Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks

Wednesday, March 15, 2006, 8:30 PM ET United Center, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 at home.

Final score, Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Columbus Blue Jackets	2	35-43-4
at Chicago Blackhawks	3	26-43-13

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

Shots on goal by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	13	15	7	35
Chicago Blackhawks	12	7	10	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:46	Chicago Blackhawks	Mark Bell (21)	Rene Bourque (15), Brent Seabrook (21)	Even strength	CBJ 0, CHI 1
1st	09:12	Chicago Blackhawks	Mark Cullen (5)	Unassisted	Even strength	CBJ 0, CHI 2
2nd	07:52	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jody Shelley (3)	Rick Nash (16), David Vyborny (31)	Even strength	CBJ 1, CHI 2
3rd	07:40	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rick Nash (20)	Nikolay Zherdev (23), David Vyborny (32)	Power play	CBJ 2, CHI 2
3rd	09:55	Chicago Blackhawks	Kyle Calder (15)	Patrick Sharp (11), Jim Vandermeer (11)	Even strength	CBJ 2, CHI 3

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	2	2	-1	0	1	0	0	0	30%	21:28
Number 10 T. Letowski	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0	40%	14:43
Number 13 N. Zherdev	R	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	1	0		18:09
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0		15:34
Number 27 M. Malhotra	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	70.6%	15:06
Number 40 J. Balastik	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		12:47
Number 41 B. Simon	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	25%	06:09
Number 42 M. Hartigan	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	0	45.5%	13:43
Number 45 J. Shelley	L	1	0	1	+1	2	2	1	0	0		06:26
Number 49 D. Fritsche	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	50%	10:30
Number 61 R. Nash	L	1	1	2	0	2	3	2	0	1		21:59
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	42.1%	15:30
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	3	0		16:23
Number 15 D. Westcott	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		19:15
Number 21 R. Suchy	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		19:42
Number 47 A. Johnson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	2	0		20:49
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	2	0		23:42
Number 97 R. Klesla	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	0	0		20:09

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Denis	29	26	3	.897	59:28	Loss

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 P. Sharp	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	61.1%	14:35
Number 14 R. Bourque	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	0		14:25
Number 16 R. Vrbata	R	0	0	0	-1	0	6	0	0		12:50
Number 17 M. Holmqvist	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1		16:17
Number 19 K. Calder	L	1	0	1	+2	2	2	0	0		14:55
Number 20 B. Bochenski	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	50%	12:15
Number 22 M. Lapointe	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	100%	12:59
Number 26 M. Bartovic	R	0	0	0	+1	2	4	3	0		12:32
Number 28 M. Bell	C	1	0	1	+1	4	2	2	1	50%	14:42
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0		13:56
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	53.8%	14:44
Number 48 M. Cullen	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1	47.8%	16:04
Number 2 D. Keith	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		27:36
Number 5 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		19:19
Number 7 B. Seabrook	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	0		20:33
Number 23 J. Vandermeer	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0		25:02
Number 42 M. Barinka	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	0		11:02
Number 52 D. Byfuglien	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		14:35

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 53 N. Khabibulin	35	33	2	.943	59:55	Win

Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:05	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rick Nash	Roughing	2
1st	17:43	Chicago Blackhawks	Mark Bell	Boarding	2
1st	17:43	Chicago Blackhawks	Mark Bell	Roughing	2
2nd	02:21	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jason Chimera	Hooking	2
2nd	02:27	Chicago Blackhawks	Martin Lapointe	Holding	2
2nd	05:31	Chicago Blackhawks	Matthew Barnaby	Cross checking	2
2nd	05:31	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jody Shelley	Slashing	2
2nd	10:02	Chicago Blackhawks	Kyle Calder	Hooking	2
2nd	19:34	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mark Hartigan	High sticking	2
3rd	06:15	Chicago Blackhawks	Milan Bartovic	Tripping	2

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Gerard Gallant
Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Trent Yawney
Referees: Wes McCauley, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, David Brisebois
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Jamie Pushor, Bryan Berard, Jan Hrdina, Andy Delmore, Peter Sarno, Cam Severson, Mike Rupp, Martin Prusek, Andrew Penner, Steven Goertzen, Joakim Lindstrom, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Joe Motzko, Geoff Platt, Alexandre Picard, Gilbert Brule
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Adrian Aucoin, Eric Daze, Todd Simpson, Jason Morgan, Shawn Thornton, Mike Brown, Pavel Vorobiev, Tuomo Ruutu, Adam Munro, James Wisniewski, Martin St. Pierre, Danny Richmond, Corey Crawford, Cam Barker

Every Columbus Blue Jackets and Chicago Blackhawks game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Oct 9, 2005
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Dec 30, 2005
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Mar 7, 2006
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Mar 15, 2006
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Apr 1, 2006
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Apr 15, 2006
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Apr 16, 2006

Other NHL games on Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Florida Panthers 0	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Florida Panthers, Wed, Mar 15, 2006
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Mar 15, 2006