Hard work by Allen York on opportunities like this one were a big reason Columbus ended the week on a high note. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-US PRESSWIRE
It's not how you start, it's how you finish. It's a song, it's a philosophy, it's a lifestyle choice...and it rather describes the week for the Blue Jackets in both micro and macrocosm.
From the early success against Edmonton to the blowout against Detroit, the Jackets rebounded with a massive pair of wins against the Red Wings and the Florida Panthers.
Best E/S Forward vs. EDM: Derick Brassard (+3)
Best E/S D-man vs. EDM: Aaron Johnson / John Moore (+6)
Worst E/S Forward vs. EDM: Mark Letestu (-1)
Worst E/S D-man vs. EDM: Jack Johnson (-6)
Best E/S Forward @ DET: Derek Dorsett / Ryan Russell (+2)
Best E/S D-man @ DET: Jack Johnson / Nikita Nikitin (0)
Worst E/S Forward @ DET: Mark Letestu (-4)
Worst E/S D-man @ DET: Brett Lebda (-6)
Best E/S Forward vs. DET: Colton Gillies / Cam Atkinson (+2)
Best E/S D-man vs. DET: Brett Lebda (+7)
Worst E/S Forward vs. DET: Ryan Russell (-2)
Worst E/S D-man vs. DET: Jack Johnson (-4)
Best E/S Forward vs. FLA: Derick Brassard / R.J. Umberger (+5)
Best E/S D-man vs. FLA: Nikita Nikitin (+3)
Worst E/S Forward vs. FLA: Vinny Prospal (-1)
Worst E/S D-man vs. FLA: Dalton Prout / Aaron Johnson / Brett Lebda (+1)
Scoring Chances for NHL Game Number 21127| Team | Period | Time | Note | CBJ | Opponent | |||||||||||
| CBJ | 1 | 16:20 | Nikitin | 1 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 61 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 40 | 58 | 5v4 | |
| CBJ | 1 | 13:23 | Prospal | 1 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 58 | 61 | 5 | 23 | 40 | 44 | 83 | 94 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 1 | 5:52 | Nash | 1 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 58 | 61 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 40 | 44 | 94 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 1 | 4:54 | Boyce | 1 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 43 | 58 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 28 | 40 | 93 | 5v5 |
| EDM | 1 | 4:40 | Jones | 1 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 43 | 58 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 28 | 40 | 93 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 1 | 3:15 | A. Johnson | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 61 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 40 | 44 | 94 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 1 | 3:14 | Letestu - GOAL | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 61 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 40 | 44 | 94 | 5v5 |
| EDM | 1 | 2:12 | Petry | 1 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 61 | 5 | 40 | 56 | 58 | 83 | 89 | 5v5 |
| EDM | 1 | 2:04 | Jones | 1 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 58 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 28 | 40 | 93 | 5v5 |
| EDM | 1 | 1:25 | Nugent-Hopkins | 1 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 58 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 28 | 40 | 93 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 1 | 0:19 | Dorsett | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 43 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 40 | 44 | 94 | 5v5 |
| EDM | 2 | 16:20 | Jones - GOAL | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 40 | 83 | 93 | 5v5 |
| EDM | 2 | 14:29 | Hemsky | 1 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 58 | 61 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 54 | 83 | 94 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 2 | 12:18 | Nash - GOAL (PS) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 61 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 40 | 58 | 94 | 5v5 |
| EDM | 2 | 10:39 | Nugent-Hopkins | 1 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 58 | 61 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 40 | 58 | 93 | 5v5 |
| EDM | 2 | 10:26 | Jones | 1 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 58 | 61 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 40 | 58 | 93 | 5v5 |
| EDM | 2 | 9:39 | Hemsky | 1 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 61 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 83 | 89 | 4v4 | ||
| CBJ | 2 | 9:11 | Umberger | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 83 | 93 | 4v4 | ||
| CBJ | 2 | 8:37 | A. Johnson | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 40 | 58 | 93 | 4v4 | ||
| EDM | 2 | 8:20 | Van De Velde - GOAL | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 40 | 44 | 54 | 4v4 | ||
