⭐ Away Stars 21-9-1
5–3
Final
🧥 Home Blue Jackets 9-23-1
Goals 1st2nd3rdF
⭐ DAL 0235
🧥 CBJ 1203

Stars at Blue Jackets

Stars beat Blue Jackets 5–3 at Nationwide Arena on December 21, 2005.

🗓 📍 Nationwide Arena, Columbus 🏒 2005-06 🔁 Stars lead the season series 2–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⭐ DAL
Philippe Boucher
2 G, 1 A
9 shots · 24:05 TOI
2nd star ⭐ DAL
Jason Arnott
3 A
5 shots · 14:49 TOI
3rd star ⭐ DAL
Stu Barnes
2 G
4 shots · 17:57 TOI

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🧥 Jaroslav Balastik Go-ahead 1st · 14:19
Assists: Jan Hrdina, Geoff Platt · beat Johan Hedberg
0–1
2nd period
⭐ Philippe Boucher Tying 2nd · 04:44
Assists: Jason Arnott, Brenden Morrow · beat Pascal Leclaire
1–1
🧥 Rick Nash Go-ahead 2nd · 16:14
Assists: Duvie Westcott · beat Johan Hedberg
1–2
⭐ Mike Modano PP Tying 2nd · 18:11
Assists: Philippe Boucher, Sergei Zubov · beat Pascal Leclaire
2–2
🧥 Mike Rupp Go-ahead 2nd · 19:40
Assists: Trevor Letowski · beat Johan Hedberg
2–3
3rd period
⭐ Philippe Boucher Tying 3rd · 00:53
Assists: Mike Modano, Sergei Zubov · beat Pascal Leclaire
3–3
⭐ Stu Barnes Go-ahead 3rd · 01:37
Assists: Antti Miettinen, Jason Arnott · beat Pascal Leclaire
4–3
⭐ Stu Barnes 3rd · 04:52
Assists: Brenden Morrow, Jason Arnott · beat Pascal Leclaire
5–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⭐Stars
L1 Morrow · Modano · Lehtinen 19:32
L2 Barnes · Kapanen · Guerin 16:25
L3 Arnott · Ott · Miettinen 10:49
L4 Jokinen · Hagman · Svoboda 6:28
D1 Zubov · Boucher 24:28
D2 Skoula · Klemm 18:18
D3 Daley · Robidas 17:18
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Nash · Fedorov · Hrdina 21:32
L2 Rupp · Letowski · Zherdev 15:44
L3 Balastik · Chimera · Fritsche 11:24
L4 Shelley · Platt · Goertzen 9:20
D1 Westcott · Klesla 25:27
D2 Suchy · Hainsey 21:52
D3 Delmore · Richardson 12:50

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⭐DAL CBJ🧥
35 Shots on goal 26
1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 0/8
6 Hits 8
9 Blocked shots 19
2 Takeaways 5
3 Giveaways 4
16 Penalty minutes 14
DAL shooting 14.3% (5/35) CBJ shooting 11.5% (3/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⭐Stars
Johan Hedberg
23/26
.885 SV% · 3 GA · 59:35 TOI
🧥Blue Jackets
Pascal Leclaire
30/35
.857 SV% · 5 GA · 58:29 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Stars
Stars — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-4-1 (44% win rate, 9 games)
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-2 (50% win rate, 4 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Stars
Stars — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-4 (43% win rate, 7 games)
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Stars lead the season series 2–0
Nov 182005 🧥CBJ @ ⭐DAL 3–6 Mar 32004 🧥CBJ @ ⭐DAL 2–4 Feb 42004 🧥CBJ @ ⭐DAL 0–1 Dec 272003 ⭐DAL @ 🧥CBJ 4–3 Oct 252003 ⭐DAL @ 🧥CBJ 3–2
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Who won Stars vs Blue Jackets on December 21, 2005?

Stars won 5–3. The final score was Stars 5, Blue Jackets 3.

Who scored for Stars?

Philippe Boucher (2), Stu Barnes (2), Mike Modano.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Jaroslav Balastik, Mike Rupp, Rick Nash.

How did the Stars goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Pascal Leclaire made 30 saves on 35 shots (.857 save percentage).

Where is Stars vs Blue Jackets played?

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

What is the Stars vs Blue Jackets season series?

Stars lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⭐ Stars
BeforeDec 19 ⭐DAL @ 🌲MIN 1–2 AfterDec 23 🌵PHX @ ⭐DAL 3–2
🧥 Blue Jackets
BeforeDec 20 🧥CBJ @ 🐙DET 3–4 AfterDec 23 🐯NSH @ 🧥CBJ 5–4
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