Vancouver Canucks at Columbus Blue Jackets

Thursday, March 6, 2003, 7:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Vancouver Canucks 5–4 in overtime on Thursday, March 6, 2003 at home.

Final score, Vancouver Canucks at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Vancouver Canucks	4	45-23-13-1
at Columbus Blue Jackets	5	29-42-8-3

Goals by period, Vancouver Canucks at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Vancouver Canucks	1	2	1	0	4
Columbus Blue Jackets	0	4	0	1	5

Shots on goal by period, Vancouver Canucks at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Vancouver Canucks	14	8	7	2	31
Columbus Blue Jackets	8	16	10	2	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vancouver Canucks at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:18	Vancouver Canucks	Todd Bertuzzi (36)	Markus Naslund (45), Peter Skudra (1)	Even strength	VAN 1, CBJ 0
2nd	01:34	Vancouver Canucks	Markus Naslund (42)	Brent Sopel (24), Ed Jovanovski (31)	Power play	VAN 2, CBJ 0
2nd	04:51	Columbus Blue Jackets	Ray Whitney (20)	Unassisted	Power play	VAN 2, CBJ 1
2nd	05:15	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jaroslav Spacek (8)	Tyler Wright (11), Rick Nash (18)	Power play	VAN 2, CBJ 2
2nd	05:28	Vancouver Canucks	Brendan Morrison (20)	Todd Bertuzzi (40), Sami Salo (17)	Even strength	VAN 3, CBJ 2
2nd	08:34	Columbus Blue Jackets	Ray Whitney (21)	Unassisted	Even strength	VAN 3, CBJ 3
2nd	14:09	Columbus Blue Jackets	Geoff Sanderson (25)	Jaroslav Spacek (27), Ray Whitney (46)	Power play	VAN 3, CBJ 4
3rd	03:00	Vancouver Canucks	Bryan Allen (5)	Sami Salo (18), Matt Cooke (21)	Even strength	VAN 4, CBJ 4
OT	02:02	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rick Nash (14)	Jaroslav Spacek (28)	Even strength	VAN 4, CBJ 5

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

Vancouver Canucks 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 7 B. Morrison	C	1	0	1	+2	0	6	0	1	0	26.3%	23:01
Number 10 T. Letowski	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	50%	08:07
Number 16 T. Linden	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	50%	17:14
Number 19 M. Naslund	L	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	1	1		20:00
Number 20 D. Langdon	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		04:53
Number 22 D. Sedin	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		15:13
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	1	0	50%	12:56
Number 25 M. Lindgren	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	0	61.1%	15:45
Number 26 T. Klatt	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0		10:06
Number 33 H. Sedin	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	57.9%	15:00
Number 37 J. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		07:48
Number 44 T. Bertuzzi	R	1	1	2	0	2	1	0	0	0		21:53
Number 3 B. Sopel	D	0	1	1	0	6	0	0	1	0		23:19
Number 5 B. Allen	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0	0	0		15:16
Number 6 S. Salo	D	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	2	0		23:44
Number 8 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		19:24
Number 23 M. Baron	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0		21:08
Number 55 E. Jovanovski	D	0	1	1	0	2	3	1	0	0		21:11

Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 P. Skudra	23	19	4	.826	34:09
Number 35 A. Auld	13	12	1	.923	27:53	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	1	0	1	0	0	7	1	0	1		20:22
Number 9 D. Vyborny	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		15:39
Number 14 R. Whitney	L	2	1	3	+1	0	3	1	3	1		21:25
Number 16 M. Sillinger	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	60%	18:15
Number 19 S. Pronger	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0	50%	09:10
Number 21 E. Knutsen	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	3	0	36.4%	18:19
Number 25 A. Cassels	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	1	0	52.6%	17:07
Number 28 T. Wright	C	0	1	1	-1	2	2	1	0	0	70%	14:42
Number 29 G. Marshall	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		12:45
Number 43 D. Ling	R	0	0	0	-1	2	4	1	0	0		12:01
Number 45 J. Shelley	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		06:25
Number 61 R. Nash	L	1	1	2	-1	0	5	0	0	0		13:57
Number 3 J. Spacek	D	1	2	3	+1	0	4	1	0	1		28:13
Number 7 S. Lachance	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	3	0		21:35
Number 22 L. Richardson	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	0		24:23
Number 33 J. Allison	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		07:20
Number 42 D. Westcott	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		10:03
Number 44 R. Klesla	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	0		19:41

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Denis	31	27	4	.871	62:02	Win

Penalties, Vancouver Canucks at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:42	Vancouver Canucks	Brent Sopel	Tripping	2
1st	14:39	Vancouver Canucks	Ed Jovanovski	Holding	2
1st	17:26	Columbus Blue Jackets	Luke Richardson	High sticking	2
1st	18:49	Vancouver Canucks	Todd Bertuzzi	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	19:54	Columbus Blue Jackets	Andrew Cassels	Holding the stick	2
2nd	02:59	Columbus Blue Jackets	Tyler Wright	Boarding	2
2nd	02:59	Vancouver Canucks	Darren Langdon	Roughing	2
2nd	03:33	Vancouver Canucks	Brent Sopel	High sticking	2
2nd	03:33	Vancouver Canucks	Brent Sopel	High sticking	2
2nd	06:25	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jody Shelley	Boarding	2
2nd	13:00	Vancouver Canucks	Mats Lindgren	Holding the stick	2
3rd	07:47	Vancouver Canucks	Trevor Letowski	High sticking	2
3rd	08:38	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mike Sillinger	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	08:38	Vancouver Canucks	Matt Cooke	Diving	2
3rd	11:18	Columbus Blue Jackets	David Ling	Tripping	2

Vancouver Canucks head coach: Marc Crawford
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Doug MacLean
Referees: Stephane Auger, Bob Langdon
Linesmen: Pat Dapuzzo, Brad Lazarowich
Vancouver Canucks scratches: Bryan Helmer, Tyler Moss, Nolan Baumgartner, Mattias Ohlund, Dan Cloutier, Zenith Komarniski, Pat Kavanagh, Artem Chubarov, Mikko Jokela, Fedor Fedorov, Brandon Reid, Jason King
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Kevin Dineen, Darren Van Impe, Matt Davidson, Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre, Kent McDonell, Derrick Walser, Darrel Scoville, Paul Manning, Hannes Hyvonen, Mathieu Darche, Blake Bellefeuille, Andrej Nedorost, Pascal Leclaire, Lasse Pirjeta

Every Vancouver Canucks and Columbus Blue Jackets game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Jan 10, 2003
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Wed, Feb 5, 2003
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Vancouver Canucks 7	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Vancouver Canucks, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Mar 6, 2003

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 6, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Mar 6, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Washington Capitals 4	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Thu, Mar 6, 2003
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Mar 6, 2003
New York Islanders 1 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 6, 2003
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at St. Louis Blues 6	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Mar 6, 2003
Minnesota Wild 2 at Nashville Predators 2	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, Thu, Mar 6, 2003
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 6, 2003
Montreal Canadiens 3 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 6, 2003