| CBJ | 2 | 6:06 | Dorsett | 1 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 43 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 28 | 40 | 89 | 5v5 |
| EDM | 2 | 5:32 | Smid - GOAL | 1 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 43 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 40 | 44 | 93 | 5v5 |
| EDM | 2 | 4:00 | Eager - GOAL | 1 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 58 | 61 | 6 | 40 | 44 | 54 | 55 | 94 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 2 | 2:13 | Atkinson | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 40 | 58 | 93 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 2 | 1:52 | Umberger | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 40 | 58 | 93 | 5v5 |
| EDM | 2 | 0:31 | Gagner - GOAL | 1 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 61 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 40 | 89 | 93 | 4v5 | |
| CBJ | 3 | 7:15 | Russell | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 41 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 40 | 89 | 93 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 3 | 6:52 | Brassard | 16 | 22 | 23 | 41 | 58 | 61 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 40 | 55 | 56 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 3 | 5:40 | Umberger | 7 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 41 | 61 | 15 | 40 | 44 | 54 | 94 | 5v4 | |
| CBJ | 3 | 5:38 | Brassard - GOAL | 7 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 41 | 61 | 15 | 40 | 44 | 54 | 94 | 5v4 | |
| CBJ | 3 | 2:38 | Letestu | 6 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 41 | 61 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 40 | 44 | 93 | 5v5 |
| EDM | 3 | 2:28 | Hordichuk | 6 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 41 | 61 | 15 | 16 | 40 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 3 | 1:55 | Nash | 7 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 61 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 40 | 58 | 5v4 | |
| EDM | 3 | 1:50 | Belanger - GOAL | 7 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 61 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 40 | 58 | 5v4 | |
| CBJ | 3 | 1:22 | Umberger | 7 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 41 | 61 | 5 | 14 | 40 | 54 | 58 | 5v4 | |
| # | Player | EV | PP | SH | ||||||
| 1 | S. MASON | 30:32 | 12 | 12 | 3:55 | 1 | 0 | 5:14 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | J. MOORE | 9:51 | 6 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | A. JOHNSON | 10:44 | 8 | 2 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 4:47 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | N. NIKITIN | 17:09 | 4 | 5 | 4:41 | 1 | 0 | 2:27 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | J. JOHNSON | 15:53 | 3 | 9 | 7:16 | 4 | 1 | 6:14 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | C. GILLIES | 6:05 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:56 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | C. ATKINSON | 10:28 | 2 | 2 | 5:58 | 5 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | D. DORSETT | 9:02 | 3 | 3 | 3:22 | 1 | 1 | 3:21 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | D. BRASSARD | 12:28 | 6 | 3 | 7:02 | 5 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | M. LETESTU | 14:50 | 6 | 7 | 3:39 | 0 | 0 | 2:16 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | R. UMBERGER | 12:24 | 4 | 3 | 7:27 | 5 | 1 | 0:45 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | R. JOHANSEN | 7:41 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | V. PROSPAL | 14:42 | 7 | 6 | 3:46 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | B. LEBDA | 16:33 | 5 | 4 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | R. RUSSELL | 6:52 | 4 | 3 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2:38 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | J. BOLL | 7:54 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | A. YORK | 11:04 | 3 | 1 | 6:36 | 3 | 0 | 2:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | D. BOYCE | 7:44 | 3 | 2 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 3:35 | 0 | 1 |
| 58 | D. SAVARD | 13:33 | 4 | 7 | 2:39 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | R. NASH | 13:55 | 7 | 7 | 6:46 | 5 | 1 | 0:57 | 0 | 1 |
| Period | Totals | EV | PP | 5v3 PP | SH | 5v3 SH | ||||||
| 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 20 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
.On every level but one, Columbus had the edge in this game. Unfortunately, that level was goaltending. Steve Mason's collapse in the second period was the turning point in the game, and took what was a strong effort and turned it into a lost cause.
