Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings

Saturday, December 31, 2005, 7:00 PM ET Joe Louis Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 on Saturday, December 31, 2005 at home.

Final score, Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Columbus Blue Jackets	2	35-43-4
at Detroit Red Wings	5	58-16-8

Goals by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	1	1	0	2
Detroit Red Wings	0	3	2	5

Shots on goal by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	7	5	3	15
Detroit Red Wings	13	16	14	43

Scoring summary

Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:27	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rick Nash (5)	Jamie Pushor (1)	Even strength	CBJ 1, DET 0
2nd	00:36	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jason Chimera (7)	Trevor Letowski (5), Cale Hulse (2)	Even strength	CBJ 2, DET 0
2nd	03:07	Detroit Red Wings	Nicklas Lidstrom (6)	Pavel Datsyuk (28), Tomas Holmstrom (15)	Power play	CBJ 2, DET 1
2nd	07:57	Detroit Red Wings	Mathieu Schneider (11)	Johan Franzen (1), Andreas Lilja (6)	Even strength	CBJ 2, DET 2
2nd	19:07	Detroit Red Wings	Mikael Samuelsson (15)	Robert Lang (18), Henrik Zetterberg (22)	Even strength	CBJ 2, DET 3
3rd	04:19	Detroit Red Wings	Nicklas Lidstrom (7)	Robert Lang (19), Kris Draper (7)	Even strength	CBJ 2, DET 4
3rd	14:26	Detroit Red Wings	Mikael Samuelsson (16)	Robert Lang (20), Jason Woolley (11)	Power play	CBJ 2, DET 5

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Vyborny	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	30.8%	19:55
Number 10 T. Letowski	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	42.9%	15:55
Number 13 N. Zherdev	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	1		15:13
Number 18 G. Platt	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	57.1%	09:35
Number 20 M. Rupp	L	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	0	61.5%	12:57
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		16:00
Number 40 J. Balastik	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		12:41
Number 42 M. Hartigan	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		11:17
Number 45 J. Shelley	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:59
Number 49 D. Fritsche	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	100%	10:22
Number 61 R. Nash	L	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	0		17:21
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	0	0	-2	4	0	0	0	61.5%	18:04
Number 5 J. Pushor	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	2		17:09
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		18:09
Number 21 R. Suchy	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		21:58
Number 32 C. Hulse	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	2	3		21:24
Number 51 A. Delmore	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2		16:39
Number 97 R. Klesla	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	3		24:00

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Denis	30	25	5	.833	37:59	Loss
Number 31 P. Leclaire	13	13	0	1.000	21:53

Detroit Red Wings 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 11 D. Cleary	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	50%	09:45
Number 13 P. Datsyuk	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0	50%	18:53
Number 14 B. Shanahan	L	0	0	0	-1	0	5	1	0	0		18:06
Number 18 K. Maltby	L	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0		14:15
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	3	3	+2	2	1	1	0	0	44.4%	15:57
Number 29 J. Williams	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		15:23
Number 33 K. Draper	C	0	1	1	+2	2	1	0	1	0	50%	18:06
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	2	0	2	0	0	5	0	1	1		14:03
Number 39 J. Franzen	R	0	1	1	+2	0	3	3	0	0		15:10
Number 40 H. Zetterberg	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	50%	18:16
Number 44 M. Mowers	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	100%	05:50
Number 96 T. Holmstrom	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0		10:50
Number 3 A. Lilja	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	3	0		22:44
Number 5 N. Lidstrom	D	2	0	2	+1	0	7	0	1	1		26:04
Number 15 J. Woolley	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	1	0		15:05
Number 22 B. Lebda	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:19
Number 23 M. Schneider	D	1	0	1	+1	0	5	1	2	0		24:34
Number 24 C. Chelios	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		16:25

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Osgood	15	13	2	.867	60:00	Win

Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:08	Detroit Red Wings	Kris Draper	Hooking	2
1st	03:01	Columbus Blue Jackets	Andy Delmore	Holding the stick	2
1st	07:41	Detroit Red Wings	Kirk Maltby	Hooking	2
1st	07:54	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rostislav Klesla	Hooking	2
1st	14:14	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rostislav Klesla	Tripping	2
2nd	01:53	Columbus Blue Jackets	Sergei Fedorov	Hooking	2
2nd	12:22	Detroit Red Wings	Jason Woolley	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	14:02	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mike Rupp	Hooking	2
3rd	08:29	Detroit Red Wings	Robert Lang	Hooking	2
3rd	12:30	Columbus Blue Jackets	Sergei Fedorov	Hooking	2
3rd	18:45	Detroit Red Wings	Kirk Maltby	Hooking	2

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Gerard Gallant
Detroit Red Wings head coach: Mike Babcock
Referees: Chris Rooney, Dan Marouelli
Linesmen: Mark Pare, Andy McElman
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Luke Richardson, Adam Foote, Bryan Berard, Jan Hrdina, Benjamin Simon, Manny Malhotra, Martin Prusek, Duvie Westcott, Aaron Johnson, Andrew Penner, Steven Goertzen, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Joe Motzko, Alexandre Picard, Gilbert Brule
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Steve Yzerman, Jamie Rivers, Donald MacLean, Jiri Fischer, Niklas Kronwall, Tomas Kopecky, Joey MacDonald, Valtteri Filppula, Jiri Hudler, Jimmy Howard, Kyle Quincey

Every Columbus Blue Jackets and Detroit Red Wings game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 6 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Oct 22, 2005
Detroit Red Wings 6 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Mon, Oct 24, 2005
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Dec 20, 2005
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Dec 31, 2005
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Wed, Jan 18, 2006
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Mar 25, 2006
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Apr 7, 2006
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Apr 8, 2006

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 31, 2005
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 31, 2005
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final/SO	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Dec 31, 2005
Anaheim Ducks 5 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final/SO	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 31, 2005
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Dec 31, 2005
Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Dec 31, 2005
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Dec 31, 2005
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Dallas Stars, Sat, Dec 31, 2005
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Dec 31, 2005
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Calgary Flames 6	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames, Sat, Dec 31, 2005