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Columbus Blue Jackets at Arizona Coyotes

Gila River Arena, Glendale Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Arizona Coyotes 7–5 on Thursday, December 17, 2015 on the road.

Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Columbus Blue Jackets 7 34-40-8
at Arizona Coyotes 5 35-39-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 3 2 7
Arizona Coyotes 1 3 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 7 7 7 21
Arizona Coyotes 6 12 14 32

Three stars

  1. B. Saad, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. T. Rieder, Arizona Coyotes (2 goals)
  3. C. Atkinson, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:58 Columbus Blue Jackets Brandon Saad (11) Alexander Wennberg (7), Scott Hartnell (11) Even strength CBJ 1, ARI 0
1st 02:26 Columbus Blue Jackets Matt Calvert (5) Cam Atkinson (10), Kevin Connauton (5) Even strength CBJ 2, ARI 0
1st 08:51 Arizona Coyotes Antoine Vermette (4) Unassisted Even strength CBJ 2, ARI 1
2nd 08:15 Arizona Coyotes Viktor Tikhonov (1) Jordan Martinook (6), Michael Stone (9) Power play CBJ 2, ARI 2
2nd 08:25 Arizona Coyotes Tobias Rieder (7) Antoine Vermette (7), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (13) Even strength CBJ 2, ARI 3
2nd 09:10 Columbus Blue Jackets Alexander Wennberg (2) Brandon Saad (9) Even strength CBJ 3, ARI 3
2nd 10:23 Columbus Blue Jackets Cam Atkinson (10) Curtis McElhinney (1) Even strength CBJ 4, ARI 3
2nd 12:21 Arizona Coyotes Jordan Martinook (4) Shane Doan (5) Even strength CBJ 4, ARI 4
2nd 17:11 Columbus Blue Jackets Nick Foligno (5) Brandon Saad (10) Even strength CBJ 5, ARI 4
3rd 02:19 Columbus Blue Jackets David Clarkson (1) Scott Hartnell (12), Boone Jenner (7) Even strength CBJ 6, ARI 4
3rd 03:19 Arizona Coyotes Tobias Rieder (8) Nicklas Grossmann (3), Mikkel Boedker (12) Even strength CBJ 6, ARI 5
3rd 19:10 Columbus Blue Jackets Brandon Dubinsky (6) Alexander Wennberg (8), Cam Atkinson (11) Even strength, Empty net CBJ 7, ARI 5

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

Team stats

Stat Columbus Blue Jackets Arizona Coyotes
Shots on goal 21 32
Power play 0 of 1 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 11 7
Hits 22 36
Blocked shots 22 7
Giveaways 2 8
Takeaways 4 4
Faceoffs won 29/59 (49.2%) 30/59 (50.8%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
9 G. Campbell C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 66.7% 10:59
11 M. Calvert L 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 18:26
13 C. Atkinson R 1 2 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 16:03
17 B. Dubinsky C 1 0 1 -1 0 1 2 1 0 50% 14:39
20 B. Saad L 1 2 3 +3 0 4 0 1 0 17:09
23 D. Clarkson R 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 15:35
25 W. Karlsson C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 42.9% 10:18
38 B. Jenner C 0 1 1 +2 0 2 4 1 0 50% 16:26
40 J. Boll R 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 05:36
41 A. Wennberg C 1 2 3 +3 0 2 1 0 0 53.8% 17:20
43 S. Hartnell L 0 2 2 +2 2 1 1 2 0 15:17
71 N. Foligno L 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 17:32
2 A. Bodnarchuk D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 4 0 19:41
4 K. Connauton D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 1 0 09:57
27 R. Murray D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 1 0 28:57
44 J. Falk D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 18:17
47 D. Prout D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 1 0 14:23
51 F. Tyutin D 0 0 0 +2 2 0 1 2 0 27:31
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
30 C. McElhinney 32 27 5 .844 60:00 Win

Arizona Coyotes

Arizona Coyotes skaters
Player
8 T. Rieder L 2 0 2 +1 0 2 4 0 0 17:37
9 V. Tikhonov R 1 0 1 -2 0 1 0 0 1 33.3% 17:28
12 B. Richardson R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 41.7% 15:19
15 B. Gordon C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 66.7% 10:04
16 M. Domi C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 1 0 19:17
17 S. Downie R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 08:44
19 S. Doan R 0 1 1 -3 0 0 2 0 0 50% 16:47
24 K. Chipchura C 0 0 0 -3 0 0 4 0 0 50% 15:30
28 J. Scott L 0 0 0 -1 5 0 1 0 0 06:20
48 J. Martinook L 1 1 2 -1 0 5 1 0 0 18:16
50 A. Vermette C 1 1 2 +1 0 2 1 0 0 52.6% 17:29
89 M. Boedker L 0 1 1 +2 0 2 1 0 0 19:51
2 N. Grossmann D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 2 0 21:00
5 C. Murphy D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 5 0 0 20:04
23 O. Ekman-Larsson D 0 1 1 +1 0 5 5 1 0 26:08
26 M. Stone D 0 1 1 -1 0 5 4 2 0 24:54
34 K. Dahlbeck D 0 0 0 -3 2 1 2 0 0 09:28
45 S. Elliott D 0 0 0 -4 0 2 0 0 0 15:01
Arizona Coyotes goalies
Goalie
29 A. Lindback 10 6 4 .600 30:23
35 L. Domingue 10 8 2 .800 28:20 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 11:59 Arizona Coyotes Klas Dahlbeck Boarding 2
2nd 06:21 Columbus Blue Jackets Scott Hartnell Holding 2
2nd 13:58 Columbus Blue Jackets Dalton Prout Roughing 2
2nd 13:58 Columbus Blue Jackets Jared Boll Fighting (major) 5
2nd 13:58 Arizona Coyotes John Scott Fighting (major) 5
3rd 10:05 Columbus Blue Jackets Fedor Tyutin Holding 2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
John Tortorella
Arizona Coyotes head coach
Dave Tippett
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen
Brian Mach, Mike Cvik
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Jack Johnson, David Savard, Ryan Johansen
Arizona Coyotes scratches
Zbynek Michalek, Anthony Duclair

2015-2016 season series

Matchup Status Details
Arizona Coyotes 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 7 at Arizona Coyotes 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 17

Matchup Status Details
Anaheim Ducks 0 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 5 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final/OT Game page
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 0 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 1 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Minnesota Wild 5 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 0 at Chicago Blackhawks 4 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Dallas Stars 1 Final Game page
New York Islanders 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page

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