Columbus Blue Jackets at Carolina Hurricanes

Thursday, December 15, 2005, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 on Thursday, December 15, 2005 at home.

Final score, Columbus Blue Jackets at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Columbus Blue Jackets	1	35-43-4
at Carolina Hurricanes	2	52-22-8

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

Shots on goal by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	7	10	9	26
Carolina Hurricanes	12	11	9	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	06:33	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour (11)	Cory Stillman (19), Ray Whitney (15)	Power play	CBJ 0, CAR 1
2nd	09:24	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour (12)	Aaron Ward (8), Justin Williams (14)	Even strength	CBJ 0, CAR 2
3rd	01:20	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mike Rupp (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	CBJ 1, CAR 2

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

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Vyborny	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		21:02
Number 10 T. Letowski	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:09
Number 13 N. Zherdev	R	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		05:57
Number 18 G. Platt	C	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	100%	16:48
Number 20 M. Rupp	L	1	1	+1	0	2	3	0	33.3%	14:04
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	2	5	2	3		13:47
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	17:38
Number 39 S. Goertzen	R	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		07:17
Number 40 J. Balastik	L	0	0	+1	2	4	0	0		16:00
Number 45 J. Shelley	L	0	0	+1	2	2	2	0		12:09
Number 49 D. Fritsche	C	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	25%	06:08
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	73.7%	21:26
Number 4 B. Berard	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	5		24:26
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0	2	0	0	2		16:26
Number 15 D. Westcott	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	1		25:21
Number 21 R. Suchy	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4		18:41
Number 22 L. Richardson	D	0	0	-1	2	0	0	2		16:49
Number 32 C. Hulse	D	0	0	+1	2	2	0	0		18:33

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Leclaire	32	30	2	.938	59:18	Loss

Carolina Hurricanes 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 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	50%	14:16
Number 11 J. Williams	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		21:56
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	0	35.3%	20:07
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	1	1	+1	4	3	0	2	0		16:02
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	20%	11:47
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	2	0	2	+1	0	4	1	2	1	64%	24:32
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	100%	20:05
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		14:54
Number 44 N. Nordgren	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:45
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0		10:19
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	0	0		14:26
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		16:53
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	0		18:40
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		17:22
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		19:50
Number 22 M. Commodore	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		16:59
Number 24 A. Hutchinson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:47
Number 70 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		17:06

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Gerber	26	25	1	.962	59:51	Win

Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:53	Columbus Blue Jackets	Ron Hainsey	Hooking	2
1st	07:29	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jaroslav Balastik	Slashing	2
1st	09:21	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	09:21	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole	Hooking	2
1st	19:59	Columbus Blue Jackets	Luke Richardson	Interference	2
2nd	01:34	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal	Hooking	2
2nd	05:38	Columbus Blue Jackets	Cale Hulse	Roughing	2
2nd	05:38	Columbus Blue Jackets	Dan Fritsche	Tripping	2
2nd	18:09	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jason Chimera	Slashing	2
3rd	13:33	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jody Shelley	Tripping	2
3rd	14:23	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney	Holding	2

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Gerard Gallant
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Referees: Bill McCreary, Craig Spada
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Andy McElman
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Adam Foote, Jamie Pushor, Andy Delmore, Benjamin Simon, Manny Malhotra, Martin Prusek, Rostislav Klesla, Aaron Johnson, Andrew Penner, Mark Hartigan, Rick Nash, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Joe Motzko, Alexandre Picard, Gilbert Brule
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Colin Forbes, Jesse Boulerice, Josef Vasicek, Pavel Brendl, Mike Zigomanis, Radim Vrbata, Niclas Wallin, David Gove, Keith Aucoin, Cam Ward, Danny Richmond, Andrew Ladd

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