Speaking of lost causes...
Scoring Chances for NHL Game Number 21135
| Team | Period | Time | Note | CBJ | Opponent | |||||||||||
| DET | 1 | 19:00 | Datsyuk | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 40 | 55 | 96 | 4v5 | |
| DET | 1 | 18:54 | Holmstrom - GOAL | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 40 | 55 | 96 | 4v5 | |
| CBJ | 1 | 17:36 | Atkinson | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 44 | 5v5 |
| DET | 1 | 15:44 | Quincey | 1 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 43 | 58 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 55 | 5v5 |
| DET | 1 | 14:25 | Nyquist - GOAL | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 29 | 44 | 5v5 |
| DET | 1 | 11:05 | Holmstrom - GOAL | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 43 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 40 | 55 | 96 | 4v5 | |
| CBJ | 1 | 10:39 | Nash | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 61 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 44 | 51 | 5v5 |
| DET | 1 | 10:12 | Hudler | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 61 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 44 | 51 | 5v5 |
| DET | 1 | 10:09 | Filppula | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 61 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 44 | 51 | 5v5 |
| DET | 1 | 10:09 | Hudler - GOAL | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 61 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 44 | 51 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 1 | 2:37 | Nikitin | 1 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 5v4 | |
| DET | 1 | 0:10 | Zetterberg | 1 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 61 | 5 | 26 | 29 | 40 | 51 | 55 | 5v5 |
| DET | 2 | 16:59 | Hudler | 1 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 43 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 44 | 51 | 4v5 | |
| DET | 2 | 16:18 | Cleary | 1 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 58 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 5v5 |
| DET | 2 | 15:44 | Cleary | 1 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 58 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 5v5 |
| DET | 2 | 15:44 | Cleary | 1 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 58 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 5v5 |
| DET | 2 | 14:23 | Zetterberg | 1 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 58 | 61 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 40 | 51 | 55 | 5v5 |
| DET | 2 | 13:53 | Filppula | 1 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 40 | 51 | 55 | 5v5 |
| DET | 2 | 13:43 | Lidstrom - GOAL | 1 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 40 | 44 | 51 | 5v5 |
| DET | 2 | 11:26 | Stuart - GOAL | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 61 | 4 | 23 | 29 | 40 | 44 | 51 | 5v5 |
| DET | 2 | 3:11 | Mursak | 4 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 40 | 41 | 5 | 18 | 29 | 39 | 48 | 96 | 5v5 |
| DET | 2 | 2:22 | Hudler | 6 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 41 | 61 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 40 | 51 | 55 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 2 | 1:53 | Atkinson | 4 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 41 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 29 | 44 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 2 | 1:23 | Nash | 7 | 17 | 22 | 41 | 58 | 61 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 40 | 51 | 55 | 5v5 |
| DET | 2 | 0:10 | Nyquist | 6 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 41 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 29 | 44 | 55 | 4v5 | |
| DET | 3 | 18:35 | Datsyuk - GOAL | 6 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 13 | 23 | 29 | 40 | 44 | 55 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 3 | 18:16 | Letestu - GOAL | 6 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 41 | 61 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 55 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 3 | 17:39 | Umberger | 7 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 41 | 58 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 29 | 44 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 3 | 16:33 | Umberger | 7 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 41 | 58 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 29 | 48 | 5v4 | |
| CBJ | 3 | 15:40 | Prospal | 6 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 41 | 61 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 55 | 5v4 | |
| CBJ | 3 | 14:05 | Brassard | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 3 | 12:22 | Nash | 7 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 41 | 58 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 29 | 44 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 3 | 9:28 | Nash - GOAL | 7 | 17 | 22 | 41 | 58 | 61 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 40 | 51 | 55 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 3 | 7:45 | Dorsett | 6 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 41 | 43 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 3 | 7:16 | Lebda | 6 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 41 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 5v5 |
