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12/12/2009
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Columbus Blue Jackets 5 , Philadelphia Flyers 2
Shots: 32 - 18
PP: 2 of 6 (12 shots), Passing:78/93=83 %, Challenges:29/43=65 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:66/80=82 %, Challenges:16/40=39 %
Attendance: 19211 of 20500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 924049 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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01:31 1-0
Denis Grebeshkov [3] (Alexander Svitov, Kyle Wellwood)
12:02 2-0
Boris Valabik [1] (Alexander Svitov, Hugh Jessiman)
14:44 2-1
Tomas Holmström [2] (Alexei Smirnov, Vaclav Varada)
18:26 3-1
Mattias Öhlund [2] (Nikolai Zherdev)PP
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no scoring
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44:22 4-1
Nikolai Zherdev [14] (Mattias Öhlund, Brad Stuart)
50:26 5-1
Marian Gaborik [15] (Kyle Wellwood, Nikolai Zherdev)PP
51:19 5-2
James Van Riemsdyk [6] (Martin St. Louis, Tomas Holmström)
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Penalty summary:
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03:21
Vaclav Varada (2 min for cross-checking)
06:12
Jochen Hecht (2 min for high-sticking)
17:11
Steve Downie (2 min for hooking)
19:18
Scottie Upshall (2 min for tripping)
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28:25
Hugh Jessiman (5 min for attempt to injury)
34:24
Augie Nelson (2 min for high-sticking)
35:13
Hugh Jessiman (2 min for roughing)
35:13
Kevin Shattenkirk (2 min for roughing)
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45:46
Hugh Jessiman (5 min for fighting)
45:46
Steve Downie (5 min for fighting)
48:58
Augie Nelson (2 min for boarding)
52:14
Mark Bell (2 min for roughing)
52:14
Brad Stuart (2 min for roughing)
57:35
Hugh Jessiman (2 min for roughing)
57:35
Mark Bell (2 min for roughing)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Hlavac 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 5.20 6
R Brad Richardson 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 12.30 7
R Jason Pominville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.20 6
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 2 4 4 2 1 0 1 19.50 8
C Matt Stajan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.10 4
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 17.40 6
C Alexander Svitov 0 2 2 4 1 4 0 1 20.10 10
C Kyle Wellwood 0 2 6 0 1 0 0 1 20.00 8
L Jakub Voracek 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 -1 5.20 5
L Joe Barnes 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 14.00 6
L Hugh Jessiman 0 1 2 4 0 4 14 1 14.50 9
L Marian Gaborik 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 19.50 9
D Will Weber 0 0 0 5 1 6 0 0 20.40 8
D Boris Valabik 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 20.00 7
D Brad Stuart 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 -1 19.00 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 12.30 6
D Denis Grebeshkov 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 22.10 8
D Mattias Öhlund 1 1 5 0 0 1 0 -1 25.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 2 0 16 0 0 60.00 6
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tomas Holmström 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 7.20 7
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 9.10 5
R Steve Downie 0 0 3 1 0 0 7 0 17.20 7
R Martin St. Louis 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 -2 19.10 7
C Augie Nelson 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 6.50 7
C Tomas Kopecky 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.00 6
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 3 3 4 2 0 -1 17.40 5
C James Van Riemsdyk 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 -1 20.30 7
L Alexei Smirnov 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.20 5
L Vaclav Varada 0 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 8.40 5
L Mark Bell 0 0 0 3 3 3 4 -1 17.40 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 -1 21.30 7
D Oskars Bartulis 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 13.00 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 29.10 6
D Kenny Jönsson 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 12.40 4
D Kevin Shattenkirk 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 13.30 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 25.00 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 26.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 5 0 27 0 0 60.00 5
G Martin Houle 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nikolai Zherdev
2nd star: Alexander Svitov
3rd star: Mattias Öhlund
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Alexander Svitov notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Marian Gaborik scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Boris Valabik ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Mattias Öhlund finally ended his 23 game goal drought.
Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Tomas Holmström finally ended his 17 game goal drought.
-Tomas Holmström finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Mark Bell had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Hugh Jessiman beat Steve Downie in a fight.
Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 2( 28) , Philadelphia Phantoms 1( 27)
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0-1
Peter Tsimikalis (Jeff Taffe)
1-1
Riley Nash (Kyle Wharton)
2-1
Riley Nash
Goalies: Tomas Popperle - Alex Stalock