Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets

Wednesday, January 3, 2001, 7:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Edmonton Oilers 5–2 on Wednesday, January 3, 2001 at home.

Final score, Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Edmonton Oilers	2	39-28-12-3
at Columbus Blue Jackets	5	28-39-9-6

Goals by period, Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	1	0	1	2
Columbus Blue Jackets	2	2	1	5

Shots on goal by period, Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	10	9	13	32
Columbus Blue Jackets	12	8	3	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:01	Edmonton Oilers	Anson Carter (9)	Ryan Smyth (19)	Even strength	EDM 1, CBJ 0
1st	09:48	Columbus Blue Jackets	Steve Heinze (11)	Unassisted	Even strength	EDM 1, CBJ 1
1st	13:50	Columbus Blue Jackets	David Vyborny (7)	Radim Bicanek (2), Steve Heinze (9)	Even strength	EDM 1, CBJ 2
2nd	06:51	Columbus Blue Jackets	Kevin Dineen (6)	Unassisted	Even strength	EDM 1, CBJ 3
2nd	09:10	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mike Maneluk (3)	Alexander Selivanov (2), Lyle Odelein (8)	Power play	EDM 1, CBJ 4
3rd	12:39	Edmonton Oilers	Ethan Moreau (3)	Doug Weight (36), Mike Grier (10)	Even strength	EDM 2, CBJ 4
3rd	18:58	Columbus Blue Jackets	Serge Aubin (9)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	EDM 2, CBJ 5

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Edmonton Oilers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 D. Cleary	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		10:27
Number 14 D. Pittis	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	60%	12:08
Number 17 R. Murray	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		12:19
Number 18 E. Moreau	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	2		15:18
Number 22 A. Carter	R	1	0	1	-2	0	2	0	1		21:05
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	1	1	0	2	0	4	1		17:46
Number 26 T. Marchant	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	68.4%	15:43
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	3	0		08:28
Number 34 S. Zholtok	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		12:01
Number 39 D. Weight	C	0	1	1	-2	0	0	1	0	40%	25:08
Number 89 M. Comrie	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	66.7%	07:32
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	1	1	-3	0	3	0	0		21:01
Number 2 E. Brewer	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		15:12
Number 5 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	0		23:06
Number 21 J. Smith	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		20:06
Number 23 S. Brown	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		15:29
Number 44 J. Niinimaa	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		21:54
Number 55 I. Ulanov	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	2		20:09

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Salo	22	18	4	.818	58:49	Loss

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 G. Sanderson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	22.2%	14:07
Number 9 D. Vyborny	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		15:57
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	5	1	0	45.5%	18:09
Number 11 K. Dineen	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		11:48
Number 15 M. Maneluk	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1		15:03
Number 21 E. Knutsen	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		13:32
Number 22 C. Nielsen	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		09:38
Number 25 B. Gardiner	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	42.9%	15:18
Number 29 A. Selivanov	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0		12:25
Number 42 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	0	0	60%	17:39
Number 57 S. Heinze	R	1	1	2	+1	2	6	2	0	0		19:08
Number 4 L. Odelein	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	2	0		21:00
Number 5 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	+1	5	0	2	1	0		21:36
Number 6 J. Heward	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		14:58
Number 32 R. Bicanek	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	1	0		18:53
Number 33 P. Nummelin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		19:16
Number 34 J. Grand-Pierre	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		13:38
Number 37 M. Timander	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		22:35

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Denis	32	30	2	.938	60:00	Win

Penalties, Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	17:57	Columbus Blue Jackets	Steve Heinze	Roughing	2
1st	17:57	Edmonton Oilers	Mike Grier	High sticking	2
2nd	02:10	Columbus Blue Jackets	Bruce Gardiner	Hooking	2
2nd	05:28	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jamie Pushor	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	05:28	Edmonton Oilers	Georges Laraque	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	07:27	Edmonton Oilers	Igor Ulanov	Elbowing	2
2nd	15:44	Edmonton Oilers	Domenic Pittis	Hooking	2
3rd	08:13	Columbus Blue Jackets	Kevyn Adams	High sticking	2

Edmonton Oilers head coach: Craig MacTavish
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Dave King
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Kevin Maguire
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Troy Sartison
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Frantisek Musil, Scott Ferguson, Brian Swanson, Patrick Cote, Dan Lacouture, Chris Hajt, Michel Riesen, Jason Chimera, Shawn Horcoff, Eric Heffler
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Robert Kron, Frantisek Kucera, Steve Maltais, Ron Tugnutt, Kevin Dahl, Ted Drury, Tyler Wright, Michael Gaul, Jan Caloun, Krzysztof Oliwa, Sean Selmser, William Bowler, Deron Quint, Matt Davidson, Martin Spanhel, Mathieu Darche, Rostislav Klesla

Every Edmonton Oilers and Columbus Blue Jackets game in the 2000-2001 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Nov 5, 2000
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Wed, Jan 3, 2001
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers, Sun, Jan 7, 2001
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers, Mon, Mar 26, 2001

Other NHL games on Wednesday, January 3, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Jan 3, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Jan 3, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Jan 3, 2001
Washington Capitals 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Jan 3, 2001
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Chicago Blackhawks 6	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Jan 3, 2001
Florida Panthers 2 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Jan 3, 2001
Calgary Flames 1 at San Jose Sharks 0	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks, Wed, Jan 3, 2001