| # | Player | EV | PP | SH | ||||||
| 1 | S. MASON | 19:10 | 2 | 13 | 4:00 | 1 | 0 | 5:24 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | J. MOORE | 13:13 | 4 | 5 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2:41 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | A. JOHNSON | 7:22 | 3 | 5 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2:42 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | N. NIKITIN | 11:43 | 3 | 3 | 3:34 | 2 | 0 | 6:42 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | J. JOHNSON | 19:45 | 5 | 5 | 4:58 | 1 | 0 | 6:42 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | C. GILLIES | 8:23 | 1 | 2 | 0:02 | 0 | 0 | 0:54 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | C. ATKINSON | 10:35 | 3 | 5 | 3:30 | 1 | 0 | 0:12 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | D. DORSETT | 8:08 | 3 | 1 | 3:50 | 2 | 0 | 4:07 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | D. BRASSARD | 13:20 | 5 | 8 | 5:02 | 2 | 0 | 0:31 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | M. LETESTU | 12:15 | 3 | 7 | 4:27 | 2 | 0 | 4:07 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | R. UMBERGER | 11:14 | 4 | 7 | 3:45 | 1 | 0 | 1:42 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | R. JOHANSEN | 8:57 | 1 | 1 | 0:17 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | V. PROSPAL | 13:16 | 3 | 7 | 3:51 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | B. LEBDA | 16:08 | 3 | 9 | 0:17 | 0 | 0 | 0:01 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | R. RUSSELL | 9:45 | 3 | 1 | 0:16 | 0 | 0 | 3:25 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | J. BOLL | 11:21 | 1 | 1 | 0:18 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | A. YORK | 23:11 | 9 | 3 | 4:15 | 2 | 0 | 4:00 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | D. BOYCE | 8:15 | 2 | 1 | 0:16 | 0 | 0 | 2:20 | 0 | 2 |
| 58 | D. SAVARD | 16:31 | 4 | 5 | 3:15 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | R. NASH | 11:34 | 4 | 7 | 3:52 | 1 | 0 | 1:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Period | Totals | EV | PP | 5v3 PP | SH | 5v3 SH | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
| 3 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 21 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 5 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
You aren't going to win a game when you give up a goal almost every third scoring chance. Meanwhile, you can see exactly where Detroit took their foot off the pedal, as that's when the Jackets seemed to suddenly surface on the scoresheet. I guess when you're up by a touchdown, you can let Brett Lebda walk to the net.
Now for something completely different.
Scoring Chances for NHL Game Number 21149
| Team | Period | Time | Note | CBJ | Opponent | |||||||||||
| DET | 1 | 19:30 | Datsyuk | 6 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 41 | 61 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 29 | 44 | 93 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 1 | 18:25 | Gillies | 6 | 9 | 23 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 14 | 27 | 29 | 48 | 52 | 96 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 1 | 13:34 | Prospal - GOAL | 6 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 41 | 61 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 40 | 51 | 55 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 1 | 11:29 | Umberger | 7 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 41 | 61 | 13 | 20 | 29 | 52 | 55 | 5v4 | |
| CBJ | 1 | 10:35 | Letestu | 7 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 41 | 18 | 27 | 29 | 40 | 51 | 5v4 | |
| CBJ | 1 | 5:43 | Dorsett - GOAL | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 25 | 41 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 40 | 51 | 55 | 5v5 |
| DET | 1 | 4:34 | Miller | 7 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 41 | 58 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 5v5 |
| DET | 1 | 3:59 | Bertuzzi | 6 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 41 | 61 | 13 | 27 | 29 | 44 | 52 | 93 | 5v5 |
| DET | 1 | 3:37 | Zetterberg - GOAL | 6 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 43 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 40 | 55 | 96 | 4v5 | |
| DET | 1 | 1:26 | Zetterberg | 7 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 41 | 58 | 5 | 26 | 29 | 40 | 51 | 52 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 1 | 1:02 | Dorsett | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 41 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 48 | 52 | 96 | 5v5 |
| DET | 2 | 19:40 | Datsyuk | 6 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 41 | 61 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 29 | 44 | 93 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 2 | 16:41 | Umberger | 7 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 41 | 61 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 5v4 | |
| DET | 2 | 14:27 | Nyquist | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 41 | 61 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 48 | 96 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 2 | 13:13 | Atkinson | 6 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 52 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 2 | 12:08 | Johansen | 4 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 61 | 13 | 27 | 29 | 44 | 52 | 93 | 5v5 |
| DET | 2 | 8:17 | Bertuzzi | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 41 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 29 | 44 | 93 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 2 | 6:10 | Nash | 6 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 41 | 61 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 44 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 2 | 5:30 | Brassard - GOAL | 6 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 2 | 4:03 | Umberger - GOAL | 6 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 29 | 44 | 93 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 2 | 1:55 | Letestu | 6 | 17 | 23 | 41 | 61 | 5 | 18 | 29 | 40 | 51 | 4v4 | ||
| DET | 3 | 18:12 | Cleary | 4 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 61 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 51 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 3 | 15:56 | Letestu | 7 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 41 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 55 | 5v4 | |
| DET | 3 | 12:38 | Franzen | 6 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 41 | 61 | 13 | 29 | 44 | 52 | 55 | 93 | 5v5 |
| DET | 3 | 10:26 | Kronwall - GOAL | 4 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 41 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 40 | 55 | 96 | 4v5 | |
| DET | 3 | 6:23 | Stuart | 4 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 40 | 41 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 44 | 55 | 5v5 |
| DET | 3 | 6:07 | Franzen | 6 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 41 | 61 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 51 | 93 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 3 | 6:01 | Nash | 6 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 41 | 61 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 51 | 93 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 3 | 5:54 | Nash | 6 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 41 | 61 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 51 | 93 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 3 | 5:28 | Nash | 6 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 41 | 61 | 13 | 23 | 29 | 40 | 55 | 96 | 5v5 |
| DET | 3 | 4:47 | Bertuzzi | 6 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 41 | 11 | 27 | 29 | 40 | 44 | 52 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 3 | 3:08 | Nash | 7 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 41 | 61 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 51 | 52 | 93 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 3 | 2:58 | Umberger | 6 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 41 | 13 | 23 | 29 | 40 | 55 | 96 | 5v5 |
| DET | 3 | 1:05 | Filppula | 4 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 41 | 61 | 5 | 26 | 44 | 51 | 55 | 93 | 5v5 |
| # | Player | EV | PP | SH | ||||||
| 4 | J. MOORE | 13:54 | 3 | 4 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:47 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | A. JOHNSON | 12:27 | 3 | 4 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:41 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | N. NIKITIN | 20:24 | 11 | 6 | 1:20 | 0 | 0 | 3:48 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | J. JOHNSON | 22:34 | 3 | 7 | 5:09 | 4 | 0 | 4:33 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | C. GILLIES | 7:15 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | C. ATKINSON | 13:32 | 4 | 2 | 3:30 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | D. DORSETT | 13:47 | 2 | 2 | 2:11 | 2 | 0 | 2:14 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | D. BRASSARD | 15:15 | 4 | 3 | 4:45 | 4 | 0 | 0:15 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | M. LETESTU | 13:43 | 7 | 7 | 2:08 | 2 | 0 | 2:28 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | R. UMBERGER | 14:28 | 4 | 3 | 3:41 | 2 | 0 | 1:41 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | R. JOHANSEN | 13:07 | 3 | 3 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | V. PROSPAL | 15:18 | 7 | 7 | 2:12 | 2 | 0 | 0:13 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | B. LEBDA | 14:29 | 10 | 3 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | R. RUSSELL | 10:07 | 1 | 3 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1:43 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | J. BOLL | 7:26 | 1 | 1 | 0:12 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | A. YORK | 48:53 | 15 | 13 | 5:53 | 4 | 0 | 5:14 | 0 | 2 |
| 43 | D. BOYCE | 6:04 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1:28 | 0 | 1 |
| 58 | D. SAVARD | 13:58 | 0 | 2 | 0:32 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | R. NASH | 14:56 | 8 | 8 | 3:45 | 2 | 0 | 0:39 | 0 | 0 |
| Period | Totals | EV | PP | 5v3 PP | SH | 5v3 SH | ||||||
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
Apparently all this team needs to be successful is regular national TV coverage. Rick Nash's furious effort in the third is interesting - Nash normally plays very well against Detroit, but he really seemed to be motivated to restore the lead, though it clearly came at the cost of some defensive lapses.
