Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets

Saturday, January 28, 2006, 7:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Nashville Predators 4–3 on Saturday, January 28, 2006 at home.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Nashville Predators	3	49-25-8
at Columbus Blue Jackets	4	35-43-4

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	1	2	0	3
Columbus Blue Jackets	2	1	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	11	9	7	27
Columbus Blue Jackets	10	7	7	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:43	Columbus Blue Jackets	David Vyborny (14)	Jan Hrdina (17), Rostislav Klesla (4)	Even strength	NSH 0, CBJ 1
1st	13:09	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rick Nash (14)	Sergei Fedorov (19), Rostislav Klesla (5)	Power play	NSH 0, CBJ 2
1st	15:38	Nashville Predators	Scott Hartnell (17)	Paul Kariya (31), Kimmo Timonen (32)	Power play	NSH 1, CBJ 2
2nd	05:04	Nashville Predators	Adam Hall (11)	Martin Erat (17), Scott Walker (9)	Power play	NSH 2, CBJ 2
2nd	11:20	Nashville Predators	Yanic Perreault (19)	Paul Kariya (32), Dan Hamhuis (21)	Power play	NSH 3, CBJ 2
2nd	18:00	Columbus Blue Jackets	Duvie Westcott (5)	Trevor Letowski (7), Rostislav Klesla (6)	Shorthanded	NSH 3, CBJ 3
3rd	18:37	Columbus Blue Jackets	David Vyborny (15)	Rick Nash (8), Jan Hrdina (18)	Even strength	NSH 3, CBJ 4

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

Nashville Predators 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 P. Kariya	L	0	2	2	-2	0	1	0	0	0		18:32
Number 10 M. Erat	R	0	1	1	-1	2	1	0	0	0		15:12
Number 12 S. Nichol	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	44.4%	12:37
Number 16 D. Hordichuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0		07:27
Number 17 S. Hartnell	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1		16:31
Number 18 A. Hall	R	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	1	1	54.5%	19:55
Number 22 G. Johnson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	33.3%	15:35
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0	0	0		18:32
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25%	14:15
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	0		22:38
Number 38 V. Fiddler	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	33.3%	11:37
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	1	0	1	-2	0	4	0	0	1	43.8%	14:36
Number 2 D. Hamhuis	D	0	1	1	-2	2	1	0	0	0		25:05
Number 4 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		16:47
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		16:21
Number 23 J. Allison	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		08:02
Number 44 K. Timonen	D	0	1	1	-3	0	2	0	0	0		23:14
Number 55 D. Markov	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		19:30

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 T. Vokoun	24	20	4	.833	58:56	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 9 D. Vyborny	R	2	0	2	+2	2	4	2	1	0	50%	22:23
Number 10 T. Letowski	R	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	2	0	83.3%	21:30
Number 13 N. Zherdev	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		14:54
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:44
Number 27 M. Malhotra	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0	78.6%	18:36
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	19:04
Number 39 S. Goertzen	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	100%	04:59
Number 40 J. Balastik	L	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0	0		11:58
Number 45 J. Shelley	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		03:00
Number 49 D. Fritsche	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	50%	03:42
Number 61 R. Nash	L	1	1	2	+1	0	2	1	0	1		12:37
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	68.8%	19:52
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:39
Number 15 D. Westcott	D	1	0	1	+2	6	3	1	1	0		20:21
Number 21 R. Suchy	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	4	0		22:18
Number 22 L. Richardson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		15:32
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	2	0		28:00
Number 97 R. Klesla	D	0	3	3	+2	2	2	0	1	0		21:40

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Denis	27	24	3	.889	60:00	Win

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:58	Nashville Predators	Vernon Fiddler	Slashing	2
1st	12:29	Nashville Predators	Dan Hamhuis	Hooking	2
1st	15:05	Columbus Blue Jackets	David Vyborny	Interference	2
1st	17:29	Columbus Blue Jackets	Duvie Westcott	Hooking	2
1st	19:42	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rostislav Klesla	Interference	2
2nd	03:28	Columbus Blue Jackets	Steven Goertzen	Interference	2
2nd	08:15	Columbus Blue Jackets	Duvie Westcott	High sticking	2
2nd	08:15	Columbus Blue Jackets	Duvie Westcott	High sticking	2
2nd	10:46	Columbus Blue Jackets	Radoslav Suchy	Hooking	2
2nd	11:54	Nashville Predators	Martin Erat	Tripping	2
2nd	16:20	Columbus Blue Jackets	Nikolay Zherdev	High sticking	2
3rd	01:41	Columbus Blue Jackets	Trevor Letowski	Tripping	2

Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Gerard Gallant
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Blaine Angus
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Ryan Galloway
Nashville Predators scratches: Jeremy Stevenson, David Legwand, Brian Finley, Kris Beech, Greg Zanon, Timofei Shishkanov, Jordin Tootoo, Marek Zidlicky, Scottie Upshall, Kevin Klein, Shea Weber, Pekka Rinne
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Jamie Pushor, Cale Hulse, Bryan Berard, Andy Delmore, Benjamin Simon, Peter Sarno, Mike Rupp, Martin Prusek, Aaron Johnson, Andrew Penner, Mark Hartigan, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Joe Motzko, Geoff Platt, Alexandre Picard, Gilbert Brule

Every Nashville Predators and Columbus Blue Jackets game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets, Wed, Oct 26, 2005
Nashville Predators 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets, Wed, Nov 23, 2005
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Nashville Predators 7	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 17, 2005
Nashville Predators 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Dec 23, 2005
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Nashville Predators 7	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators, Sat, Jan 21, 2006
Nashville Predators 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Jan 28, 2006
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators, Sat, Feb 11, 2006
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators, Mon, Apr 3, 2006

Other NHL games on Saturday, January 28, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 at Philadelphia Flyers 0	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Jan 28, 2006
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Dallas Stars 2	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Dallas Stars, Sat, Jan 28, 2006
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New York Rangers 7	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Sat, Jan 28, 2006
Anaheim Ducks 6 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Jan 28, 2006
New York Islanders 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Boston Bruins, Sat, Jan 28, 2006
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Jan 28, 2006
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Jan 28, 2006
San Jose Sharks 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 6	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Jan 28, 2006
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final/SO	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Jan 28, 2006