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Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators

Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6–5 on Thursday, December 22, 2011 at home.

Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 29-46-7
at Nashville Predators 6 48-26-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 1 0 5
Nashville Predators 1 3 2 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 15 9 7 31
Nashville Predators 10 15 13 38

Three stars

  1. M. Erat, Nashville Predators (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. J. Carter, Columbus Blue Jackets (3 goals)
  3. D. Legwand, Nashville Predators (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 12:29 Nashville Predators Mike Fisher (1) Sergei Kostitsyn (1), Ryan Suter (1) Power play CBJ 0, NSH 1
1st 12:56 Columbus Blue Jackets Jeff Carter (1) Vinny Prospal (1) Even strength CBJ 1, NSH 1
1st 14:35 Columbus Blue Jackets Jeff Carter (2) Rick Nash (1), Fedor Tyutin (1) Power play CBJ 2, NSH 1
1st 15:30 Columbus Blue Jackets Ryan Johansen (1) R.J. Umberger (1), Derick Brassard (1) Power play CBJ 3, NSH 1
1st 16:14 Columbus Blue Jackets Jeff Carter (3) Rick Nash (2), Nikita Nikitin (1) Power play CBJ 4, NSH 1
2nd 05:28 Nashville Predators Patric Hornqvist (1) Shea Weber (1), David Legwand (1) Even strength CBJ 4, NSH 2
2nd 07:52 Columbus Blue Jackets Ryan Johansen (2) R.J. Umberger (2), Derick Brassard (2) Power play CBJ 5, NSH 2
2nd 08:53 Nashville Predators Nick Spaling (1) Colin Wilson (1), Jordin Tootoo (1) Even strength CBJ 5, NSH 3
2nd 13:41 Nashville Predators Roman Josi (1) Francis Bouillon (1), Martin Erat (1) Even strength CBJ 5, NSH 4
3rd 16:14 Nashville Predators David Legwand (1) Colin Wilson (2), Shea Weber (2) Power play CBJ 5, NSH 5
3rd 19:51 Nashville Predators Martin Erat (1) Ryan Suter (2), Shea Weber (3) Even strength CBJ 5, NSH 6

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

Team stats

Stat Columbus Blue Jackets Nashville Predators
Shots on goal 31 38
Power play 4 of 6 2 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 21
Hits 13 13
Blocked shots 8 11
Giveaways 1 12
Takeaways 10 11
Faceoffs won 34/69 (49.3%) 35/69 (50.7%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
7 J. Carter C 3 0 3 -1 0 4 0 0 2 38.5% 19:22
15 D. Dorsett R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 19:06
16 D. Brassard C 0 2 2 -1 4 2 1 0 0 63.6% 16:20
17 M. Letestu C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 12:28
18 R. Umberger C 0 2 2 -1 0 2 0 0 0 100% 18:21
19 R. Johansen C 2 0 2 -1 0 2 0 0 2 09:19
22 V. Prospal L 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 17:03
24 D. MacKenzie C 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 07:58
26 S. Pahlsson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64.7% 17:36
40 J. Boll R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 05:32
50 A. Vermette C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 1 0 75% 17:19
61 R. Nash L 0 2 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 17:04
3 M. Methot D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 19:30
4 J. Moore D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 11:31
6 N. Nikitin D 0 1 1 -2 2 5 2 3 0 25:40
14 G. Clitsome D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 13:25
21 J. Wisniewski D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 19:36
51 F. Tyutin D 0 1 1 -3 0 1 3 1 0 27:40
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
30 C. Sanford 38 32 6 .842 59:51 Loss

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
10 M. Erat R 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 1 0 17:39
11 D. Legwand C 1 1 2 0 2 3 0 0 1 52.9% 17:28
12 M. Fisher C 1 0 1 +2 0 1 5 1 1 35% 19:37
13 N. Spaling C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 60% 17:07
15 C. Smith C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 0 13:04
22 J. Tootoo R 0 1 1 +1 0 5 0 0 0 16:15
23 B. McGrattan R 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 03:19
24 M. Halischuk R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 09:20
25 J. Smithson C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 75% 09:00
27 P. Hornqvist R 1 0 1 +2 2 3 1 0 0 16:01
33 C. Wilson C 0 2 2 +1 0 2 0 0 0 50% 14:45
74 S. Kostitsyn L 0 1 1 +1 2 3 0 1 0 17:25
6 S. Weber D 0 3 3 +2 0 1 1 0 0 26:58
7 J. Blum D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 16:33
20 R. Suter D 0 2 2 +2 0 3 0 1 0 26:14
38 J. Hillen D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 15:34
51 F. Bouillon D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 1 0 18:57
59 R. Josi D 1 0 1 +2 0 2 0 3 0 15:07
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
35 P. Rinne 31 26 5 .839 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 11:32 Columbus Blue Jackets Nikita Nikitin Holding 2
1st 14:26 Nashville Predators Brian McGrattan Interference (major) 5
1st 14:26 Nashville Predators Brian McGrattan Game misconduct (game misconduct) 10
2nd 07:15 Nashville Predators David Legwand Tripping 2
2nd 11:15 Columbus Blue Jackets Derek MacKenzie Slashing 2
2nd 17:42 Columbus Blue Jackets Derick Brassard Slashing 2
2nd 17:42 Nashville Predators Sergei Kostitsyn Roughing 2
3rd 01:19 Nashville Predators Patric Hornqvist High sticking 2
3rd 15:52 Columbus Blue Jackets Derick Brassard Holding 2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Scott Arniel
Nashville Predators head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Wes McCauley, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen
Brad Lazarowich, Mark Shewchyk
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Kristian Huselius, Aaron Johnson, Dane Byers
Nashville Predators scratches
Kevin Klein, Blake Geoffrion

2011-2012 season series

Matchup Status Details
Nashville Predators 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Nashville Predators 3 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final/OT Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Nashville Predators 6 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 22

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at New York Rangers 4 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 3 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final/OT Game page
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Winnipeg Jets 4 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Calgary Flames 3 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 1 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3 Final/SO Game page

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