🦈 Away Sharks 18-9-10 before this game
1–0
Final
🧥 Home Blue Jackets 10-20-6 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
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CBJ 0000

Sharks at Blue Jackets

Sharks beat Blue Jackets 1–0 at Nationwide Arena on December 31, 2003.

🗓 Wed, Dec 31, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 Nationwide Arena, Columbus 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Sharks lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦈 SJS
Alyn McCauley
1 G
4 shots · 16:59 TOI · +1
2nd star 🦈 SJS
Rob Davison
1 A
3 shots · 14:43 TOI · +1
3rd star 🦈 SJS
Nisse Ekman
1 A
2 shots · 15:19 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦈SJS CBJ🧥
29 Shots on goal 26
8 Hits 12
12 Blocked shots 7
3 Takeaways 6
2 Giveaways 1
18 Penalty minutes 16
SJS shooting 3.4% (1/29) CBJ shooting 0.0% (0/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦈Sharks
Evgeni Nabokov Shutout
26/26
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 59:59 TOI
🧥Blue Jackets
Marc Denis
28/29
.966 SV% · 1 GA · 58:46 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 1st: 18-9-10 (49% win rate, 37 games)
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — tied after 1st: 10-20-6 (28% win rate, 36 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 2nd: 18-9-10 (49% win rate, 37 games)
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — tied after 2nd: 10-20-6 (28% win rate, 36 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦈Sharks
L1 Marleau · Damphousse · Cheechoo 18:05
L2 Sturm · McCauley · Primeau 16:54
L3 Thornton · Dimitrakos · Ekman 15:19
L4 Smith · Ricci · Parker 7:54
D1 McLaren · Rathje 22:34
D2 Hannan · Stuart 21:22
D3 Preissing · Davison 16:18
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Marchant · Cassels · Vyborny 20:13
L2 Sanderson · Nash · Zherdev 18:30
L3 Malhotra · Letowski · McDonell 15:31
L4 Pirjeta · Shelley · Ling 6:11
D1 Eriksson · Richardson 22:45
D2 Sydor · Rohloff 19:13
D3 Klesla · Lachance 15:40

⚔️ Last meetings

Sharks lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Feb 21, 2003
🧥CBJ @ 🦈SJS
0–6 · Sharks won
Feb 12, 2003
🦈SJS @ 🧥CBJ
0–1 · Blue Jackets won
Dec 6, 2002
🧥CBJ @ 🦈SJS
2–3 · Sharks won
Oct 25, 2002
🦈SJS @ 🧥CBJ
5–4 · Sharks won
Apr 10, 2002
🦈SJS @ 🧥CBJ
5–3 · Sharks won

❓ SJS vs CBJ, answered

Who won Sharks vs Blue Jackets on December 31, 2003?

Sharks won 1–0.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Blue Jackets?

The final score was Sharks 1, Blue Jackets 0.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 26 saves on 26 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Marc Denis made 28 saves on 29 shots (.966 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Blue Jackets played?

At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, the Blue Jackets home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Blue Jackets season series?

Sharks lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
🦈Sharks
Previous game · Dec 29
🐯NSH @ 🦈SJS
2–5 · SJS won
Next game · Jan 2
🦈SJS @ 🪶CHI
1–2 · CHI won
🧥Blue Jackets
Previous game · Dec 29
🎵STL @ 🧥CBJ
3–2 · STL won
Next game · Jan 2
🧥CBJ @ ⚡TBL
2–0 · CBJ won
Also on December 31, 2003
🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT
6–1 final
🐆FLA @ ⚡TBL
2–2 final
🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF
1–7 final
🐦ATL @ 🐙DET
5–6 final
🦆ANA @ 🌪️CAR
3–1 final
🏔️COL @ 🔥CGY
2–1 final
🐋VAN @ 🪶CHI
4–3 final
🇨🇦MTL @ ⭐DAL
1–1 final
Sharks season page Blue Jackets season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule