Phoenix Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets

Tuesday, December 23, 2003, 7:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Phoenix Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Phoenix Coyotes	2	22-36-18-6
at Columbus Blue Jackets	1	25-45-8-4

Goals by period, Phoenix Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	0	1	1	2
Columbus Blue Jackets	0	1	0	1

Shots on goal by period, Phoenix Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	9	10	7	26
Columbus Blue Jackets	12	5	11	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Phoenix Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	02:11	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rick Nash (21)	Derrick Walser (7)	Even strength	PHX 0, CBJ 1
2nd	13:24	Phoenix Coyotes	Jan Hrdina (5)	Ladislav Nagy (19), Branko Radivojevic (7)	Even strength	PHX 1, CBJ 1
3rd	01:52	Phoenix Coyotes	David Tanabe (5)	Shane Doan (22), Ladislav Nagy (20)	Power play	PHX 2, CBJ 1

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

Phoenix Coyotes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 D. Langkow	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	68.8%	21:34
Number 14 J. Taffe	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		12:12
Number 16 M. Sillinger	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	27.3%	14:24
Number 17 L. Nagy	L	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0		14:10
Number 18 T. Nash	L	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0		11:40
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0		23:18
Number 20 F. Sjostrom	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		10:36
Number 24 J. Hrdina	C	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	57.9%	17:18
Number 28 L. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		12:09
Number 29 B. Radivojevic	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		14:32
Number 44 A. Nazarov	L	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		08:47
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	58.3%	12:40
Number 4 O. Vaananen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0		18:45
Number 5 D. Tanabe	D	1	0	1	0	3	2	1	1		21:02
Number 15 R. Suchy	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		14:38
Number 23 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		24:54
Number 32 C. Hulse	D	0	0	0	2	2	0	4	0		24:42
Number 45 B. Ference	D	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		11:51

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Burke	28	27	1	.964	59:51	Win

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 G. Sanderson	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	14:58
Number 9 D. Vyborny	R	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		21:41
Number 10 T. Letowski	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100%	16:02
Number 13 N. Zherdev	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		17:46
Number 17 D. Ling	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		07:21
Number 20 L. Pirjeta	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	33.3%	09:12
Number 25 A. Cassels	C	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	50%	19:54
Number 26 T. Marchant	C	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	25%	23:13
Number 27 M. Malhotra	C	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	58.3%	14:23
Number 28 T. Wright	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100%	15:04
Number 46 T. Jackman	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:05
Number 61 R. Nash	L	1	0	1	0	3	1	0		18:34
Number 2 A. Eriksson	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	3		19:36
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	0	3	1	1		23:25
Number 6 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		12:33
Number 7 S. Lachance	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		16:34
Number 23 D. Walser	D	0	1	1	0	1	1	0		20:31
Number 24 T. Rohloff	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	3		20:05

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 F. Brathwaite	26	24	2	.923	58:55	Loss

Penalties, Phoenix Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:06	Phoenix Coyotes	Tyson Nash	High sticking	2
1st	08:50	Phoenix Coyotes	Andrei Nazarov	Holding	2
1st	10:01	Phoenix Coyotes	Cale Hulse	Cross checking	2
1st	17:33	Columbus Blue Jackets	David Vyborny	Hooking	2
3rd	00:44	Columbus Blue Jackets	Andrew Cassels	Hooking	2
3rd	05:58	Phoenix Coyotes	Brad Ference	Interference	2
3rd	13:39	Phoenix Coyotes	Tyson Nash	Hooking	2

Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Bobby Francis
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Doug MacLean
Referees: Blaine Angus, Paul Devorski
Linesmen: Steve Miller, David Brisebois
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Brian Savage, Bryan Helmer, Zac Bierk, Mike Johnson, Daniel Cleary, Erik Westrum, Jason Jaspers, Goran Bezina, Krys Kolanos, Matthew Spiller, Mike Stutzel
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Luke Richardson, Espen Knutsen, Donald MacLean, Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre, Jody Shelley, Zenith Komarniski, Jeremy Reich, Kent McDonell, Brad Moran, Darrel Scoville, Mike Pandolfo, Jaroslav Spacek, Rostislav Klesla, Andrej Nedorost, Duvie Westcott, Pascal Leclaire, Aaron Johnson, Mark Hartigan, Dan Fritsche

Every Phoenix Coyotes and Columbus Blue Jackets game in the 2003-2004 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Nov 16, 2003
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Dec 23, 2003
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final/OT	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Phoenix Coyotes, Mon, Feb 2, 2004
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Phoenix Coyotes, Fri, Feb 20, 2004

Other NHL games on Tuesday, December 23, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Boston Bruins 1	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins, Tue, Dec 23, 2003
Ottawa Senators 2 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Dec 23, 2003
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders, Tue, Dec 23, 2003
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Tue, Dec 23, 2003
Florida Panthers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Dec 23, 2003
Nashville Predators 3 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Dec 23, 2003
St. Louis Blues 0 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Dec 23, 2003
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames, Tue, Dec 23, 2003