Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets

Saturday, March 15, 2003, 7:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Minnesota Wild 5–0 on Saturday, March 15, 2003 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Minnesota Wild	0	42-29-10-1
at Columbus Blue Jackets	5	29-42-8-3

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

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	13	5	6	24
Columbus Blue Jackets	12	11	9	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:16	Columbus Blue Jackets	Andrew Cassels (16)	Geoff Sanderson (26), Jaroslav Spacek (32)	Even strength	MIN 0, CBJ 1
1st	06:05	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mike Sillinger (17)	Geoff Sanderson (27), Andrew Cassels (38)	Power play	MIN 0, CBJ 2
1st	13:01	Columbus Blue Jackets	David Ling (3)	Unassisted	Even strength	MIN 0, CBJ 3
1st	18:41	Columbus Blue Jackets	Andrew Cassels (17)	Unassisted	Even strength	MIN 0, CBJ 4
1st	19:30	Columbus Blue Jackets	Ray Whitney (23)	Lasse Pirjeta (8), Matt Davidson (3)	Even strength	MIN 0, CBJ 5

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

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 C. Ronning	C	-2	0	2	1	0	33.3%	17:56
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	-2	0	3	0	0		12:40
Number 11 P. Dupuis	R	0	0	2	0	0	40%	19:11
Number 12 M. Johnson	L	0	12	2	0	0		08:25
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	1	1	0		16:31
Number 18 R. Park	R	0	0	1	1	0		16:29
Number 24 A. Laaksonen	L	-3	0	1	0	0		14:22
Number 28 J. Stevenson	L	-1	5	2	0	0		12:09
Number 33 S. Zholtok	C	-1	0	1	0	0	30.4%	19:05
Number 34 J. Dowd	C	-1	2	1	0	0	54.5%	16:24
Number 37 W. Walz	C	-2	0	0	0	1	44.4%	14:15
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	0	1	0	0	46.2%	13:31
Number 2 W. Mitchell	D	0	0	1	0	3		18:46
Number 4 B. Brown	D	-1	9	0	1	1		08:46
Number 17 F. Kuba	D	-1	2	2	1	0		23:28
Number 20 A. Zyuzin	D	-2	0	3	2	1		16:57
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	-2	0	1	0	0		19:33
Number 77 L. Sekeras	D	-2	0	0	1	1		25:15

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 D. Roloson	20	20	0	1.000	40:00
Number 35 M. Fernandez	12	7	5	.583	20:00	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	2	2	+2	0	3	1	1	0		15:32
Number 9 D. Vyborny	R	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	0	0		15:42
Number 14 R. Whitney	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0		19:29
Number 16 M. Sillinger	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	1	50%	16:22
Number 19 S. Pronger	C	0	0	0	+1	5	2	1	0	0	50%	13:33
Number 20 L. Pirjeta	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	66.7%	11:43
Number 25 A. Cassels	C	2	1	3	+2	0	3	0	1	0	65%	18:55
Number 28 T. Wright	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	60%	18:13
Number 41 M. Davidson	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	100%	13:06
Number 43 D. Ling	R	1	0	1	+1	9	3	0	1	0		08:45
Number 45 J. Shelley	L	0	0	0	+1	5	1	0	1	0		08:35
Number 61 R. Nash	L	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	0	0		11:56
Number 3 J. Spacek	D	0	1	1	+2	2	2	0	1	0		22:30
Number 7 S. Lachance	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0		22:45
Number 22 L. Richardson	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1	0		23:26
Number 23 D. Walser	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		14:34
Number 33 J. Allison	D	0	0	0	+1	5	1	1	1	0		12:18
Number 44 R. Klesla	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	3	0		22:35

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Denis	24	24	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:36	Columbus Blue Jackets	Sean Pronger	Fighting (major)	5
1st	01:36	Minnesota Wild	Brad Brown	Fighting (major)	5
1st	05:15	Minnesota Wild	Filip Kuba	Hooking	2
1st	06:09	Columbus Blue Jackets	David Ling	Fighting (major)	5
1st	06:09	Minnesota Wild	Jeremy Stevenson	Fighting (major)	5
1st	08:55	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rick Nash	Holding	2
1st	13:09	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jody Shelley	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:09	Minnesota Wild	Matt Johnson	Fighting (major)	5
1st	14:35	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rick Nash	Charging	2
2nd	04:32	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jaroslav Spacek	Hooking	2
2nd	11:06	Columbus Blue Jackets	David Ling	Roughing	2
2nd	11:06	Columbus Blue Jackets	David Ling	Slashing	2
2nd	11:06	Minnesota Wild	Brad Brown	Roughing	2
2nd	11:06	Minnesota Wild	Brad Brown	Roughing	2
2nd	14:11	Minnesota Wild	Jim Dowd	High sticking	2
2nd	19:59	Minnesota Wild	Matt Johnson	Elbowing	2
3rd	07:52	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rostislav Klesla	Cross checking	2
3rd	09:12	Columbus Blue Jackets	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	11:38	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jamie Allison	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	11:38	Minnesota Wild	Matt Johnson	Fighting (major)	5

Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Doug MacLean
Referees: Terry Gregson, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Mark Wheler
Minnesota Wild scratches: Brad Bombardir, Darby Hendrickson, Jason Marshall, Dieter Kochan, Hnat Domenichelli, Bill Muckalt, Ladislav Benysek, Jean-Guy Trudel, Rickard Wallin, Curtis Murphy, Kyle Wanvig, Stephane Veilleux, Frederic Cloutier, Josh Harding
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Kevin Dineen, Espen Knutsen, Darren Van Impe, Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre, Kent McDonell, Darrel Scoville, Paul Manning, Hannes Hyvonen, Mathieu Darche, Blake Bellefeuille, Andrej Nedorost, Duvie Westcott, Pascal Leclaire

Every Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Jan 8, 2003
Minnesota Wild 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Minnesota Wild 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets, Wed, Apr 2, 2003
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Apr 6, 2003

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 15, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 1 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
New York Rangers 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
New York Islanders 5 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 0	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Vancouver Canucks 0	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
St. Louis Blues 1 at Nashville Predators 0	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Dallas Stars 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Calgary Flames 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 15, 2003