Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks

Tuesday, October 23, 2007, 8:30 PM ET United Center, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Chicago Blackhawks 7–4 on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 on the road.

Final score, Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Columbus Blue Jackets	7	34-36-12
at Chicago Blackhawks	4	40-34-8

Goals by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	2	2	3	7
Chicago Blackhawks	1	2	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	10	10	6	26
Chicago Blackhawks	13	8	7	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:18	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rick Nash (6)	Michael Peca (2)	Even strength	CBJ 1, CHI 0
1st	02:41	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jiri Novotny (2)	Dan Fritsche (1), Ron Hainsey (3)	Even strength	CBJ 2, CHI 0
1st	15:21	Chicago Blackhawks	Patrick Kane (2)	Tuomo Ruutu (1)	Even strength	CBJ 2, CHI 1
2nd	04:34	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jiri Novotny (3)	Gilbert Brule (1), Dan Fritsche (2)	Even strength	CBJ 3, CHI 1
2nd	06:47	Chicago Blackhawks	Jonathan Toews (3)	Patrick Kane (9), Jim Vandermeer (2)	Even strength	CBJ 3, CHI 2
2nd	18:10	Chicago Blackhawks	Patrick Kane (3)	Tuomo Ruutu (2), Brent Seabrook (4)	Even strength	CBJ 3, CHI 3
2nd	19:38	Columbus Blue Jackets	Sergei Fedorov (2)	Rick Nash (5), David Vyborny (3)	Power play	CBJ 4, CHI 3
3rd	09:07	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rick Nash (7)	Rostislav Klesla (1), Michael Peca (3)	Even strength	CBJ 5, CHI 3
3rd	12:21	Columbus Blue Jackets	Nikolay Zherdev (2)	Michael Peca (4), Rostislav Klesla (2)	Even strength	CBJ 6, CHI 3
3rd	13:01	Chicago Blackhawks	James Wisniewski (2)	Patrick Kane (10), Tuomo Ruutu (3)	Even strength	CBJ 6, CHI 4
3rd	17:55	Columbus Blue Jackets	Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (1)	Fredrik Norrena (1)	Shorthanded, Empty net	CBJ 7, CHI 4

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 9 D. Vyborny	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	33.3%	18:25
Number 11 C. Glencross	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	100%	11:25
Number 12 J. Novotny	C	2	0	2	+2	0	4	0	0	0	44.4%	14:36
Number 13 N. Zherdev	R	1	0	1	+3	0	2	0	0	0		16:14
Number 17 G. Brule	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		08:18
Number 19 M. Peca	C	0	3	3	+3	0	1	1	0	0	61.1%	18:50
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0		12:37
Number 27 M. Malhotra	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	58.3%	14:55
Number 40 J. Boll	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1	0		08:35
Number 49 D. Fritsche	C	0	2	2	+1	0	2	1	0	0		10:21
Number 61 R. Nash	L	2	1	3	+2	0	5	1	1	0		19:50
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	1	0	1	-1	0	5	1	1	1	33.3%	17:05
Number 2 K. Russell	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		15:35
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0		27:14
Number 10 D. Westcott	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:01
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	3	0		28:40
Number 55 O. Tollefsen	D	1	0	1	+3	2	1	1	0	0		19:52
Number 97 R. Klesla	D	0	2	2	0	4	2	2	1	0		21:27

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 F. Norrena	28	24	4	.857	60:00	Win

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 P. Sharp	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	75%	14:50
Number 12 R. Bourque	R	0	0	0	-3	0	0	1	0		10:21
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	0		16:19
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	3	3	+3	0	1	2	0	100%	17:14
Number 17 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	50%	15:08
Number 19 J. Toews	C	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	0	41.7%	18:33
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	38.9%	19:12
Number 22 M. Lapointe	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		12:29
Number 29 J. Williams	C	0	0	0	-3	0	2	1	1		15:51
Number 37 A. Burish	R	0	0	0	-1	10	2	3	0		12:56
Number 48 D. Koci	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		04:45
Number 88 P. Kane	R	2	2	4	+2	0	2	2	0		20:01
Number 2 D. Keith	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2		27:03
Number 5 B. Sopel	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	2		22:15
Number 7 B. Seabrook	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	3	0		14:36
Number 23 J. Vandermeer	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	1		20:09
Number 27 A. Zyuzin	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2		10:48
Number 43 J. Wisniewski	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		21:00

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 N. Khabibulin	25	19	6	.760	59:22	Loss

Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:51	Chicago Blackhawks	David Koci	High sticking	2
1st	07:39	Columbus Blue Jackets	Ole-Kristian Tollefsen	Roughing	2
1st	16:21	Columbus Blue Jackets	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	00:51	Chicago Blackhawks	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	11:53	Columbus Blue Jackets	Curtis Glencross	Hooking	2
2nd	18:30	Chicago Blackhawks	Kevyn Adams	Delaying game	2
3rd	04:21	Chicago Blackhawks	Robert Lang	Interference	2
3rd	06:06	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rostislav Klesla	Interference	2
3rd	09:49	Chicago Blackhawks	Adam Burish	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	14:12	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rostislav Klesla	Tripping	2
3rd	16:37	Columbus Blue Jackets	Adam Foote	Holding	2

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Ken Hitchcock
Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Denis Savard
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Dan Marouelli
Linesmen: Mike Cvik, Vaughan Rody
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Freddy Modin, Jody Shelley, Derek MacKenzie, Andrew Murray, Zenon Konopka, Joakim Lindstrom, Jan Hejda, Marc Methot, Geoff Platt, Alexandre Picard, Adam Pineault, Derick Brassard
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Yanic Perreault, Martin Havlat, Martin St. Pierre, Danny Richmond, Colin Fraser, Dustin Byfuglien, Cam Barker, Dave Bolland, Bryan Bickell, Adam Berti, Kris Versteeg, Jake Dowell, Petri Kontiola, Troy Brouwer, Mike Blunden, Jack Skille, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Jordan Hendry, Magnus Johansson

Every Columbus Blue Jackets and Chicago Blackhawks game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 7 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Oct 23, 2007
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Nov 7, 2007
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Wed, Nov 14, 2007
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 0	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Jan 24, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 7 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Wed, Feb 13, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 6 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Mar 14, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Wed, Mar 26, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 5	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Mar 30, 2008

Other NHL games on Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Oct 23, 2007
Atlanta Thrashers 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final/SO	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Oct 23, 2007
Anaheim Ducks 2 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Oct 23, 2007
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Oct 23, 2007
Nashville Predators 0 at Los Angeles Kings 6	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Oct 23, 2007