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2/12/2008
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Columbus Blue Jackets 4 , Atlanta Thrashers 2
Shots: 26 - 27
PP: 2 of 8 (11 shots), Passing:62/79=78 %, Challenges:38/43=86 %
PP: 0 of 6 (10 shots), Passing:62/77=80 %, Challenges:26/39=65 %
Attendance: 13912 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 674732 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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11:39 1-0
R.J. Umberger [6] (Jakub Voracek)
13:13 2-0
Christian Bäckman [3] (Manny Malhotra)PP
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30:42 2-1
Éric Perrin [2] (Garnet Exelby, Tobias Enström)
35:24 3-1
Raffi Torres [4] (Manny Malhotra)
38:29 3-2
Bates Battaglia [2] (Éric Perrin, Niclas Hävelid)
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48:05 4-2
Fredrik Modin [10] (Michael Peca, Jiri Novotny)PP
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Penalty summary:
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03:04
Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for roughing)
05:12
Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (2 min for roughing)
05:12
Ron Hainsey (2 min for roughing)
08:34
Chris Thorburn (2 min for roughing)
08:34
Mike York (2 min for roughing)
09:29
Bates Battaglia (2 min for hooking)
11:59
Ken Klee (2 min for tripping)
13:47
Raffi Torres (2 min for tripping)
15:56
Michael Peca (2 min for hooking)
18:12
Éric Perrin (2 min for hooking)
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33:18
Rostislav Klesla (2 min for slashing)
36:12
Rostislav Klesla (2 min for hooking)
39:26
Garnet Exelby (2 min for boarding)
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44:09
Ilya Kovalchuk (2 min for tripping)
47:24
Bates Battaglia (2 min for cross-checking)
49:47
Raffi Torres (2 min for high-sticking)
52:47
Erik Christensen (2 min for cross-checking)
58:06
Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (5 min for fighting)
58:06
Chris Thorburn (5 min for fighting)
59:47
Rostislav Klesla (2 min for holding the stick)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Derek MacKenzie 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.10 5
R Jakub Voracek 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 12.40 6
R Jiri Novotny 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -2 15.40 7
R Kristian Huselius 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 6
C Jason Chimera 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 6
C Manny Malhotra 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 19.20 8
C Michael Peca 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 -2 15.30 7
C Mike York 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 18.20 6
L Raffi Torres 1 0 2 1 0 1 4 1 12.30 7
L R.J. Umberger 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.40 7
L Fredrik Modin 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 11.20 6
L Rick Nash 0 0 4 2 0 3 0 0 20.00 8
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 0 17.10 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 18.30 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 1 3 0 0 6 0 20.20 7
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 18.30 6
D Christian Bäckman 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 17.20 8
D Dick Tärnström 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 25.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 2 0 25 0 0 60.00 9
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Marek Kvapil 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.20 5
R Bates Battaglia 1 0 3 2 0 0 4 1 16.30 8
R Chris Thorburn 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 0 8.20 6
R Jason Williams 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 19.10 7
C Jim Slater 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16.00 6
C Éric Perrin 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 15.30 8
C Marty Reasoner 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10.00 6
C Todd White 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 18.30 6
L Erik Christensen 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7.20 6
L Colby Armstrong 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 16.50 7
L Slava Kozlov 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 14.40 5
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -2 17.50 6
D Ken Klee 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 10.50 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 21.00 6
D Niclas Hävelid 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 26.10 7
D Garnet Exelby 0 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 17.40 7
D Tobias Enström 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 -1 16.10 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 4 3 0 3 2 -1 28.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 4 0 22 0 0 60.00 5
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Manny Malhotra
2nd star: Éric Perrin
3rd star: Raffi Torres
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Manny Malhotra notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Fredrik Modin scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Jakub Voracek finally ended his 12 game point drought.
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Ilya Kovalchuk had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Chris Thorburn beat Ole-Kristian Tollefsen in a fight.
Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 1( 16) , Chicago Wolves 2( 12)
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1-0 SYR Nate Robinson (Alexander Svitov)
1-1 CHW Tomás Pospisil (Francis Lemieux, Chad Denny)
1-2 CHW Linus Persson (Chad Painchaud)
Goalies: Steve Mason - Alex Kangas