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Dallas Stars at Columbus Blue Jackets

Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Dallas Stars 6–3 on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at home.

Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Dallas Stars 3 50-23-9
at Columbus Blue Jackets 6 34-40-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Dallas Stars 1 1 1 3
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 1 2 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Dallas Stars 17 9 17 43
Columbus Blue Jackets 14 13 6 33

Three stars

  1. C. McElhinney, Columbus Blue Jackets (goaltender)
  2. B. Saad, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)
  3. B. Dubinsky, Columbus Blue Jackets (3 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:35 Columbus Blue Jackets Boone Jenner (14) Cam Atkinson (12), Brandon Dubinsky (11) Even strength DAL 0, CBJ 1
1st 06:03 Dallas Stars Colton Sceviour (4) Antoine Roussel (7), Cody Eakin (10) Even strength DAL 1, CBJ 1
1st 07:28 Columbus Blue Jackets Kevin Connauton (1) Nick Foligno (15), Ryan Johansen (19) Even strength DAL 1, CBJ 2
1st 18:35 Columbus Blue Jackets Matt Calvert (6) William Karlsson (3), Rene Bourque (2) Even strength DAL 1, CBJ 3
2nd 08:23 Dallas Stars Tyler Seguin (21) Jamie Benn (27), John Klingberg (28) Even strength DAL 2, CBJ 3
2nd 18:43 Columbus Blue Jackets Brandon Saad (14) Brandon Dubinsky (12), Nick Foligno (16) Even strength DAL 2, CBJ 4
3rd 01:12 Dallas Stars Patrick Sharp (14) Jason Spezza (13), Mattias Janmark (5) Even strength DAL 3, CBJ 4
3rd 09:55 Columbus Blue Jackets Scott Hartnell (15) Unassisted Even strength DAL 3, CBJ 5
3rd 19:45 Columbus Blue Jackets Rene Bourque (2) Nick Foligno (17), Brandon Dubinsky (13) Even strength, Empty net DAL 3, CBJ 6

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

Team stats

Stat Dallas Stars Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal 43 33
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 6 8
Hits 10 29
Blocked shots 16 15
Giveaways 5 3
Takeaways 2 9
Faceoffs won 35/75 (46.7%) 40/75 (53.3%)

Box score

Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars skaters
Player
10 P. Sharp L 1 0 1 0 0 8 1 0 19:29
13 M. Janmark C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 13:53
14 J. Benn L 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 55.6% 22:48
20 C. Eakin C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 45% 16:03
21 A. Roussel L 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 14:20
22 C. Sceviour C 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 1 100% 16:35
27 T. Moen L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 2 05:57
38 V. Fiddler C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 36.4% 09:48
43 V. Nichushkin R 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 0 14:58
83 A. Hemsky R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 07:38
90 J. Spezza C 0 1 1 -2 0 6 0 1 40% 18:55
91 T. Seguin C 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 58.8% 21:22
2 J. Jokipakka D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 17:14
3 J. Klingberg D 0 1 1 -3 0 5 0 0 24:56
4 J. Demers D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 18:50
24 J. Benn D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 3 12:58
33 A. Goligoski D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 23:48
47 J. Oduya D 0 0 0 +2 2 3 0 1 17:09
Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie
31 A. Niemi 18 16 2 .889 37:19 Loss
32 K. Lehtonen 14 11 3 .786 20:00

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
9 G. Campbell C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 2 66.7% 11:55
11 M. Calvert L 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 14:32
13 C. Atkinson R 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 18:38
17 B. Dubinsky C 0 3 3 +2 0 1 4 1 45.8% 20:16
18 R. Bourque R 1 1 2 +1 2 1 1 0 09:21
19 R. Johansen C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 3 0 46.7% 12:24
20 B. Saad L 1 0 1 +1 2 7 1 0 15:04
25 W. Karlsson C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 66.7% 14:08
38 B. Jenner C 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 100% 16:59
41 A. Wennberg C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 52.9% 14:22
43 S. Hartnell L 1 0 1 0 2 3 2 0 14:13
71 N. Foligno L 0 3 3 +3 0 1 1 1 12:30
4 K. Connauton D 1 0 1 +3 0 3 0 0 12:01
7 J. Johnson D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 2 25:16
27 R. Murray D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 3 26:57
44 J. Falk D 0 0 0 +3 0 0 3 2 11:01
47 D. Prout D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 4 1 21:32
51 F. Tyutin D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 0 21:26
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
30 C. McElhinney 43 40 3 .930 59:25 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 11:04 Columbus Blue Jackets Fedor Tyutin Holding 2
1st 15:44 Dallas Stars Jordie Benn Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 15:38 Columbus Blue Jackets Scott Hartnell Slashing 2
3rd 04:37 Dallas Stars Tyler Seguin Holding the stick 2
3rd 06:19 Columbus Blue Jackets Brandon Saad Holding the stick 2
3rd 13:18 Columbus Blue Jackets Rene Bourque Roughing 2
3rd 13:18 Dallas Stars Johnny Oduya Roughing 2

Game information

Dallas Stars head coach
Lindy Ruff
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
John Tortorella
Referees
Dave Jackson, Evgeny Romasko
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Andy McElman
Dallas Stars scratches
Patrick Eaves, Patrik Nemeth, Jamie Oleksiak
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
David Clarkson, Jared Boll, Andrew Bodnarchuk

2015-2016 season series

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Dallas Stars 5 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 6 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 29

Matchup Status Details
Ottawa Senators 3 at Boston Bruins 7 Final Game page
New York Islanders 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 3 at St. Louis Blues 4 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Winnipeg Jets 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Calgary Flames 0 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 5 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 7 at Arizona Coyotes 5 Final Game page

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