rick Nash 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 20.00 7
D Jan Hejda 0 1 0 2 0 1 4 1 13.00 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 16.10 6
D Dick Tärnström 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 20.10 8
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 22.00 7
D Duvie Westcott 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 23.20 9
D Rostislav Klesla 1 0 2 3 1 1 2 2 24.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 1 0 26 0 0 60.00 9
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Graham Mink 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 6.20 6
R Mike Grier 0 0 1 2 2 3 2 0 16.40 7
R Milan Michalek 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 12.30 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 -3 20.20 7
C Marcel Goc 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 6.20 5
C Curtis Brown 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17.40 7
C Patrick Marleau 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -3 15.50 6
C Joe Thornton 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 -2 20.20 8
L Lukas Kaspar 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 6.20 4
L Mathieu Darche 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 7
L Ryane Clowe 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 -2 18.20 7
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 17.00 5
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 13.40 7
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -4 15.10 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 -2 21.30 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22.00 6
D Matt Carle 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 -2 19.40 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -4 28.00 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 4 0 9 0 0 24.30 4
G Thomas Greiss 3 0 8 0 0 35.30 4
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Duvie Westcott
2nd star: Michael Peca
3rd star: Nikolai Zherdev
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Duvie Westcott notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Patrick Marleau had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 10( 32) , Cleveland Barons 4( 26)
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1-0 SYR Andy Canzanello (Alexandre Picard)
2-0 SYR Gilbert Brulé (Sheldon Brookbank, Joonas Vihko)
3-0 SYR Eric Neilson (Zenon Konopka)
4-0 SYR Jody Shelley (Greg Hogeboom, Marc Methot)
5-0 SYR Eric Neilson (Shawn Limpright, Zenon Konopka)
6-0 SYR Joonas Vihko (Gilbert Brulé, Tomas Popperle)
7-0 SYR Kristofer Persson (Sheldon Brookbank)
7-1 CLE John Laliberte (Tom Cavanagh, Aaron Power)
7-2 CLE Ashton Rome (Josh Prudden, Michal Macho)
7-3 CLE Joe Pavelski (Riley Armstrong)
8-3 SYR Alexandre Picard (Eric Neilson)
9-3 SYR Joonas Vihko (Gilbert Brulé)
10-3 SYR Joonas Vihko (Gilbert Brulé, Andy Canzanello)
10-4 CLE Riley Armstrong (Tomas Plihal, Derek Joslin)
Goalies: Tomas Popperle - Taylor Dakers