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27/9/2007
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Columbus Blue Jackets 3 , Atlanta Thrashers 2
Shots: 25 - 26
PP: 1 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:51/67=76 %, Challenges:32/42=74 %
PP: 1 of 11 (19 shots), Passing:79/93=84 %, Challenges:36/47=75 %
Attendance: 11100 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 520590 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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13:09 1-0
Manny Malhotra [2] (Rick Nash, Rostislav Klesla)PP
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27:59 1-1
Ilya Kovalchuk [3] (Steve Rucchin, Chris Thorburn)
35:39 2-1
Mike Richards [3] (Steven Goertzen, Jason Chimera)
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42:35 2-2
Ilya Kovalchuk [4] (Mark Popovic, Kari Lehtonen)PP
48:54 3-2
Rick Nash [4] (David Vyborny, Sergei Fedorov)
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Penalty summary:
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06:37
Mike Richards (2 min for tripping)
12:38
Garnet Exelby (2 min for slashing)
14:27
Rostislav Klesla (2 min for hooking)
18:34
Alexandre Picard (2 min for slashing)
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21:32
Rick Nash (2 min for holding the stick)
24:32
Dan Smith (2 min for high-sticking)
29:53
Mike Richards (2 min for high-sticking)
31:01
Duvie Westcott (2 min for slashing)
38:06
Darren Haydar (2 min for high-sticking)
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41:04
Duvie Westcott (2 min for high-sticking)
44:46
Sergei Fedorov (2 min for slashing)
45:56
Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for roughing)
45:56
Rostislav Klesla (2 min for roughing)
50:24
Jody Shelley (2 min for hooking)
56:13
Jody Shelley (2 min for roughing)
56:13
Garnet Exelby (2 min for roughing)
58:46
Alexander Svitov (2 min for hooking)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Alexandre Picard 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 6.20 5
R Steven Goertzen 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 7.50 7
R Jody Shelley 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 0 7.40 6
R David Vyborny 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 15.20 7
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 7.00 7
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 8.30 7
C Mike Richards 1 0 4 4 1 1 4 1 19.30 8
C Sergei Fedorov 0 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 20.50 7
L Jason Chimera 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 9.20 5
L Manny Malhotra 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 13.30 7
L Rick Nash 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 21.50 8
D Dan Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.50 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 19.30 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 2 5 1 1 4 1 28.20 8
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 11.40 7
D Duvie Westcott 0 0 3 2 0 0 4 1 24.20 7
D Adam Foote 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 29.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Josh Harding 2 0 24 0 0 60.00 9
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joey Crabb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.40 4
R Jesse Schultz 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10.30 5
R Darren Haydar 0 0 4 1 3 0 2 -1 21.10 6
R Marian Hossa 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 20.40 6
C Chris Thorburn 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -2 14.50 6
C Bobby Holik 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 9.40 6
C Todd White 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
C Steve Rucchin 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 8
L Brad Larsen 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 5.00 6
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 6
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 21.20 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 2 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 23.20 9
D Mark Popovic 0 1 4 1 1 1 0 -1 26.10 7
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 0 17.50 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 29.10 7
D Steve McCarthy 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 13.30 5
D Ken Klee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 11.40 5
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 21.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 3 1 22 0 0 58.30 6
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rick Nash
2nd star: Ilya Kovalchuk
3rd star: Mike Richards
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Steven Goertzen ended his 7 game point drought.
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
Other notes: