Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild

Saturday, November 15, 2008, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 in a shootout on Saturday, November 15, 2008 at home.

Final score, Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Columbus Blue Jackets	2	41-31-10
at Minnesota Wild	3	40-33-9

Goals by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	1	0	1	0	0	2
Minnesota Wild	1	0	1	0	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	4	8	9	5	0	26
Minnesota Wild	9	7	12	2	0	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:36	Minnesota Wild	Benoit Pouliot (5)	Eric Belanger (5), Marek Zidlicky (5)	Power play	CBJ 0, MIN 1
1st	19:29	Columbus Blue Jackets	Kristian Huselius (6)	Derick Brassard (9), Rick Nash (7)	Even strength	CBJ 1, MIN 1
3rd	01:48	Minnesota Wild	Erik Reitz (1)	Andrew Brunette (5), Brent Burns (2)	Even strength	CBJ 1, MIN 2
3rd	07:20	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rick Nash (8)	Unassisted	Even strength	CBJ 2, MIN 2

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

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Minnesota Wild	Andrew Brunette	Saved
1	Columbus Blue Jackets	Kristian Huselius	Saved
2	Minnesota Wild	Marek Zidlicky	Goal
2	Columbus Blue Jackets	Derick Brassard	Saved
3	Minnesota Wild	Antti Miettinen	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 12 J. Novotny	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	57.1%	09:57
Number 14 R. Torres	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0		13:52
Number 16 D. Brassard	C	0	1	1	+2	2	1	0	0	58.3%	16:11
Number 18 R. Umberger	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		19:21
Number 19 M. Peca	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	52.6%	16:06
Number 20 K. Huselius	L	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	0		16:46
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	0		20:17
Number 27 M. Malhotra	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	75%	21:17
Number 33 F. Modin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		15:34
Number 40 J. Boll	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		08:45
Number 61 R. Nash	L	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	0		17:54
Number 93 J. Voracek	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		09:22
Number 3 M. Methot	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	2	0		22:38
Number 5 C. Backman	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		17:22
Number 8 J. Hejda	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		28:15
Number 22 M. Commodore	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	100%	25:42
Number 51 F. Tyutin	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	2	0		20:49
Number 55 O. Tollefsen	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		14:39

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Mason	30	28	2	.933	65:00	OT loss

Minnesota Wild 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 M. Koivu	C	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	0	0	44.4%	21:32
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0	20%	18:49
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		17:54
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		17:44
Number 20 A. Miettinen	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	100%	19:50
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0		07:40
Number 24 D. Boogaard	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		03:20
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0	50%	19:22
Number 51 J. Sheppard	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0	30.8%	17:14
Number 67 B. Pouliot	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	16.7%	09:26
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		18:02
Number 2 E. Reitz	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	4	0	0		15:20
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0		26:47
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		22:40
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	3	3	0		18:39
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		22:37
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0		20:20
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		20:52

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	26	24	2	.923	64:52	Win

Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	16:22	Columbus Blue Jackets	Marc Methot	Hooking	2
2nd	09:48	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jason Chimera	Hooking	2
2nd	18:25	Columbus Blue Jackets	Derick Brassard	Holding the stick	2
2nd	19:11	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu	Tripping	2

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Ken Hitchcock
Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Brad Lazarowich, Mark Shewchyk
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Craig MacDonald, Mike York, Derek MacKenzie, Rostislav Klesla, Andrew Murray, Fredrik Norrena, Aaron Rome, Alexandre Picard, Daniel Lacosta, Kris Russell, Derek Dorsett, Maksim Mayorov, Nikita Filatov
Minnesota Wild scratches: Marian Gaborik, Krys Kolanos, Kurtis Foster, Craig Weller, Tomas Mojzis, Peter Olvecky, Colton Gillies

Every Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Nov 15, 2008
Minnesota Wild 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Jan 10, 2009
Minnesota Wild 6 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Apr 11, 2009

Other NHL games on Saturday, November 15, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Nov 15, 2008
Washington Capitals 5 at New Jersey Devils 6	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Nov 15, 2008
Ottawa Senators 2 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New York Islanders, Sat, Nov 15, 2008
Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Rangers, Sat, Nov 15, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Nov 15, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Nov 15, 2008
Dallas Stars 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Nov 15, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Nov 15, 2008
Nashville Predators 3 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Nov 15, 2008