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8/4/2012
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Columbus Blue Jackets 4 , St. Louis Blues 3
Shots: 20 - 32
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:51/76=67 %, Challenges:19/35=52 %
PP: 1 of 6 (12 shots), Passing:83/98=84 %, Challenges:33/47=68 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 627150 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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01:55 1-0
R.J. Umberger [32] (Marc Methot, Jan Hejda)
11:31 1-1
Carlo Colaiacovo [8] (John Carlson, Patrik Berglund)
17:14 2-1
R.J. Umberger [33] (Antoine Vermette, Nicklas Bäckström)
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28:43 2-2
David Backes [37] (Andy McDonald, Ian Cole)PP
30:43 3-2
Jeff Schultz [8] (Nicklas Bäckström, Ben Guite)
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43:15 4-2
Nicklas Bäckström [34] (Kris Russell, Sami Lepistö)PP
46:07 4-3
Andrei Kostitsyn [13] (David Backes, Andy McDonald)
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Penalty summary:
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03:04
Roman Polak (2 min for high-sticking)
05:41
Sami Lepistö (2 min for hooking)
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27:09
Samuel Påhlsson (2 min for roughing)
28:16
Scottie Upshall (2 min for high-sticking)
35:14
Mike Commodore (2 min for hooking)
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40:29
Jeff Schultz (2 min for tripping)
42:51
Chris Stewart (2 min for cross-checking)
47:52
Samuel Påhlsson (2 min for hooking)
54:07
T.J. Hensick (2 min for hooking)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Clark 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 7.50 6
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 19.00 6
R Jeff Carter 0 0 5 3 1 1 0 1 13.10 8
L Alexander Semin 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 17.40 7
C Ben Guite 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 5.30 6
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 17.50 6
L Antoine Vermette 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 13.40 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 1 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 17.40 8
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 12.20 6
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.40 7
C R.J. Umberger 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 1 13.10 8
R Kristian Huselius 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 17.40 6
D Kris Russell 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 6
D Marc Methot 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 19.50 7
D Jan Hejda 0 1 0 5 2 1 0 0 25.10 7
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 4 2 3 2 0 18.40 7
D Sami Lepistö 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 16.20 7
D Jeff Schultz 1 0 1 3 2 1 2 0 22.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 3 0 29 0 0 60.00 8
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R B.J. Crombeen 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 13.30 7
R Matt D'Agostini 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6.20 4
R Chris Stewart 0 0 4 3 1 1 2 0 20.20 8
R Andy McDonald 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 -1 19.50 8
C Jaden Schwartz 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 9.10 5
C T.J. Hensick 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 7.40 6
C Patrik Berglund 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 21.30 8
C David Backes 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 -1 20.50 8
L Brad Winchester 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 9.10 7
L Jaromir Jagr 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9.00 6
L Alexander Steen 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 -1 17.20 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 20.40 8
D Kevin Shattenkirk 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
D Carlo Colaiacovo 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24.50 7
D James Wisniewski 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 -1 29.30 7
D Ian Cole 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 12.40 6
D Roman Polak 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 -1 16.00 6
D John Carlson 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 30.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jaroslav Halak 4 0 16 0 0 60.00 4
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nicklas Bäckström
2nd star: R.J. Umberger
3rd star: David Backes
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Nicklas Bäckström has marked a new career high in goals with 34 tallies.
-R.J. Umberger finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Marc Methot ended his 9 game point drought.
-Jeff Schultz ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Jeff Schultz ended his 8 game point drought.
Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Andy McDonald had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Ian Cole ended his 5 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 6( 21) , Worcester Icecats 3( 26)
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1-0 SYR Tomás Kána
1-1 WOR Tyler Shattock (Ryan Reaves)
2-1 SYR Maxim Mayorov (Anton Strålman, Tomás Kána)
3-1 SYR Codey Burki (Tom Sestito)
4-1 SYR Tom Sestito (Michael Blunden)
5-1 SYR Grant Clitsome (Tomas Kubalik, Andrew Murray)
5-2 WOR Cam Janssen (Vladimír Sobotka)
6-2 SYR Michael Blunden (Anton Strålman)
6-3 WOR Adam Cracknell (John Erskine)
Goalies: David LeNeveu - Ben Bishop