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1/4/2011
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Columbus Blue Jackets 8 , St. Louis Blues 2
Shots: 28 - 25
PP: 3 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:72/86=83 %, Challenges:47/61=75 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:61/74=82 %, Challenges:30/40=73 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 852850 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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10:15 1-0
David Jones [11] (Mike Commodore, Samuel Påhlsson)
13:47 2-0
Joe Thornton [36] (Kristian Huselius)PP
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27:43 3-0
Marc Methot [4] (Mike Richards)PP
34:38 3-1
Milan Lucic [29] (Andy McDonald)
36:55 3-2
Jay McClement [19] (Alexander Steen, David Perron)
39:16 4-2
Kristian Huselius [33] (Nick Foligno, François Beauchemin)
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43:54 5-2
Kristian Huselius [34] (Brad Stuart, François Beauchemin)
48:28 6-2
Brad Stuart [11] (Joe Thornton, Kristian Huselius)PP
52:34 7-2
Maxim Afinogenov [26] (Valtteri Filppula, Marc Methot)
56:58 8-2
Valtteri Filppula [13] (Jan Hejda, Mike Richards)
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Penalty summary:
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13:26
Roman Polak (2 min for tripping)
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20:25
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
26:54
Mike Commodore (5 min for fighting)
26:54
Tomás Kána (5 min for fighting)
27:38
Alexander Steen (2 min for tripping)
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42:33
Mike Commodore (5 min for fighting)
42:33
Matt D'Agostini (5 min for fighting)
46:42
T.J. Oshie (2 min for high-sticking)
57:34
David Jones (5 min for fighting)
57:34
Tomás Kána (5 min for fighting)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Blunden 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 8.30 6
R David Jones 1 0 3 1 1 2 5 0 13.30 8
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 4 1 2 0 2 1 17.40 7
R Chris Clark 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 19.50 6
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.30 7
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
C Mike Richards 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 17.30 9
C Joe Thornton 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 8
L Nick Foligno 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 5
L Alexandre Picard 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 14.10 7
L Valtteri Filppula 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 15.50 9
L Kristian Huselius 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.30 9
D Teddy Ruth 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 15.10 7
D Jan Hejda 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 16.40 6
D François Beauchemin 0 2 2 3 0 2 0 1 29.10 10
D Mike Commodore 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 13.50 7
D Marc Methot 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 18.20 8
D Brad Stuart 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 26.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 2 0 23 0 0 60.00 7
G Vesa Toskala 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt D'Agostini 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 1 9.30 6
C Tomás Kána 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 13.20 7
R T.J. Oshie 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -2 17.00 6
R Brad Boyes 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 -2 18.20 6
C Jay McClement 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 9.30 5
C Keith Tkachuk 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 15.40 7
R Andy McDonald 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -2 16.00 7
C David Backes 0 0 4 5 0 1 0 -2 18.00 8
L Alexander Steen 0 1 2 3 0 0 2 1 9.10 9
L David Perron 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 17.00 7
L Milan Lucic 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 -2 17.50 8
L Mike Comrie 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 16.30 6
D David Rundblad 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17.20 6
D Barret Jackman 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -2 18.40 6
D Eric Brewer 0 0 0 4 2 3 0 -1 24.40 7
D Roman Polak 0 0 1 5 0 3 2 0 17.50 8
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 0 3 7 0 1 0 -2 17.50 8
D Erik Johnson 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 -1 23.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Hannu Toivonen 8 0 20 0 0 60.00 4
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kristian Huselius
2nd star: Mike Richards
3rd star: Joe Thornton
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-François Beauchemin notched his 40th assist of the season.
Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-David Perron notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jay McClement finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Mike Comrie had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Alex Pietrangelo had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Tomás Kána beat Mike Commodore in a fight.
-Matt D'Agostini beat Mike Commodore in a fight.
-Tomás Kána beat David Jones in a fight.
Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 1( 14) , Worcester Icecats 2( 13)
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0-1 WOR Brad Winchester (Barry Tallackson, Yan Stastny)
1-1 SYR Gino Guyer (Tommy Sestito)
1-2 WOR D.J. King (Chris Porter)
Goalies: Chris Osgood - Ty Conklin