Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche

Thursday, March 1, 2012, 9:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Colorado Avalanche 2–0 on Thursday, March 1, 2012 on the road.

Final score, Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Columbus Blue Jackets	2	29-46-7
at Colorado Avalanche	0	41-35-6

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	11	13	4	28
Colorado Avalanche	8	13	12	33

Three stars

S. Mason, Columbus Blue Jackets (goaltender)
N. Nikitin, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)
F. Tyutin, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:53	Columbus Blue Jackets	Nikita Nikitin (1)	Vinny Prospal (1), Fedor Tyutin (1)	Power play	CBJ 1, COL 0
2nd	15:11	Columbus Blue Jackets	Fedor Tyutin (1)	Vinny Prospal (2), Derick Brassard (1)	Even strength	CBJ 2, COL 0

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

Team stats

Team stats, Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche
Stat	Columbus Blue Jackets	Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal	28	33
Power play	1 of 2	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	11	11
Hits	22	26
Blocked shots	17	13
Giveaways	5	12
Takeaways	8	7
Faceoffs won	26/54 (48.1%)	28/54 (51.9%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

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 C. Gillies	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		16:40
Number 13 C. Atkinson	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	0	0		12:57
Number 15 D. Dorsett	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	2	0		17:39
Number 16 D. Brassard	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	1	0	50%	17:15
Number 17 M. Letestu	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	17:02
Number 18 R. Umberger	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	75%	16:56
Number 19 R. Johansen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		08:14
Number 22 V. Prospal	L	0	2	2	+1	0	3	1	0	0		14:54
Number 24 D. MacKenzie	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	50%	16:28
Number 25 R. Russell	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:37
Number 43 D. Boyce	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	16.7%	10:04
Number 61 R. Nash	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0		18:36
Number 4 J. Moore	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		14:39
Number 6 N. Nikitin	D	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0	2	1		24:35
Number 7 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	1	0		22:24
Number 21 J. Wisniewski	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0		22:44
Number 23 B. Lebda	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		12:33
Number 51 F. Tyutin	D	1	1	2	+1	2	3	2	4	0		23:05

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Mason	33	33	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche 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. Duchene	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	100%	18:23
Number 11 J. McGinn	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	100%	13:41
Number 16 J. McClement	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	60%	09:56
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		14:47
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	50%	18:59
Number 27 S. Downie	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	0		16:41
Number 37 R. O'Reilly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0	45%	18:33
Number 40 M. Olver	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	50%	15:33
Number 54 D. Jones	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	50%	14:51
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0		07:44
Number 88 P. Mueller	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		14:40
Number 92 G. Landeskog	L	0	0	0	-1	7	4	2	0	0		17:09
Number 5 S. O'Brien	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	0		19:38
Number 6 E. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0		19:30
Number 8 J. Hejda	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		19:40
Number 22 M. Hunwick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	1	0		19:17
Number 44 R. Wilson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	3	0		19:13
Number 46 S. Elliott	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		19:04

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Varlamov	28	26	2	.929	58:10	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:22	Colorado Avalanche	Gabriel Landeskog	Holding	2
1st	14:08	Colorado Avalanche	Jamie McGinn	Hooking	2
2nd	15:41	Colorado Avalanche	Gabriel Landeskog	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	15:41	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jack Johnson	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	17:06	Columbus Blue Jackets	Derek Dorsett	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	17:06	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McLeod	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	01:26	Columbus Blue Jackets	Nikita Nikitin	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	18:22	Columbus Blue Jackets	Fedor Tyutin	High sticking	2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Todd Richards
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Joe Sacco
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Thor Nelson
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Aaron Johnson
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Chuck Kobasew, Kevin Porter, Tyson Barrie

2011-2012 season series

Every Columbus Blue Jackets and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final/SO	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Columbus Blue Jackets, Wed, Oct 12, 2011
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Feb 24, 2012
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Colorado Avalanche 0	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Mar 1, 2012
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Apr 5, 2012

Other NHL games on Mar 1

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 1, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 3 at Boston Bruins 4	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 1, 2012
Minnesota Wild 4 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final/SO	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Mar 1, 2012
New York Islanders 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 6	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 1, 2012
New York Rangers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Mar 1, 2012
Florida Panthers 0 at Winnipeg Jets 7	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Winnipeg Jets, Thu, Mar 1, 2012
Calgary Flames 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Mar 1, 2012
St. Louis Blues 0 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Mar 1, 2012
Buffalo Sabres 1 at San Jose Sharks 0	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 1, 2012

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