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.