Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets

Sunday, March 25, 2012, 3:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6–3 on Sunday, March 25, 2012 on the road.

Final score, Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Edmonton Oilers	6	32-40-10
at Columbus Blue Jackets	3	29-46-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	0	5	1	6
Columbus Blue Jackets	1	1	1	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	13	13	12	38
Columbus Blue Jackets	11	7	14	32

Three stars

R. Jones, Edmonton Oilers (1 goal, 2 assists)
R. Nash, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 1 assist)
L. Smid, Edmonton Oilers (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	16:46	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mark Letestu (1)	Aaron Johnson (1)	Even strength	EDM 0, CBJ 1
2nd	03:40	Edmonton Oilers	Ryan Jones (1)	Ryan Whitney (1), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (1)	Even strength	EDM 1, CBJ 1
2nd	07:42	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rick Nash (1)	Unassisted	Even strength, Penalty shot	EDM 1, CBJ 2
2nd	11:40	Edmonton Oilers	Chris VandeVelde (1)	Jordan Eberle (1), Jeff Petry (1)	Even strength	EDM 2, CBJ 2
2nd	14:28	Edmonton Oilers	Ladislav Smid (1)	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (2), Ryan Jones (1)	Even strength	EDM 3, CBJ 2
2nd	16:00	Edmonton Oilers	Ben Eager (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	EDM 4, CBJ 2
2nd	19:29	Edmonton Oilers	Sam Gagner (1)	Jordan Eberle (2), Ryan Whitney (2)	Power play	EDM 5, CBJ 2
3rd	14:22	Columbus Blue Jackets	Derick Brassard (1)	R.J. Umberger (1), Rick Nash (1)	Power play	EDM 5, CBJ 3
3rd	18:10	Edmonton Oilers	Eric Belanger (1)	Ryan Jones (2), Ladislav Smid (1)	Shorthanded, Empty net	EDM 6, CBJ 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets
Stat	Edmonton Oilers	Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal	38	32
Power play	1 of 4	1 of 6
Penalty minutes	16	12
Hits	19	14
Blocked shots	7	5
Giveaways	4	1
Takeaways	4	7
Faceoffs won	27/64 (42.2%)	37/64 (57.8%)

Box score

Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers 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 14 J. Eberle	R	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	0	100%	17:23
Number 16 D. Hordichuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		04:58
Number 20 E. Belanger	C	1	0	1	+1	2	2	1	0	0	40%	12:40
Number 23 L. Omark	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		10:18
Number 28 R. Jones	L	1	2	3	+3	0	4	2	1	0		20:06
Number 54 C. VandeVelde	C	1	0	1	+2	2	1	1	0	0	28.6%	11:16
Number 55 B. Eager	L	1	0	1	+1	2	3	1	0	0		08:19
Number 56 T. Hartikainen	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	0	0		13:34
Number 83 A. Hemsky	R	0	0	0	+1	2	4	2	0	0		19:08
Number 89 S. Gagner	C	1	0	1	0	2	4	0	0	1	61.1%	19:07
Number 93 R. Nugent-Hopkins	C	0	2	2	+2	0	3	1	1	0	30%	15:24
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	33.3%	16:21
Number 5 L. Smid	D	1	1	2	+3	0	4	2	1	0		21:52
Number 6 R. Whitney	D	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	1	0		23:57
Number 15 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		21:32
Number 24 T. Peckham	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		04:36
Number 44 C. Potter	D	0	0	0	+2	2	1	3	0	0		19:38
Number 58 J. Petry	D	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	1	0		24:57

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 D. Dubnyk	32	29	3	.906	60:00	Win

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	2	1	3	1	0		07:01
Number 13 C. Atkinson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		16:26
Number 15 D. Dorsett	R	0	0	0	-4	2	2	3	0	0	100%	15:45
Number 16 D. Brassard	C	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	1	33.3%	19:30
Number 17 M. Letestu	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	69.2%	20:45
Number 18 R. Umberger	C	0	1	1	-2	0	4	0	0	0	66.7%	20:36
Number 19 R. Johansen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	44.4%	07:41
Number 22 V. Prospal	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		18:28
Number 25 R. Russell	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0		09:30
Number 40 J. Boll	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:54
Number 43 D. Boyce	C	0	0	0	-2	2	1	2	1	0	60%	11:19
Number 61 R. Nash	L	1	1	2	0	2	8	0	0	0		21:38
Number 4 J. Moore	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		10:51
Number 5 A. Johnson	D	0	1	1	-1	2	2	1	1	0		15:31
Number 6 N. Nikitin	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	0		24:17
Number 7 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	-4	0	3	1	1	0		29:23
Number 23 B. Lebda	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		16:33
Number 58 D. Savard	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		16:12

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Mason	26	21	5	.808	39:41	Loss
Number 41 A. York	11	11	0	1.000	19:40

Penalties

Penalties, Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:13	Edmonton Oilers	Ryan Smyth	High sticking	2
1st	04:08	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rick Nash	Boarding	2
1st	10:28	Edmonton Oilers	Sam Gagner	Tripping	2
2nd	01:36	Columbus Blue Jackets	Nikita Nikitin	Hooking	2
2nd	07:42	Edmonton Oilers	Linus Omark	Ps hooking on breakaway (penalty shot)	0
2nd	09:39	Columbus Blue Jackets	Darryl Boyce	Slashing	2
2nd	09:39	Edmonton Oilers	Eric Belanger	Slashing	2
2nd	18:10	Columbus Blue Jackets	Aaron Johnson	Cross checking	2
3rd	01:31	Columbus Blue Jackets	Derek Dorsett	Roughing	2
3rd	01:31	Edmonton Oilers	Chris VandeVelde	Roughing	2
3rd	01:44	Edmonton Oilers	Ales Hemsky	Hooking	2
3rd	03:48	Edmonton Oilers	Corey Potter	Tripping	2
3rd	10:37	Columbus Blue Jackets	Colton Gillies	High sticking	2
3rd	13:28	Edmonton Oilers	Teemu Hartikainen	Delaying game	2
3rd	17:52	Edmonton Oilers	Ben Eager	Slashing	2

Game information

Edmonton Oilers head coach: Tom Renney
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Todd Richards
Referees: Don VanMassenhoven, Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Matt MacPherson
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Andy Sutton, Shawn Horcoff, Cam Barker, Lennart Petrell, Taylor Hall
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Derek MacKenzie, Curtis Sanford, Fedor Tyutin, James Wisniewski

2011-2012 season series

Every Edmonton Oilers and Columbus Blue Jackets game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Edmonton Oilers 6	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Dec 2, 2011
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Jan 17, 2012
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Mar 14, 2012
Edmonton Oilers 6 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Mar 25, 2012

Other NHL games on Mar 25

Other NHL games on Sunday, March 25, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 0 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals, Sun, Mar 25, 2012
New York Islanders 3 at Florida Panthers 2	Final/SO	Game page: New York Islanders at Florida Panthers, Sun, Mar 25, 2012
New Jersey Devils 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 25, 2012
Nashville Predators 6 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Mar 25, 2012
Boston Bruins 3 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Mar 25, 2012
St. Louis Blues 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 0	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes, Sun, Mar 25, 2012

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