Columbus 4, Carolina 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 29, 2007
Where: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Referees:
Dan O'Rourke, Ian Walsh
Linesmen:
Ryan Galloway, Derek Nansen
Attendance:
17453
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Carolina
|
20-17-2-1 |
10-7-1-0 |
10-10-1-1 |
L1 |
| Columbus
|
17-15-1-5 |
12-6-1-3 |
5-9-0-2 |
W1 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the Columbus Blue Jackets have a 12-6-1-3 record at home this season. The Carolina Hurricanes have a 10-10-1-1 record on the road.
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Columbus has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Blue Jackets have won 4 of their last 10 games.
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Carolina has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Hurricanes have won 4 of their last 10 games.
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Nikolai Zherdev played for 19:14 during 24 shifts and scored 4 points. Nikolai Zherdev had 2 goals and 2 assists.
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Eric Staal played for 19:57 during 28 shifts and scored 1 point. Eric Staal had 1 goal and 0 assists.
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Columbus had 6 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
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Carolina had 4 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
Top Game Performances
| Carolina |
|
Columbus |
|
Eric Staal 1 |
Points |
Nikolai Zherdev 4 |
|
Eric Staal 1 |
Goals |
Nikolai Zherdev 2 |
|
Ray Whitney 1 |
Assists |
Nikolai Zherdev 2 |
|
Eric Staal 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Rostislav Klesla 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
John Grahame 1.000 |
Save Percentage |
Pascal Leclaire .958 |
|
Cam Ward 17 |
Saves |
Pascal Leclaire 23 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Carolina
|
24 |
1 |
1-4 |
5-6 |
17 |
29 |
| Columbus
|
23 |
4 |
1-6 |
3-4 |
13 |
32 |
Upcoming Games
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Columbus will play their next game at home against Edmonton. The Blue Jackets have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .591 after a loss.
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Carolina will play their next game at home against NY Islanders. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .300 after a win and .737 after a loss.