Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets

Friday, December 8, 2000, 7:30 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Boston Bruins 3–2 in overtime on Friday, December 8, 2000 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Boston Bruins	2	36-30-8-8
at Columbus Blue Jackets	3	28-39-9-6

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Boston Bruins	1	1	0	0	2
Columbus Blue Jackets	0	2	0	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Boston Bruins	9	8	9	2	28
Columbus Blue Jackets	6	14	10	4	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:02	Boston Bruins	Sergei Samsonov (10)	Brian Rolston (14), Jonathan Girard (3)	Power play	BOS 1, CBJ 0
2nd	01:53	Columbus Blue Jackets	Petteri Nummelin (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	BOS 1, CBJ 1
2nd	04:23	Boston Bruins	Jason Allison (15)	Bill Guerin (15), Sergei Samsonov (15)	Even strength	BOS 2, CBJ 1
2nd	08:42	Columbus Blue Jackets	Tyler Wright (6)	Serge Aubin (5), Bruce Gardiner (4)	Even strength	BOS 2, CBJ 2
OT	04:51	Columbus Blue Jackets	Geoff Sanderson (9)	Frantisek Kucera (2), Lyle Odelein (6)	Even strength	BOS 2, CBJ 3

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

Boston Bruins 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 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	21.4%	09:42
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	1	1	-1	0	7	0	0	0	100%	22:30
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	3	0		25:19
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	1	1	2	0	0	4	2	0	1		21:41
Number 16 K. Belanger	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		08:04
Number 17 S. Bates	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.2%	09:11
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	0	0	-2	7	0	1	0	0	75%	21:43
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		07:20
Number 29 D. Ward	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		10:47
Number 41 J. Allison	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	53.6%	25:47
Number 51 A. Kovalenko	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0		18:18
Number 62 A. Nazarov	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:01
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		27:33
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	2	0		20:33
Number 39 Z. Kutlak	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		17:32
Number 55 J. Girard	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0		16:34
Number 63 P. Traverse	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		15:08
Number 64 J. Kultanen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	0		28:41

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Skudra	34	31	3	.912	64:51	Loss

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 G. Sanderson	L	1	0	1	+1	2	6	4	1	50%	16:06
Number 9 D. Vyborny	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		15:48
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	1	57.1%	18:45
Number 11 K. Dineen	R	0	0	0	0	15	0	2	0		02:11
Number 18 R. Kron	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	50%	22:09
Number 21 E. Knutsen	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	100%	12:24
Number 25 B. Gardiner	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	1	66.7%	16:52
Number 28 T. Wright	C	1	0	1	+1	14	1	3	0	40%	16:25
Number 29 A. Selivanov	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		12:43
Number 42 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	47.6%	19:01
Number 57 S. Heinze	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0		20:24
Number 3 F. Kucera	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1		25:18
Number 4 L. Odelein	D	0	1	1	+2	2	4	2	4		27:54
Number 5 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		22:25
Number 6 J. Heward	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		13:25
Number 33 P. Nummelin	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	3		15:21
Number 34 J. Grand-Pierre	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		11:35
Number 37 M. Timander	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		24:12

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Denis	28	26	2	.929	64:51	Win

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:41	Columbus Blue Jackets	Tyler Wright	Tripping	2
1st	06:46	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Roughing	2
1st	06:46	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Fighting (major)	5
1st	06:46	Columbus Blue Jackets	Kevin Dineen	Fighting (major)	5
1st	06:46	Columbus Blue Jackets	Kevin Dineen	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
1st	14:29	Columbus Blue Jackets	Geoff Sanderson	Hooking	2
1st	15:02	Columbus Blue Jackets	Tyler Wright	Slashing	2
1st	16:38	Columbus Blue Jackets	Lyle Odelein	Delaying game	2
1st	17:02	Columbus Blue Jackets	Tyler Wright	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	05:49	Boston Bruins	Patrick Traverse	Tripping	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Mike Keenan
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Dave King
Referees: Tom Kowal, Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Jonny Murray
Boston Bruins scratches: Paul Coffey, Kay Whitmore, Byron Dafoe, Peter Popovic, Joe Hulbig, Darren Van Impe, Brandon Smith, Eric Manlow, Marquis Mathieu, Eric Nickulas, Kyle McLaren, Cameron Mann, Nick Boynton, Lee Goren, Jay Henderson, Andre Savage, Mikko Eloranta, Pavel Kolarik
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Steve Maltais, Kevin Dahl, Ted Drury, Michael Gaul, Jan Caloun, Jean-Francois Labbe, Radim Bicanek, Krzysztof Oliwa, Sean Selmser, Mike Maneluk, William Bowler, Deron Quint, Matt Davidson, Martin Spanhel, Chris Nielsen, Mathieu Darche, Rostislav Klesla

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