Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings

Thursday, April 3, 2008, 7:30 PM ET Joe Louis Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 on Thursday, April 3, 2008 at home.

Final score, Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Columbus Blue Jackets	2	34-36-12
at Detroit Red Wings	3	54-21-7

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

Shots on goal by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	8	4	10	22
Detroit Red Wings	11	12	16	39

Scoring summary

Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	07:13	Columbus Blue Jackets	Ron Hainsey (8)	Nikolay Zherdev (35), Rick Nash (30)	Power play	CBJ 1, DET 0
2nd	09:48	Detroit Red Wings	Mark Hartigan (2)	Aaron Downey (3), Niklas Kronwall (27)	Even strength	CBJ 1, DET 1
3rd	04:05	Columbus Blue Jackets	Aaron Rome (1)	Michael Peca (26), Jason Chimera (17)	Even strength	CBJ 2, DET 1
3rd	16:33	Detroit Red Wings	Johan Franzen (27)	Nicklas Lidstrom (60), Pavel Datsyuk (65)	Power play	CBJ 2, DET 2
3rd	19:48	Detroit Red Wings	Henrik Zetterberg (43)	Pavel Datsyuk (66), Chris Chelios (9)	Even strength	CBJ 2, DET 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 13 N. Zherdev	R	0	1	1	-1	2	3	0	0	0		20:49
Number 17 G. Brule	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	0		09:26
Number 19 M. Peca	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	5	0	61.5%	19:27
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	0	0		17:09
Number 26 D. MacKenzie	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22.2%	11:01
Number 27 M. Malhotra	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	2	0	72.4%	22:39
Number 28 Z. Konopka	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	07:04
Number 38 J. Lindstrom	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		08:34
Number 40 J. Boll	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		07:03
Number 41 A. Pineault	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		08:56
Number 51 A. Murray	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		12:37
Number 61 R. Nash	L	0	1	1	-2	2	7	2	0	0	100%	22:42
Number 2 K. Russell	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		12:51
Number 4 C. Wilson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		12:58
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	1	0	1	-1	0	4	1	3	1		27:46
Number 8 J. Hejda	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0		20:03
Number 44 A. Rome	D	1	0	1	-1	0	1	1	1	0		23:30
Number 97 R. Klesla	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		23:22

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Leclaire	39	36	3	.923	60:00	Loss

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 8 J. Abdelkader	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	3	0	0	50%	11:20
Number 11 D. Cleary	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	66.7%	16:42
Number 13 P. Datsyuk	C	0	2	2	+1	0	5	1	0	0	30%	22:27
Number 17 D. Drake	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:06
Number 20 A. Downey	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0		04:39
Number 26 J. Hudler	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		11:47
Number 40 H. Zetterberg	C	1	0	1	+1	0	7	0	1	0	50%	22:42
Number 44 M. Hartigan	C	1	0	1	0	2	4	3	0	0	85.7%	09:37
Number 51 V. Filppula	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	36.4%	19:01
Number 82 T. Kopecky	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	33.3%	11:29
Number 93 J. Franzen	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	2	1	1		22:12
Number 3 A. Lilja	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	1	0		12:40
Number 5 N. Lidstrom	D	0	1	1	0	0	6	0	0	0		29:05
Number 14 D. Meech	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:16
Number 22 B. Lebda	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0		13:07
Number 24 C. Chelios	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		16:35
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		26:01
Number 55 N. Kronwall	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	0	0		20:28

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 D. Hasek	22	20	2	.909	60:00	Win

Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:03	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rostislav Klesla	Hooking	2
1st	04:51	Detroit Red Wings	Andreas Lilja	Hooking	2
1st	06:05	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rick Nash	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	11:00	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jan Hejda	Hooking	2
1st	13:37	Detroit Red Wings	Justin Abdelkader	High sticking	2
2nd	06:27	Detroit Red Wings	Mark Hartigan	Tripping	2
2nd	11:50	Detroit Red Wings	Andreas Lilja	Hooking	2
2nd	17:38	Columbus Blue Jackets	Joakim Lindstrom	Tripping	2
3rd	07:46	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jason Chimera	Holding	2
3rd	07:54	Detroit Red Wings	Daniel Cleary	Slashing	2
3rd	09:34	Detroit Red Wings	Brett Lebda	Closing hand on puck	2
3rd	10:09	Columbus Blue Jackets	Nikolay Zherdev	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	16:20	Columbus Blue Jackets	Michael Peca	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Ken Hitchcock
Detroit Red Wings head coach: Mike Babcock
Referees: Tom Kowal, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Jonny Murray, David Brisebois
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: David Vyborny, Freddy Modin, Dick Tarnstrom, Duvie Westcott, Jiri Novotny, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Dan Fritsche, Marc Methot, Alexandre Picard, Daniel Lacosta, Tomas Popperle, Steve Mason, Derick Brassard
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Kris Draper, Darren McCarty, Kirk Maltby, Tomas Holmstrom, Brad Stuart, Mikael Samuelsson, Jonathan Ericsson, Jimmy Howard, Kyle Quincey, Garrett Stafford, Mattias Ritola, Darren Helm

Every Columbus Blue Jackets and Detroit Red Wings game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Nov 9, 2007
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Nov 18, 2007
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Nov 24, 2007
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Feb 15, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Mar 16, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Mar 19, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 22, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Apr 3, 2008

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Ottawa Senators 8 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Apr 3, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Apr 3, 2008
St. Louis Blues 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators, Thu, Apr 3, 2008
Calgary Flames 1 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Apr 3, 2008
Dallas Stars 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Apr 3, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Apr 3, 2008
San Jose Sharks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Apr 3, 2008