Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets

Monday, December 26, 2005, 7:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 in overtime on Monday, December 26, 2005 at home.

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

Goals by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Chicago Blackhawks	1	2	0	0	3
Columbus Blue Jackets	1	1	1	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Chicago Blackhawks	16	14	14	1	45
Columbus Blue Jackets	14	7	7	4	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:28	Chicago Blackhawks	Martin Lapointe (7)	Matthew Barnaby (7)	Even strength	CHI 1, CBJ 0
1st	16:01	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rostislav Klesla (2)	Ron Hainsey (4), David Vyborny (15)	Power play	CHI 1, CBJ 1
2nd	01:57	Columbus Blue Jackets	Adam Foote (5)	Nikolay Zherdev (9), Rostislav Klesla (2)	Shorthanded	CHI 1, CBJ 2
2nd	05:18	Chicago Blackhawks	Anton Babchuk (2)	Tyler Arnason (18), Kyle Calder (16)	Power play	CHI 2, CBJ 2
2nd	12:24	Chicago Blackhawks	Duncan Keith (4)	Michael Holmqvist (4), Curtis Brown (4)	Shorthanded	CHI 3, CBJ 2
3rd	19:36	Columbus Blue Jackets	Nikolay Zherdev (10)	Ron Hainsey (5)	Even strength	CHI 3, CBJ 3
OT	02:35	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jaroslav Balastik (6)	Radoslav Suchy (4), Jan Hrdina (9)	Even strength	CHI 3, CBJ 4

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

Chicago Blackhawks 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 10 P. Sharp	L	0	0	0	-1	4	1	1	0	0	62.5%	12:42
Number 14 R. Bourque	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0		17:30
Number 17 M. Holmqvist	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	0	0		09:35
Number 19 K. Calder	L	0	1	1	0	2	4	0	0	0		20:09
Number 22 M. Lapointe	R	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	1	0	57.1%	14:05
Number 28 M. Bell	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	52.9%	18:01
Number 29 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0		05:58
Number 32 P. Vorobiev	R	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0		17:02
Number 34 J. Dowd	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	46.2%	13:15
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	1	1	0	12	1	0	0	0		10:17
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1	0	50%	11:33
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0		17:37
Number 2 D. Keith	D	1	0	1	-1	0	6	1	3	0		27:48
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		23:39
Number 8 A. Babchuk	D	1	0	1	-2	0	4	0	1	1		18:47
Number 23 J. Vandermeer	D	0	0	0	0	2	5	2	1	0		22:17
Number 27 T. Simpson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		10:05
Number 33 A. Aucoin	D	0	0	0	+1	4	2	0	2	0		23:29

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 53 N. Khabibulin	32	28	4	.875	61:51	OT 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	0	0	1	0	1	0	40%	20:53
Number 10 T. Letowski	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0		15:24
Number 13 N. Zherdev	R	1	1	2	+1	2	5	1	0	0	50%	17:40
Number 18 G. Platt	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0	40%	08:28
Number 20 M. Rupp	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	60%	12:05
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		09:59
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	70%	17:44
Number 40 J. Balastik	L	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	0	0		14:32
Number 45 J. Shelley	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0		04:45
Number 49 D. Fritsche	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		07:12
Number 61 R. Nash	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		18:33
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	0	0	+2	2	4	0	0	0	33.3%	20:21
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	0		17:19
Number 15 D. Westcott	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	3	0		25:07
Number 21 R. Suchy	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0		19:25
Number 32 C. Hulse	D	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	2	0		09:56
Number 52 A. Foote	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0		29:29
Number 97 R. Klesla	D	1	1	2	+1	0	3	1	4	1		24:53

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Denis	45	42	3	.933	62:16	Win

Penalties, Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:44	Chicago Blackhawks	Patrick Sharp	Holding	2
1st	07:00	Columbus Blue Jackets	Trevor Letowski	Hooking	2
1st	13:39	Chicago Blackhawks	Kyle Calder	Tripping	2
1st	14:47	Chicago Blackhawks	Pavel Vorobiev	Hooking	2
1st	16:34	Chicago Blackhawks	Matthew Barnaby	Diving	2
1st	16:34	Columbus Blue Jackets	Duvie Westcott	Cross checking	2
1st	17:39	Chicago Blackhawks	Adrian Aucoin	Tripping	2
1st	18:50	Chicago Blackhawks	Matthew Barnaby	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
1st	19:49	Columbus Blue Jackets	Nikolay Zherdev	Holding	2
2nd	00:55	Columbus Blue Jackets	Duvie Westcott	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	03:26	Columbus Blue Jackets	Cale Hulse	Hooking	2
2nd	07:58	Chicago Blackhawks	Michael Holmqvist	Hooking	2
2nd	12:02	Chicago Blackhawks	Patrick Sharp	Interference	2
3rd	02:54	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jody Shelley	Hooking	2
3rd	04:17	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mike Rupp	Tripping	2
3rd	09:15	Columbus Blue Jackets	Cale Hulse	Interference	2
3rd	11:36	Chicago Blackhawks	Jim Vandermeer	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	12:18	Chicago Blackhawks	Adrian Aucoin	Tripping	2
3rd	12:22	Columbus Blue Jackets	Sergei Fedorov	Interference	2

Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Trent Yawney
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Gerard Gallant
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Thor Nelson
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Jassen Cullimore, Eric Daze, Jason Morgan, Mike Brown, Milan Bartovic, Mikhail Yakubov, Andy Hilbert, Tuomo Ruutu, Mark Cullen, James Wisniewski, Martin St. Pierre, Brent Seabrook, Michal Barinka, Dustin Byfuglien, Cam Barker
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Luke Richardson, Jamie Pushor, Bryan Berard, Andy Delmore, Benjamin Simon, Manny Malhotra, Martin Prusek, Aaron Johnson, Andrew Penner, Mark Hartigan, Steven Goertzen, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Joe Motzko, Alexandre Picard, Gilbert Brule

Every Chicago Blackhawks and Columbus Blue Jackets 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 Monday, December 26, 2005
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 3 at Buffalo Sabres 6	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Florida Panthers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Florida Panthers, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
New Jersey Devils 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
New York Rangers 2 at Ottawa Senators 6	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Ottawa Senators, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
Dallas Stars 6 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Colorado Avalanche 7	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
Minnesota Wild 4 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
Calgary Flames 2 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
San Jose Sharks 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Dec 26, 2005