National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 2, Columbus 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 8, 2007
Where: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Referees: Stephane Auger, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Steve Miller
Attendance: 15666
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123T
Minnesota 1012
Columbus 0101
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 16-11-0-2 10-5-0-0 6-6-0-2 W1
Columbus 13-11-0-5 8-4-0-3 5-7-0-2 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Columbus Blue Jackets have a 8-4-0-3 record at home this season. The Minnesota Wild have a 6-6-0-2 record on the road.
  • Columbus has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Blue Jackets have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Wild have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Nikolai Zherdev played for 20:26 during 28 shifts and scored 1 point. Nikolai Zherdev had 1 goal and 0 assists.
  • Brian Rolston played for 18:45 during 24 shifts and scored 1 point. Brian Rolston had 1 goal and 0 assists.
  • Columbus had 1 powerplay opportunity and converted 0 of them.
  • Minnesota had 4 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
Top Game Performances
 
Minnesota   Columbus
Brian Rolston 1 Points Nikolai Zherdev 1
Brian Rolston 1 Goals Nikolai Zherdev 1
Pierre-Marc Bouchard 1 Assists Jason Chimera 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Niklas Backstrom .969 Save Percentage Pascal Leclaire .923
Niklas Backstrom 31 Saves Pascal Leclaire 24
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Minnesota 26 2 0-4 1-1 7 30
Columbus 32 1 0-1 4-4 13 40
Upcoming Games
  • Columbus will play their next game at home against Anaheim. The Blue Jackets have a W/L % of .308 after a win and .562 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against San Jose. The Wild have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .462 after a loss.