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Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche

Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Colorado Avalanche 5–2 on Thursday, April 5, 2012 on the road.

Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 29-46-7
at Colorado Avalanche 2 41-35-6

Goals by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 2 1 5
Colorado Avalanche 1 1 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 10 10 8 28
Colorado Avalanche 11 14 12 37

Three stars

  1. C. Atkinson, Columbus Blue Jackets (3 goals)
  2. R. Nash, Columbus Blue Jackets (2 goals)
  3. P. Stastny, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:35 Columbus Blue Jackets Cam Atkinson (1) Darryl Boyce (1), Colton Gillies (1) Even strength CBJ 1, COL 0
1st 09:56 Colorado Avalanche David Jones (1) Jamie McGinn (1), Paul Stastny (1) Even strength CBJ 1, COL 1
1st 17:29 Columbus Blue Jackets Rick Nash (1) Mark Letestu (1), Vinny Prospal (1) Even strength CBJ 2, COL 1
2nd 02:38 Colorado Avalanche Paul Stastny (1) Gabriel Landeskog (1), Peter Mueller (1) Power play CBJ 2, COL 2
2nd 06:47 Columbus Blue Jackets Rick Nash (2) Derick Brassard (1), Jack Johnson (1) Power play CBJ 3, COL 2
2nd 11:51 Columbus Blue Jackets Cam Atkinson (2) R.J. Umberger (1) Even strength CBJ 4, COL 2
3rd 18:56 Columbus Blue Jackets Cam Atkinson (3) Steve Mason (1) Even strength, Empty net CBJ 5, COL 2

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

Team stats

Stat Columbus Blue Jackets Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal 28 37
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 25 15
Hits 13 20
Blocked shots 16 11
Giveaways 2 8
Takeaways 13 15
Faceoffs won 34/62 (54.8%) 28/62 (45.2%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
9 C. Gillies C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 09:28
13 C. Atkinson R 3 0 3 +3 0 7 0 1 0 17:55
15 D. Dorsett R 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 16:48
16 D. Brassard C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 72.2% 18:32
17 M. Letestu C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 40% 19:12
18 R. Umberger C 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 100% 17:36
19 R. Johansen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 12:02
22 V. Prospal L 0 1 1 +2 10 1 0 2 0 15:02
25 R. Russell L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 13:54
40 J. Boll R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10:54
43 D. Boyce C 0 1 1 +1 4 0 0 2 0 58.3% 10:25
61 R. Nash L 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 12:11
5 A. Johnson D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 3 0 12:13
6 N. Nikitin D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 1 0 21:55
7 J. Johnson D 0 1 1 +2 2 1 3 3 0 29:05
21 J. Wisniewski D 0 0 0 +3 2 4 2 2 0 27:57
23 B. Lebda D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:19
47 D. Prout D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 11:24
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
1 S. Mason 37 35 2 .946 60:00 Win

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player
9 M. Duchene C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 33.3% 11:41
11 J. McGinn L 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 17:59
16 J. McClement C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 33.3% 09:41
23 M. Hejduk R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 0 10:47
26 P. Stastny C 1 1 2 -1 2 2 0 1 1 48.1% 22:56
27 S. Downie R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 14:07
37 R. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 -2 0 6 0 0 0 50% 22:06
40 M. Olver C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 100% 15:23
54 D. Jones R 1 0 1 -1 0 5 3 0 0 19:34
55 C. McLeod L 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 03:42
88 P. Mueller C 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 0 0 12:42
92 G. Landeskog L 0 1 1 -1 2 3 4 0 0 21:30
3 R. O'Byrne D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 2 0 15:24
5 S. O'Brien D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 3 0 18:47
6 E. Johnson D 0 0 0 -1 0 5 2 1 0 21:27
8 J. Hejda D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 1 0 19:18
22 M. Hunwick D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 18:47
41 T. Barrie D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 19:01
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie
1 S. Varlamov 27 23 4 .852 57:15 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:06 Colorado Avalanche Cody McLeod Fighting (major) 5
1st 02:06 Columbus Blue Jackets Derek Dorsett Fighting (major) 5
1st 03:36 Columbus Blue Jackets R.J. Umberger Roughing 2
1st 03:36 Colorado Avalanche Shane O'Brien Roughing 2
2nd 02:30 Columbus Blue Jackets Darryl Boyce High sticking double minor 4
2nd 04:52 Colorado Avalanche Paul Stastny Hooking 2
2nd 05:22 Colorado Avalanche Ryan O'Byrne Boarding 2
3rd 05:16 Columbus Blue Jackets Jack Johnson Interference 2
3rd 05:16 Columbus Blue Jackets Vinny Prospal Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 13:58 Columbus Blue Jackets James Wisniewski Cross checking 2
3rd 13:58 Colorado Avalanche Gabriel Landeskog Cross checking 2
3rd 13:58 Colorado Avalanche Jamie McGinn Roughing 2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Todd Richards
Colorado Avalanche head coach
Joe Sacco
Referees
Mike Leggo, Tom Kowal
Linesmen
Mark Wheler, Pierre Racicot
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Derek MacKenzie, Curtis Sanford, Fedor Tyutin, Allen York, John Moore
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Chuck Kobasew, Kevin Porter, Ryan Wilson, Stefan Elliott

2011-2012 season series

Matchup Status Details
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final/SO Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Colorado Avalanche 0 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 5

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final/OT Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at New York Islanders 5 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final/SO Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 2 at Detroit Red Wings 1 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 0 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final/SO Game page
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Calgary Flames 3 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final/OT Game page
San Jose Sharks 6 at Los Angeles Kings 5 Final/SO Game page

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