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2005-06 regular season

Blue Jackets at Predators

🗓 📍 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville 🔁 Predators lead the season series 2–1

Predators beat Blue Jackets 7–3 at Bridgestone Arena on December 17, 2005.

CBJ – NSH
26–32
Shots on goal
1/4–1/9
Power play
19–10
Hits
12–8
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐯 NSH
Dan Hamhuis
3 A
1 shots · 23:53 TOI
2nd star 🐯 NSH
Steve Sullivan
1 G, 1 A
7 shots · 16:47 TOI
3rd star 🐯 NSH
Marek Zidlicky
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 25:10 TOI

Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
🧥 Rick Nash PP Go-ahead 1st · 12:34
Assists: David Vyborny, Duvie Westcott · beat Tomas Vokoun
1–0
2nd period
🐯 Jordin Tootoo Tying 2nd · 00:43
Assists: Dan Hamhuis · beat Marc Denis
1–1
🧥 Jan Hrdina SH Go-ahead 2nd · 06:03
Assists: Trevor Letowski · beat Tomas Vokoun
2–1
🐯 Kris Beech Tying 2nd · 06:30
Assists: Steve Sullivan, Paul Kariya · beat Marc Denis
2–2
🐯 Marek Zidlicky Go-ahead 2nd · 09:33
Assists: Kris Beech, Scottie Upshall · beat Marc Denis
2–3
🐯 Steve Sullivan PP 2nd · 13:20
Assists: Marek Zidlicky, Dan Hamhuis · beat Marc Denis
2–4
🐯 Yanic Perreault 2nd · 15:12
Assists: Martin Erat, Kimmo Timonen · beat Marc Denis
2–5
🐯 Jerred Smithson 2nd · 19:03
Assists: Darcy Hordichuk, Jordin Tootoo · beat Marc Denis
2–6
3rd period
🐯 Darcy Hordichuk 3rd · 07:22
Assists: Dan Hamhuis · beat Pascal Leclaire
2–7
🧥 David Vyborny 3rd · 14:50
Unassisted · beat Tomas Vokoun
3–7

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Fedorov · Hrdina · Vyborny 18:11
L2 Rupp · Nash · Letowski 14:37
L3 Platt · Goertzen · Zherdev 11:36
L4 Chimera · Balastik · Shelley 10:09
D1 Berard · Westcott 22:12
D2 Suchy · Richardson 20:12
D3 Hainsey · Hulse 16:08
🐯Predators
L1 Kariya · Hartnell · Hall 18:55
L2 Sullivan · Perreault · Erat 16:47
L3 Beech · Smithson · Upshall 12:40
L4 Hordichuk · Fiddler · Tootoo 10:22
D1 Zidlicky · Hamhuis 24:32
D2 Suter · Markov 19:52
D3 Eaton · Timonen 13:16

Team stats

Away left · home right
🧥CBJ NSH🐯
26 Shots on goal 32
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/9
19 Hits 10
12 Blocked shots 8
8 Takeaways 6
8 Giveaways 8
18 Penalty minutes 8
CBJ shooting 11.5% (3/26) NSH shooting 21.9% (7/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🧥Blue Jackets
Marc Denis
19/25
.760 SV% · 6 GA · 40:00 TOI
Pascal Leclaire
6/7
.857 SV% · 1 GA · 20:00 TOI
🐯Predators
Tomas Vokoun
23/26
.885 SV% · 3 GA · 59:59 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)
Predators
Predators — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)
After 2nd — 2–6
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — trailing by 4 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)
Predators
Predators — leading by 4 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Predators lead the season series 2–1
Nov 232005 🐯NSH @ 🧥CBJ 4–2 Oct 262005 🐯NSH @ 🧥CBJ 2–3 OT Mar 272004 🧥CBJ @ 🐯NSH 3–2 OT Feb 162004 🐯NSH @ 🧥CBJ 2–4 Jan 292004 🐯NSH @ 🧥CBJ 6–4
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Who won Blue Jackets vs Predators on December 17, 2005?

Predators won 7–3. The final score was Blue Jackets 3, Predators 7.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

David Vyborny, Jan Hrdina, Rick Nash.

Who scored for Predators?

Darcy Hordichuk, Jerred Smithson, Jordin Tootoo, Kris Beech, Marek Zidlicky, Steve Sullivan, Yanic Perreault.

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Marc Denis made 19 saves on 25 shots (.760 save percentage).

How did the Predators goalie play?

Tomas Vokoun made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

Where is Blue Jackets vs Predators played?

At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the Predators home rink.

What is the Blue Jackets vs Predators season series?

Predators lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🧥 Blue Jackets
BeforeDec 15 🧥CBJ @ 🌪️CAR 1–2 AfterDec 20 🧥CBJ @ 🐙DET 3–4
🐯 Predators
BeforeDec 15 🪶CHI @ 🐯NSH 3–5 AfterDec 20 🏔️COL @ 🐯NSH 2–3
Also on December 17
🐧PIT 3–4 ⚔️BUF 😈NJD 1–4 🌪️CAR 🍁TOR 2–8 🏛️OTT 🐆FLA 1–2 🐦ATL 🏔️COL 4–5 🏝️NYI 🐙DET 6–3 ⚡TBL 🔔PHI 5–2 🎵STL 🇨🇦MTL 3–4 🌲MIN
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