Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks

Thursday, January 5, 2006, 10:30 PM ET HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose Regular Season Final

Final score

The San Jose Sharks beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6–3 on Thursday, January 5, 2006 at home.

Final score, Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Columbus Blue Jackets	3	35-43-4
at San Jose Sharks	6	44-27-11

Goals by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	2	0	1	3
San Jose Sharks	2	2	2	6

Shots on goal by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	12	8	11	31
San Jose Sharks	16	10	13	39

Scoring summary

Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:58	San Jose Sharks	Jonathan Cheechoo (21)	Joe Thornton (41), Nisse Ekman (8)	Even strength	CBJ 0, SJS 1
1st	07:33	San Jose Sharks	Joe Thornton (15)	Nisse Ekman (9), Christian Ehrhoff (7)	Even strength	CBJ 0, SJS 2
1st	10:42	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rick Nash (6)	Sergei Fedorov (8), Bryan Berard (14)	Power play	CBJ 1, SJS 2
1st	12:13	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mike Rupp (3)	Dan Fritsche (3), Duvie Westcott (10)	Even strength	CBJ 2, SJS 2
2nd	02:50	San Jose Sharks	Jonathan Cheechoo (22)	Nisse Ekman (10), Joe Thornton (42)	Even strength	CBJ 2, SJS 3
2nd	10:31	San Jose Sharks	Grant Stevenson (7)	Milan Michalek (10), Marcel Goc (6)	Power play	CBJ 2, SJS 4
3rd	00:25	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rick Nash (7)	Bryan Berard (15), Nikolay Zherdev (11)	Power play	CBJ 3, SJS 4
3rd	05:41	San Jose Sharks	Christian Ehrhoff (1)	Scott Thornton (9), Alyn McCauley (9)	Even strength	CBJ 3, SJS 5
3rd	08:56	San Jose Sharks	Jonathan Cheechoo (23)	Nisse Ekman (11), Joe Thornton (43)	Power play	CBJ 3, SJS 6

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

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 9 D. Vyborny	R	0	0	0	-2	2	2	0	0	0		20:56
Number 10 T. Letowski	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		10:08
Number 13 N. Zherdev	R	0	1	1	-2	2	1	1	0	0		19:15
Number 18 G. Platt	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0	75%	10:05
Number 20 M. Rupp	L	1	0	1	+1	2	1	3	0	0	61.5%	09:40
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0		12:14
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	55.6%	18:37
Number 40 J. Balastik	L	0	0	0	-2	0	4	2	1	0		15:21
Number 45 J. Shelley	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	0		10:02
Number 49 D. Fritsche	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0		05:33
Number 61 R. Nash	L	2	0	2	-2	0	6	1	1	2		18:49
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	1	1	-2	0	1	0	0	0	53.6%	22:36
Number 4 B. Berard	D	0	2	2	-1	2	5	1	1	0		22:01
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		19:40
Number 15 D. Westcott	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	1	0		18:55
Number 21 R. Suchy	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0		18:30
Number 32 C. Hulse	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		18:34
Number 97 R. Klesla	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	2	0	100%	21:06

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Denis	39	33	6	.846	60:00	Loss

San Jose Sharks 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 9 M. Michalek	L	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	0		16:06
Number 10 A. McCauley	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	40%	12:35
Number 11 M. Goc	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	50%	13:09
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	0	0	0	+1	0	6	0	0	0	52.9%	22:24
Number 14 J. Cheechoo	R	3	0	3	+3	0	6	1	0	1		18:09
Number 16 M. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	25%	12:13
Number 17 S. Thornton	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	5	1	0		14:10
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	1	3	4	+3	0	3	1	1	0	43.3%	22:52
Number 24 J. Langfeld	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0		12:57
Number 28 N. Ekman	R	0	4	4	+3	0	3	1	1	0		16:22
Number 37 G. Stevenson	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	2	1		15:44
Number 4 K. McLaren	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	4	2	0		21:25
Number 5 R. Davison	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0		13:50
Number 6 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		17:59
Number 21 J. Fahey	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0		10:27
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	+3	0	0	0	2	0		25:05
Number 41 D. Murray	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	0	0		11:42
Number 44 C. Ehrhoff	D	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	1	0		15:38

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 V. Toskala	31	28	3	.903	60:00	Win

Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:29	San Jose Sharks	Douglas Murray	Boarding	2
1st	09:25	San Jose Sharks	Kyle McLaren	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	14:12	Columbus Blue Jackets	Bryan Berard	Hooking	2
1st	15:07	Columbus Blue Jackets	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	08:35	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mike Rupp	Interference	2
2nd	18:30	San Jose Sharks	Milan Michalek	Holding	2
3rd	07:59	Columbus Blue Jackets	Nikolay Zherdev	Holding the stick	2
3rd	11:51	San Jose Sharks	Rob Davison	Hooking	2
3rd	19:02	Columbus Blue Jackets	David Vyborny	Hooking	2

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Gerard Gallant
San Jose Sharks head coach: Ron Wilson
Referees: Dave Jackson, Shane Heyer
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Brian Murphy
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Luke Richardson, Adam Foote, Jamie Pushor, Andy Delmore, Benjamin Simon, Manny Malhotra, Martin Prusek, Aaron Johnson, Andrew Penner, Mark Hartigan, Steven Goertzen, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Joe Motzko, Alexandre Picard, Gilbert Brule
San Jose Sharks scratches: Scott Parker, Matt Carkner, Niko Dimitrakos, Nolan Schaefer, Dimitri Patzold, Ryane Clowe, Patrick Rissmiller, Tom Preissing, Steve Bernier

Every Columbus Blue Jackets and San Jose Sharks game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks, Wed, Oct 12, 2005
San Jose Sharks 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Oct 21, 2005
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at San Jose Sharks 6	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Jan 5, 2006
San Jose Sharks 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Mar 28, 2006

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Philadelphia Flyers 4 at New York Rangers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers, Thu, Jan 5, 2006
Montreal Canadiens 4 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Jan 5, 2006
St. Louis Blues 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Jan 5, 2006
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Jan 5, 2006
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Jan 5, 2006
Phoenix Coyotes 0 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 5, 2006