On to the penultimate home game of the season, where the Jackets really played with fire more than I think a lot of fans realized...
Scoring Chances for NHL Game Number 21163
| Team | Period | Time | Note | CBJ | Opponent | |||||||||||
| CBJ | 1 | 18:17 | Letestu | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 41 | 61 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 51 | 52 | 60 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 1 | 16:19 | Umberger - GOAL | 7 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 41 | 47 | 20 | 26 | 51 | 52 | 57 | 60 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 1 | 15:08 | Brassard | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 41 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 60 | 5v5 |
| FLA | 1 | 11:35 | Wolski | 6 | 7 | 18 | 41 | 61 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 51 | 52 | 60 | 4v5 | |
| FLA | 1 | 8:29 | Weiss | 6 | 17 | 18 | 41 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 51 | 52 | 60 | 3v5 | ||
| FLA | 1 | 8:23 | Fleischmann | 6 | 17 | 18 | 41 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 51 | 52 | 60 | 3v5 | ||
| FLA | 1 | 7:26 | Versteeg | 5 | 15 | 25 | 41 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 51 | 52 | 60 | 3v5 | ||
| FLA | 1 | 6:37 | Upshall | 5 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 25 | 41 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 55 | 60 | 5v5 |
| FLA | 1 | 6:36 | Upshall | 5 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 25 | 41 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 5v5 |
| FLA | 1 | 5:14 | Versteeg | 7 | 13 | 18 | 41 | 43 | 47 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 51 | 52 | 60 | 5v5 |
| FLA | 1 | 3:10 | Kopecky | 7 | 17 | 22 | 41 | 47 | 61 | 9 | 14 | 51 | 52 | 60 | 82 | 5v5 |
| FLA | 1 | 2:55 | Fleischmann | 7 | 17 | 22 | 41 | 47 | 61 | 9 | 14 | 51 | 52 | 60 | 82 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 2 | 16:58 | Gillies | 4 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 10 | 21 | 44 | 55 | 60 | 82 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 2 | 16:49 | Gillies | 7 | 9 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 47 | 10 | 21 | 44 | 55 | 60 | 82 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 2 | 16:43 | Boyce | 7 | 9 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 47 | 10 | 21 | 44 | 55 | 60 | 82 | 5v5 |
| FLA | 2 | 15:43 | Garrison | 6 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 41 | 61 | 20 | 26 | 51 | 52 | 57 | 60 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 2 | 14:46 | Dorsett | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 41 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 51 | 52 | 60 | 5v5 |
| FLA | 2 | 13:16 | Kopecky | 4 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 43 | 60 | 82 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 2 | 11:23 | Letestu | 7 | 17 | 22 | 41 | 47 | 61 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 43 | 60 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 2 | 9:40 | Umberger | 7 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 41 | 61 | 43 | 52 | 57 | 60 | 82 | 5v4 | |
| CBJ | 2 | 8:12 | Nikitin - GOAL | 6 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 43 | 52 | 57 | 60 | 82 | 5v4 | |
| CBJ | 2 | 7:43 | Nash | 6 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 61 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 51 | 60 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 2 | 7:18 | Boll | 6 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 40 | 41 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 60 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 2 | 6:49 | Dorsett | 6 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 43 | 52 | 57 | 60 | 82 | 5v4 | |
| CBJ | 2 | 6:48 | Dorsett | 6 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 43 | 52 | 57 | 60 | 82 | 5v4 | |
| CBJ | 2 | 3:33 | Boll | 6 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 40 | 41 | 9 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 82 | 5v4 | |
