Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers

Saturday, March 21, 2009, 7:00 PM ET BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Florida Panthers 3–1 on Saturday, March 21, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Columbus Blue Jackets	3	41-31-10
at Florida Panthers	1	41-30-11

Goals by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	0	0	3	3
Florida Panthers	1	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	10	10	17	37
Florida Panthers	9	8	6	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	15:31	Florida Panthers	Rostislav Olesz (3)	Nick Tarnasky (5), Brett McLean (10)	Even strength	CBJ 0, FLA 1
3rd	17:14	Columbus Blue Jackets	Raffi Torres (9)	Kristian Huselius (30), Kris Russell (17)	Even strength	CBJ 1, FLA 1
3rd	18:27	Columbus Blue Jackets	Raffi Torres (10)	Michael Peca (17)	Even strength	CBJ 2, FLA 1
3rd	19:41	Columbus Blue Jackets	Antoine Vermette (14)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	CBJ 3, FLA 1

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 14 R. Torres	L	2	0	2	+2	0	3	2	0		10:17
Number 15 D. Dorsett	R	0	0	0	0	2	5	4	0		10:00
Number 17 A. Murray	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		10:23
Number 18 R. Umberger	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		17:59
Number 19 M. Peca	C	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	1	72.7%	11:00
Number 20 K. Huselius	L	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0		19:51
Number 27 M. Malhotra	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	50%	16:00
Number 29 J. Williams	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	44.4%	16:20
Number 40 J. Boll	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		10:26
Number 50 A. Vermette	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	0	52.9%	18:52
Number 61 R. Nash	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		19:56
Number 93 J. Voracek	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		14:05
Number 3 M. Methot	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1		15:47
Number 8 J. Hejda	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3		21:27
Number 10 K. Russell	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	3		16:13
Number 22 M. Commodore	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	3		21:03
Number 51 F. Tyutin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	5	0	0		21:26
Number 97 R. Klesla	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	1		23:00

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Mason	23	22	1	.957	59:55	Win

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 S. Weiss	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	3	45%	18:45
Number 10 D. Booth	L	0	0	0	-3	0	2	2	0		18:10
Number 11 G. Campbell	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	7	2	57.1%	17:18
Number 14 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		15:35
Number 18 V. Peltonen	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:43
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1	1		16:36
Number 28 K. Kreps	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	53.8%	14:04
Number 53 B. McLean	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	33.3%	08:44
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	0		18:58
Number 67 M. Frolik	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		16:49
Number 74 N. Tarnasky	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	5	0		08:29
Number 85 R. Olesz	L	1	0	1	+1	2	3	1	0		09:37
Number 2 K. Ballard	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2		24:05
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		19:39
Number 4 J. Bouwmeester	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		24:46
Number 22 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		13:20
Number 24 B. McCabe	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	0		27:23
Number 55 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		10:47

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 T. Vokoun	36	34	2	.944	59:12	Loss

Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:05	Florida Panthers	Rostislav Olesz	Tripping	2
2nd	11:55	Columbus Blue Jackets	Kristian Huselius	Slashing	2
2nd	19:00	Columbus Blue Jackets	Marc Methot	Tripping	2
3rd	02:51	Columbus Blue Jackets	Derek Dorsett	Holding	2

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Ken Hitchcock
Florida Panthers head coach: Peter DeBoer
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Michel Cormier
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Chris Gratton, Freddy Modin, Craig MacDonald, Jason Chimera, Mike York, Christian Backman, Derek MacKenzie, Pascal Leclaire, Jiri Novotny, Fredrik Norrena, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Aaron Rome, Alexandre Picard, Daniel Lacosta, Clay Wilson, Derick Brassard, Maksim Mayorov, Nikita Filatov
Florida Panthers scratches: Nick Boynton, Bryan Allen, Janis Sprukts, Nathan Horton, Anthony Stewart, Tanner Glass, Kenndal McArdle, Shawn Matthias, Michal Repik, Jason Garrison

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New York Islanders 2 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 21, 2009
Buffalo Sabres 3 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Sat, Mar 21, 2009
Washington Capitals 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Mar 21, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/SO	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 21, 2009
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 5	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 21, 2009