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Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild

Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 on Saturday, October 6, 2007 at home.

Team Goals 2007-2008 record
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 34-36-12
at Minnesota Wild 3 44-28-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 1 0 2
Minnesota Wild 1 0 2 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 8 7 6 21
Minnesota Wild 11 7 13 31

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 16:49 Columbus Blue Jackets Ron Hainsey (2) Nikolay Zherdev (2), Jason Chimera (1) Power play CBJ 1, MIN 0
1st 19:10 Minnesota Wild Pierre-Marc Bouchard (2) Eric Belanger (2), Brian Rolston (2) Even strength CBJ 1, MIN 1
2nd 15:31 Columbus Blue Jackets Adam Foote (1) Jiri Novotny (1), Nikolay Zherdev (3) Shorthanded CBJ 2, MIN 1
3rd 01:44 Minnesota Wild Eric Belanger (1) Brian Rolston (3), Keith Carney (1) Even strength CBJ 2, MIN 2
3rd 06:35 Minnesota Wild Brent Burns (1) Pierre-Marc Bouchard (1), Brian Rolston (4) Even strength CBJ 2, MIN 3

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

Team stats

Stat Columbus Blue Jackets Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal 21 31
Power play 1 of 1 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 15 11
Hits 11 18
Blocked shots 6 17
Giveaways 11 10
Takeaways 3 6
Faceoffs won 33/54 (61.1%) 21/54 (38.9%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
9 D. Vyborny R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 19:51
12 J. Novotny C 0 1 1 -2 0 0 2 1 0 71.4% 14:32
13 N. Zherdev R 0 2 2 -2 0 1 0 0 0 17:34
17 G. Brule C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 100% 13:18
25 J. Chimera L 0 1 1 -2 2 1 0 0 0 100% 14:10
27 M. Malhotra C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 70.6% 18:55
33 F. Modin L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 60% 19:49
40 J. Boll R 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 04:52
49 D. Fritsche C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11:41
61 R. Nash L 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 20:08
91 S. Fedorov C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 41.7% 19:02
2 K. Russell D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:57
6 R. Hainsey D 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 18:33
8 J. Hejda D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 14:45
10 D. Westcott D 0 0 0 -2 4 1 0 0 0 18:23
52 A. Foote D 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 21:42
55 O. Tollefsen D 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 10:15
97 R. Klesla D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 21:14
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
30 F. Norrena 31 28 3 .903 59:32 Loss

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
9 M. Koivu C 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 0 0 53.8% 18:30
10 M. Gaborik R 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 22:02
12 B. Rolston R 0 3 3 +2 0 2 1 1 0 100% 20:37
18 D. Moore C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 33.3% 08:34
19 S. Veilleux L 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 12:24
21 M. Parrish R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 19:27
24 D. Boogaard L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 04:10
25 E. Belanger C 1 1 2 +3 0 1 0 2 0 36.4% 16:10
38 P. Demitra R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 3 0 23.8% 21:10
83 M. Foy R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 05:20
92 B. Radivojevic R 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 100% 16:21
96 P. Bouchard C 1 1 2 +2 2 3 0 1 0 15:40
3 K. Carney D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 1 0 0 10:38
5 K. Johnsson D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 3 0 24:44
8 B. Burns D 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 1 0 23:04
33 P. Nummelin D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 18:59
41 M. Skoula D 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 20:48
55 N. Schultz D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17:06
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
32 N. Backstrom 21 19 2 .905 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:38 Columbus Blue Jackets Ole-Kristian Tollefsen Hooking 2
1st 14:56 Minnesota Wild Kim Johnsson High sticking 2
2nd 10:27 Columbus Blue Jackets Jason Chimera Hooking 2
2nd 13:02 Columbus Blue Jackets Jared Boll Fighting (major) 5
2nd 13:02 Minnesota Wild Stephane Veilleux Fighting (major) 5
2nd 14:42 Columbus Blue Jackets Duvie Westcott Interference 2
3rd 17:51 Columbus Blue Jackets Rick Nash High sticking 2
3rd 17:51 Minnesota Wild Pierre-Marc Bouchard Interference 2
3rd 19:13 Columbus Blue Jackets Duvie Westcott Holding 2
3rd 19:37 Minnesota Wild Mikko Koivu Interference 2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Ken Hitchcock
Minnesota Wild head coach
Jacques Lemaire
Referees
Michael McGeough, Brad Meier
Linesmen
Derek Amell, Brad Lazarowich
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Michael Peca, Derek MacKenzie, Andrew Murray, Zenon Konopka, Joakim Lindstrom, Marc Methot, Geoff Platt, Curtis Glencross, Alexandre Picard, Adam Pineault, Derick Brassard
Minnesota Wild scratches
Wes Walz, Sean Hill, Steve Kelly, Kurtis Foster, Benoit Pouliot, Cal Clutterbuck, James Sheppard

2007-2008 season series

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Minnesota Wild 0 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 6

Matchup Status Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final/OT Game page
New York Rangers 0 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at New York Islanders 3 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 4 at Florida Panthers 1 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Edmonton Oilers 5 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 1 at Nashville Predators 5 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 4 Final/SO Game page
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Calgary Flames 3 Final/OT Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 1 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 5 at Los Angeles Kings 3 Final Game page

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