| CBJ | 2 | 2:39 | Umberger | 7 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 41 | 61 | 10 | 14 | 43 | 52 | 57 | 60 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 2 | 1:28 | Dorsett | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 41 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 51 | 60 | 5v5 |
| FLA | 2 | 1:00 | Matthias | 4 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 41 | 61 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 43 | 55 | 60 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 3 | 16:59 | Nikitin - GOAL | 6 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 41 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 43 | 60 | 82 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 3 | 15:44 | Atkinson | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 41 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 51 | 52 | 60 | 5v5 |
| FLA | 3 | 12:03 | Kopecky - GOAL | 6 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 41 | 61 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 51 | 60 | 82 | 5v5 |
| FLA | 3 | 11:19 | Kulikov | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 41 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 52 | 60 | 82 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 3 | 9:12 | Letestu | 6 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 41 | 61 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 51 | 52 | 60 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 3 | 0:48 | Umberger - GOAL | 6 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 41 | 61 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 51 | 5v5 |
| # | Player | EV | PP | SH | ||||||
| 4 | J. MOORE | 10:45 | 6 | 3 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:53 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | A. JOHNSON | 15:44 | 6 | 5 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1:13 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | N. NIKITIN | 19:42 | 5 | 2 | 3:24 | 4 | 0 | 1:30 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | J. JOHNSON | 19:56 | 7 | 5 | 3:18 | 1 | 0 | 1:36 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | C. GILLIES | 8:46 | 3 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:32 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | C. ATKINSON | 12:05 | 4 | 4 | 3:18 | 1 | 0 | 0:29 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | D. DORSETT | 13:57 | 3 | 2 | 2:03 | 3 | 0 | 0:46 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | D. BRASSARD | 13:07 | 7 | 2 | 3:18 | 1 | 0 | 0:14 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | M. LETESTU | 14:29 | 5 | 4 | 3:24 | 4 | 0 | 0:03 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | R. UMBERGER | 12:09 | 7 | 2 | 3:18 | 1 | 0 | 1:17 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | R. JOHANSEN | 11:04 | 1 | 0 | 3:24 | 4 | 0 | 0:03 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | V. PROSPAL | 14:08 | 3 | 4 | 3:12 | 4 | 0 | 0:03 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | B. LEBDA | 17:23 | 3 | 2 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:09 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | R. RUSSELL | 13:35 | 3 | 3 | 0:12 | 0 | 0 | 1:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | J. BOLL | 9:23 | 4 | 1 | 1:21 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | A. YORK | 48:46 | 16 | 10 | 6:42 | 5 | 0 | 2:52 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | D. BOYCE | 9:48 | 3 | 2 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:44 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | D. PROUT | 13:50 | 4 | 3 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | R. NASH | 13:59 | 6 | 5 | 3:18 | 1 | 0 | 1:08 | 0 | 1 |
| Period | Totals | EV | PP | 5v3 PP | SH | 5v3 SH | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
0 | 3 |
0 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
| 2 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
If the 5 on 3 kill had not been so spectacular, or Allen York not quite so stellar, this game could have been just as out of control in the first period as the matchup at Detroit.
Full marks to the Engineer, the PK, and to a strong second period.


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