San Jose Sharks at Columbus Blue Jackets

Tuesday, March 28, 2006, 7:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the San Jose Sharks 4–1 on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at home.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
San Jose Sharks	1	44-27-11
at Columbus Blue Jackets	4	35-43-4

Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	1	0	0	1
Columbus Blue Jackets	0	1	3	4

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	9	13	7	29
Columbus Blue Jackets	9	6	8	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:54	San Jose Sharks	Steve Bernier (10)	Unassisted	Even strength	SJS 1, CBJ 0
2nd	18:58	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rick Nash (23)	Aaron Johnson (3), David Vyborny (35)	Even strength	SJS 1, CBJ 1
3rd	05:37	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rick Nash (24)	Sergei Fedorov (27), David Vyborny (36)	Power play	SJS 1, CBJ 2
3rd	06:37	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mark Hartigan (2)	Duvie Westcott (20), Ron Hainsey (15)	Even strength	SJS 1, CBJ 3
3rd	19:18	Columbus Blue Jackets	Manny Malhotra (7)	Rostislav Klesla (11)	Even strength, Empty net	SJS 1, CBJ 4

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

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Michalek	L	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		15:29
Number 10 A. McCauley	C	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	50%	09:56
Number 11 M. Goc	C	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	10%	11:10
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	58.3%	16:20
Number 14 J. Cheechoo	R	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		21:21
Number 15 V. Nieminen	L	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		11:50
Number 16 M. Smith	C	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1		11:31
Number 17 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		09:03
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	34.8%	22:47
Number 26 S. Bernier	R	1	1	0	0	4	2	0		16:30
Number 28 N. Ekman	R	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		19:40
Number 34 P. Rissmiller	L	0	0	-1	2	1	2	1		10:00
Number 4 K. McLaren	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		21:32
Number 5 R. Davison	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:25
Number 6 J. Gorges	D	0	0	-1	2	0	2	1		15:10
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0		23:11
Number 42 T. Preissing	D	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		24:32
Number 44 C. Ehrhoff	D	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		24:10

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 V. Toskala	22	19	3	.864	59:08	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	2	2	+2	0	0	1	1	0		20:39
Number 10 T. Letowski	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	33.3%	19:10
Number 13 N. Zherdev	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		12:39
Number 19 A. Picard	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	1	0		08:12
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	1	0		20:09
Number 27 M. Malhotra	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	1	0	77.3%	19:05
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	1	0	60%	19:09
Number 40 J. Balastik	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		06:50
Number 42 M. Hartigan	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	100%	09:20
Number 45 J. Shelley	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		04:50
Number 61 R. Nash	L	2	0	2	+1	0	5	2	0	1		15:18
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	1	1	-1	4	0	0	0	0	45.5%	14:43
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	0	1	1	+1	2	3	1	4	0		21:57
Number 15 D. Westcott	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0		21:14
Number 21 R. Suchy	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		19:25
Number 47 A. Johnson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	1	0		13:35
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	2	0		23:37
Number 97 R. Klesla	D	0	1	1	+2	4	1	3	2	0		18:40

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Denis	29	28	1	.966	59:28	Win

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:21	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jason Chimera	High sticking	2
2nd	00:50	Columbus Blue Jackets	Ron Hainsey	Holding	2
2nd	08:08	Columbus Blue Jackets	Sergei Fedorov	Hooking	2
2nd	13:45	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rostislav Klesla	Hooking	2
2nd	15:51	Columbus Blue Jackets	Sergei Fedorov	Holding	2
3rd	04:24	San Jose Sharks	Josh Gorges	Holding the stick	2
3rd	04:36	San Jose Sharks	Alyn McCauley	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	10:05	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rostislav Klesla	Hooking	2
3rd	10:05	San Jose Sharks	Patrick Rissmiller	Interference	2

San Jose Sharks head coach: Ron Wilson
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Gerard Gallant
Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Brad Kovachik
San Jose Sharks scratches: Scott Parker, Jim Fahey, Matt Carkner, Douglas Murray, Nolan Schaefer, Dimitri Patzold, Ryane Clowe, Grant Stevenson, Matt Carle
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Jamie Pushor, Bryan Berard, Andy Delmore, Benjamin Simon, Peter Sarno, Cam Severson, Mike Rupp, Martin Prusek, Andrew Penner, Steven Goertzen, Joakim Lindstrom, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Joe Motzko, Dan Fritsche, Geoff Platt, Gilbert Brule

Every San Jose Sharks and Columbus Blue Jackets 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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