National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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
 
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Carolina 0011
Columbus 0314
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
  • 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.
  • Columbus has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Blue Jackets have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Carolina has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Hurricanes have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Nikolai Zherdev played for 19:14 during 24 shifts and scored 4 points. Nikolai Zherdev had 2 goals and 2 assists.
  • Eric Staal played for 19:57 during 28 shifts and scored 1 point. Eric Staal had 1 goal and 0 assists.
  • Columbus had 6 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.