Phoenix Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets

Thursday, March 9, 2006, 7:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Phoenix Coyotes 5–4 on Thursday, March 9, 2006 at home.

Final score, Phoenix Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Phoenix Coyotes	4	38-39-5
at Columbus Blue Jackets	5	35-43-4

Goals by period, Phoenix Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	0	2	2	4
Columbus Blue Jackets	2	1	2	5

Shots on goal by period, Phoenix Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	10	10	13	33
Columbus Blue Jackets	18	4	8	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Phoenix Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	16:24	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rick Nash (18)	David Vyborny (30)	Power play	PHX 0, CBJ 1
1st	19:49	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jan Hrdina (9)	Unassisted	Even strength	PHX 0, CBJ 2
2nd	00:17	Columbus Blue Jackets	Nikolay Zherdev (23)	Rick Nash (14), Sergei Fedorov (23)	Even strength	PHX 0, CBJ 3
2nd	07:24	Phoenix Coyotes	Geoff Sanderson (20)	Dennis Seidenberg (13)	Power play	PHX 1, CBJ 3
2nd	13:13	Phoenix Coyotes	Derek Morris (3)	Shane Doan (29)	Shorthanded	PHX 2, CBJ 3
3rd	05:40	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mike Rupp (4)	Trevor Letowski (8), Jody Shelley (5)	Even strength	PHX 2, CBJ 4
3rd	06:08	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jason Chimera (13)	Manny Malhotra (18), Jaroslav Balastik (7)	Even strength	PHX 2, CBJ 5
3rd	14:31	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Comrie (22)	Unassisted	Even strength	PHX 3, CBJ 5
3rd	18:13	Phoenix Coyotes	Dave Scatchard (14)	Mike Ricci (6), Mike Johnson (27)	Even strength	PHX 4, CBJ 5

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

Phoenix Coyotes 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	-1	0	4	0	0	1	69.2%	15:12
Number 12 M. Johnson	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	2	0	0		13:55
Number 15 B. Devereaux	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	50%	11:56
Number 18 T. Nash	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		05:58
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	1	1	+2	0	4	2	0	0		21:12
Number 20 F. Sjostrom	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		14:54
Number 29 S. Reinprecht	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0	53.8%	22:30
Number 38 D. Scatchard	C	1	0	1	-1	0	2	1	0	0	53.3%	18:36
Number 40 M. Ricci	C	0	1	1	+2	2	0	1	0	0	28.6%	10:36
Number 89 M. Comrie	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		18:40
Number 91 O. Saprykin	L	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0		13:34
Number 2 K. Ballard	D	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	1	0		20:36
Number 4 Z. Michalek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	3	0		24:41
Number 5 J. Rivers	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0		13:01
Number 22 D. Seidenberg	D	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	3	0		14:48
Number 23 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	0		23:51
Number 53 D. Morris	D	1	0	1	+1	2	4	2	0	0		22:16

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Joseph	30	25	5	.833	58:48	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	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	100%	22:06
Number 10 T. Letowski	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	1	0	50%	16:13
Number 13 N. Zherdev	R	1	0	1	-1	4	3	1	0	0		19:05
Number 20 M. Rupp	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	33.3%	03:32
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		12:34
Number 27 M. Malhotra	C	0	1	1	-1	2	4	0	1	0	50%	12:58
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	2	0	55%	20:03
Number 40 J. Balastik	L	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	0	0		14:19
Number 42 M. Hartigan	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		12:04
Number 45 J. Shelley	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	0		03:14
Number 61 R. Nash	L	1	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	1		17:50
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	38.9%	18:49
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		14:43
Number 15 D. Westcott	D	0	0	0	+2	4	2	0	3	0		20:17
Number 21 R. Suchy	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1	0		20:39
Number 47 A. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		09:57
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	5	0		27:05
Number 97 R. Klesla	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0		24:22

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Leclaire	33	29	4	.879	59:59	Win

Penalties, Phoenix Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:01	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Ballard	Tripping	2
1st	05:30	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Ricci	Hooking	2
1st	05:38	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Ballard	High sticking	2
1st	14:47	Phoenix Coyotes	Dennis Seidenberg	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	14:59	Phoenix Coyotes	Derek Morris	Hooking	2
2nd	00:41	Columbus Blue Jackets	Trevor Letowski	Interference	2
2nd	04:33	Columbus Blue Jackets	Nikolay Zherdev	Roughing	2
2nd	04:33	Columbus Blue Jackets	Nikolay Zherdev	Tripping	2
2nd	08:16	Phoenix Coyotes	Jamie Rivers	Hooking	2
2nd	11:37	Phoenix Coyotes	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	15:01	Columbus Blue Jackets	Duvie Westcott	Holding the stick	2
3rd	12:30	Columbus Blue Jackets	Manny Malhotra	Hooking	2
3rd	18:41	Columbus Blue Jackets	Duvie Westcott	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	18:41	Phoenix Coyotes	Oleg Saprykin	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2

Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Wayne Gretzky
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Gerard Gallant
Referees: Rob Shick, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Jonny Murray
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Brett Hull, Steve Passmore, Pascal Rheaume, Steve Gainey, Ladislav Nagy, Pavel Brendl, Matthew Spiller, Matt Jones, David Leneveu
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Luke Richardson, Jamie Pushor, Bryan Berard, Andy Delmore, Benjamin Simon, Peter Sarno, Cam Severson, Martin Prusek, Andrew Penner, Steven Goertzen, Joakim Lindstrom, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Joe Motzko, Dan Fritsche, Geoff Platt, Alexandre Picard, Gilbert Brule

Every Phoenix Coyotes and Columbus Blue Jackets game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Phoenix Coyotes, Sun, Nov 20, 2005
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Phoenix Coyotes, Sun, Jan 8, 2006
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Mar 9, 2006
Phoenix Coyotes 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Mar 21, 2006

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Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 0	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 9, 2006
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Buffalo Sabres 8	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Mar 9, 2006
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Detroit Red Wings 7	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Mar 9, 2006
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Mar 9, 2006
Dallas Stars 0 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames, Thu, Mar 9, 2006
Nashville Predators 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Mar 9, 2006
Edmonton Oilers 2 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 9, 2006