Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets

Thursday, October 25, 2001, 7:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 on Thursday, October 25, 2001 on the road.

Final score, Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Edmonton Oilers	5	38-28-12-4
at Columbus Blue Jackets	2	22-47-8-5

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

Shots on goal by period, Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	9	11	11	31
Columbus Blue Jackets	6	14	10	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:42	Edmonton Oilers	Shawn Horcoff (2)	Janne Niinimaa (7), Mike Grier (1)	Even strength	EDM 1, CBJ 0
1st	18:01	Edmonton Oilers	Jochen Hecht (3)	Daniel Cleary (4)	Even strength	EDM 2, CBJ 0
2nd	13:21	Columbus Blue Jackets	Geoff Sanderson (3)	Kevin Dineen (2), Espen Knutsen (4)	Even strength	EDM 2, CBJ 1
3rd	07:50	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mattias Timander (1)	Lyle Odelein (5), David Vyborny (6)	Power play	EDM 2, CBJ 2
3rd	10:52	Edmonton Oilers	Jason Smith (2)	Mike Grier (2), Shawn Horcoff (5)	Even strength	EDM 3, CBJ 2
3rd	16:38	Edmonton Oilers	Anson Carter (8)	Unassisted	Even strength	EDM 4, CBJ 2
3rd	19:04	Edmonton Oilers	Mike Comrie (5)	Ryan Smyth (10), Anson Carter (5)	Even strength, Empty net	EDM 5, CBJ 2

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	1	1	+1	7	2	0	1		15:02
Number 10 S. Horcoff	C	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	0	46.2%	08:09
Number 15 M. Reasoner	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	27.3%	16:35
Number 16 R. Murray	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	16.7%	13:13
Number 18 E. Moreau	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2		11:37
Number 20 J. Hecht	C	1	0	1	+1	17	4	1	2		15:32
Number 22 A. Carter	R	1	1	2	+2	0	4	1	0	80%	18:10
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	0		13:53
Number 26 T. Marchant	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	45%	14:23
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	0	17	1	0	1		06:17
Number 89 M. Comrie	C	1	0	1	+2	2	3	0	1	45.5%	17:47
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	1	1	+2	0	3	1	0		18:50
Number 2 E. Brewer	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		19:56
Number 5 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		27:01
Number 21 J. Smith	D	1	0	1	+2	0	2	2	4		20:55
Number 23 S. Brown	D	0	0	0	+2	9	0	1	0		13:39
Number 24 S. Staios	D	0	0	0	+2	5	1	1	0		16:37
Number 44 J. Niinimaa	D	0	1	1	+2	2	2	1	1		21:26

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 T. Conklin	30	28	2	.933	60:00	Win

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	1	0	1	0	0	4	3	0	0	36.4%	17:07
Number 9 D. Vyborny	R	0	1	1	-3	0	2	0	0	0		16:10
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0	40%	17:32
Number 11 K. Dineen	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0		11:54
Number 16 M. Sillinger	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	72%	20:05
Number 18 R. Kron	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	0	100%	17:43
Number 20 M. Spanhel	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0		11:14
Number 21 E. Knutsen	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	40%	17:29
Number 28 T. Wright	C	0	0	0	-3	0	1	4	0	0	62.5%	14:26
Number 29 G. Marshall	R	0	0	0	-2	5	2	2	1	0		16:51
Number 42 B. Harkins	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	54.5%	10:09
Number 45 J. Shelley	L	0	0	0	0	7	0	2	0	0		03:39
Number 4 L. Odelein	D	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	1	0		21:40
Number 5 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	-1	7	1	1	0	0		17:04
Number 7 D. Quint	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0		17:18
Number 34 J. Grand-Pierre	D	0	0	0	-4	2	1	0	3	0		17:15
Number 37 M. Timander	D	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	2	1		23:51
Number 44 R. Klesla	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	1	0		23:21

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Denis	30	26	4	.867	59:12	Loss

Penalties, Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:05	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jody Shelley	Fighting (major)	5
1st	04:05	Edmonton Oilers	Georges Laraque	Instigator	2
1st	04:05	Edmonton Oilers	Georges Laraque	Fighting (major)	5
1st	04:05	Edmonton Oilers	Georges Laraque	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
1st	10:05	Edmonton Oilers	Sean Brown	Interference	2
1st	15:14	Edmonton Oilers	Daniel Cleary	Roughing	2
1st	18:44	Columbus Blue Jackets	Lyle Odelein	Fighting (major)	5
1st	18:44	Edmonton Oilers	Sean Brown	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	01:27	Edmonton Oilers	Janne Niinimaa	Holding the stick	2
2nd	10:37	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jody Shelley	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	10:37	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rostislav Klesla	Holding	2
2nd	10:37	Edmonton Oilers	Sean Brown	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	14:03	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mike Sillinger	Interference	2
2nd	15:16	Edmonton Oilers	Mike Comrie	Roughing	2
2nd	18:43	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jamie Pushor	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	18:43	Edmonton Oilers	Steve Staios	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	01:27	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre	Interference	2
3rd	07:46	Edmonton Oilers	Jochen Hecht	High sticking	2
3rd	19:49	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jamie Pushor	Slashing	2
3rd	19:49	Columbus Blue Jackets	Grant Marshall	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	19:49	Edmonton Oilers	Jochen Hecht	Spearing (major)	5
3rd	19:49	Edmonton Oilers	Jochen Hecht	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
3rd	19:49	Edmonton Oilers	Daniel Cleary	Fighting (major)	5

Edmonton Oilers head coach: Craig MacTavish
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Dave King
Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Jay Sharrers
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Mark Pare
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Domenic Pittis, Scott Ferguson, Sven Butenschon, Brian Swanson, Jussi Markkanen, Josh Green, Jason Chimera, Jani Rita, Ales Pisa
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Jamie Heward, Ray Whitney, Sean Pronger, Radim Bicanek, David Ling, Matt Davidson, Derrick Walser, Brad Moran, Blake Sloan, Chris Nielsen, Mathieu Darche, Blake Bellefeuille, Andrej Nedorost, Duvie Westcott

Every Edmonton Oilers and Columbus Blue Jackets game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Oct 25, 2001
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Nov 2, 2001
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Nov 9, 2001
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Mar 26, 2002

Other NHL games on Thursday, October 25, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Oct 25, 2001
Ottawa Senators 7 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Oct 25, 2001
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Oct 25, 2001
New York Rangers 1 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Oct 25, 2001
San Jose Sharks 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Oct 25, 2001
Nashville Predators 5 at Calgary Flames 4	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Calgary Flames, Thu, Oct 25, 2001
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Oct 25, 2001