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Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets

Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Nashville Predators 2–1 on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at home.

Team Goals 2008-2009 record
Nashville Predators 1 40-34-8
at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 41-31-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 1 0 0 1
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 0 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 6 9 7 22
Columbus Blue Jackets 17 5 11 33

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:28 Nashville Predators Cal O'Reilly (2) Steve Sullivan (17), Joel Ward (16) Even strength NSH 1, CBJ 0
1st 19:14 Columbus Blue Jackets R.J. Umberger (26) Antoine Vermette (23), Jason Williams (27) Even strength NSH 1, CBJ 1
3rd 04:05 Columbus Blue Jackets Raffi Torres (12) Michael Peca (18), Jared Boll (10) Even strength NSH 1, CBJ 2

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

Team stats

Stat Nashville Predators Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal 22 33
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 6 6
Hits 21 23
Blocked shots 7 13
Giveaways 2 3
Takeaways 3 6
Faceoffs won 28/56 (50%) 28/56 (50%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
12 S. Nichol C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 42.9% 12:55
14 R. Bonk C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 42.9% 20:26
22 J. Tootoo R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 13:40
25 J. Smithson C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 53.3% 16:26
26 S. Sullivan L 0 1 1 +1 2 0 1 0 21:38
27 P. Hornqvist R 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 07:32
29 J. Ward R 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 0 19:35
38 V. Fiddler C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 100% 14:55
42 A. Pihlstrom L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01:13
48 C. O'Reilly C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 38.5% 19:50
53 M. Santorelli C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 100% 09:23
71 J. Dumont R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 19:25
2 D. Hamhuis D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21:38
5 G. Zanon D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 21:32
6 S. Weber D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 0 23:43
7 G. De Vries D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 14:37
8 K. Klein D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 14:41
20 R. Suter D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 0 24:06
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
35 P. Rinne 33 31 2 .939 58:45 Loss

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
12 J. Novotny C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 42.9% 11:18
14 R. Torres L 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 11:43
17 A. Murray C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 10:09
18 R. Umberger C 1 0 1 +1 0 5 0 0 16:04
19 M. Peca C 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 50% 14:00
20 K. Huselius L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20:16
27 M. Malhotra C 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 2 59.1% 18:46
29 J. Williams C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 16:28
40 J. Boll R 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 1 11:26
50 A. Vermette C 0 1 1 +1 4 2 2 2 58.3% 15:09
61 R. Nash L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:55
93 J. Voracek R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 11:39
3 M. Methot D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 19:59
5 C. Backman D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:27
8 J. Hejda D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 22:40
10 K. Russell D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 15:06
22 M. Commodore D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 1 24:43
51 F. Tyutin D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 21:17
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
1 S. Mason 22 21 1 .955 59:55 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 00:53 Nashville Predators Ryan Suter High sticking 2
3rd 05:58 Columbus Blue Jackets Manny Malhotra Hooking 2
3rd 07:30 Columbus Blue Jackets Antoine Vermette Interference 2
3rd 12:57 Columbus Blue Jackets Antoine Vermette Roughing 2
3rd 12:57 Nashville Predators Steve Sullivan Roughing 2
3rd 12:57 Nashville Predators Patric Hornqvist Interference goalkeeper 2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach
Barry Trotz
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Ken Hitchcock
Referees
Bill McCreary, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen
Michel Cormier, Brian Murphy
Nashville Predators scratches
Jason Arnott, Wade Belak, David Legwand, Martin Erat, Drew MacIntyre, Jed Ortmeyer, Alexander Sulzer, Ryan Jones, Ville Koistinen
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Chris Gratton, Freddy Modin, Craig MacDonald, Jason Chimera, Mike York, Derek MacKenzie, Rostislav Klesla, Pascal Leclaire, Fredrik Norrena, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Aaron Rome, Alexandre Picard, Daniel Lacosta, Clay Wilson, Derek Dorsett, Derick Brassard, Maksim Mayorov, Nikita Filatov

2008-2009 season series

Matchup Status Details
Nashville Predators 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Nashville Predators 6 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final/SO Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Nashville Predators 5 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 31

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Boston Bruins 3 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at Florida Panthers 5 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Minnesota Wild 1 Final/OT Game page
Anaheim Ducks 5 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page

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