Blackhawks 3–4 Blue Jackets — Final Score & Stats (Dec 26, 2005)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
🪶 CHI	1	2	0	0	3
🧥 CBJ	1	1	1	1	4

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🧥 CBJ

Nikolay Zherdev

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 17:40 TOI

2nd star 🧥 CBJ

Rostislav Klesla

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 24:53 TOI

3rd star 🧥 CBJ

Marc Denis

42 saves

0.933 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🪶 Martin Lapointe Go-ahead 1st · 03:28

Assists: Matthew Barnaby · beat Marc Denis

1–0

🧥 Rostislav Klesla PP Tying 1st · 16:01

Assists: Ron Hainsey, David Vyborny · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

1–1

2nd period

🧥 Adam Foote SH Go-ahead 2nd · 01:57

Assists: Nikolay Zherdev, Rostislav Klesla · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

1–2

🪶 Anton Babchuk PP Tying 2nd · 05:18

Assists: Tyler Arnason, Kyle Calder · beat Marc Denis

2–2

🪶 Duncan Keith SH Go-ahead 2nd · 12:24

Assists: Michael Holmqvist, Curtis Brown · beat Marc Denis

3–2

3rd period

🧥 Nikolay Zherdev Tying 3rd · 19:36

Assists: Ron Hainsey · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

3–3

Overtime

🧥 Jaroslav Balastik Go-ahead OT · 02:35

Assists: Radoslav Suchy, Jan Hrdina · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

3–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🪶Blackhawks

L1 Calder · Bell · Arnason 18:01

L2 Bourque · Vorobiev · Lapointe 17:02

L3 Sharp · Dowd · Brown 12:42

L4 Thornton · Holmqvist · Barnaby 9:35

D1 Keith · Spacek 25:44

D2 Aucoin · Vandermeer 22:53

D3 Babchuk · Simpson 14:26

🧥Blue Jackets

L1 Nash · Fedorov · Vyborny 20:21

L2 Hrdina · Zherdev · Letowski 17:40

L3 Balastik · Rupp · Chimera 12:05

L4 Shelley · Platt · Fritsche 7:12

D1 Foote · Westcott 27:18

D2 Klesla · Suchy 22:09

D3 Hainsey · Hulse 13:38

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🪶CHI CBJ🧥

45 Shots on goal 32

1/8 Power play (goals / chances) 1/8

8 Hits 11

12 Blocked shots 15

6 Takeaways 6

2 Giveaways 2

28 Penalty minutes 18

CHI shooting 6.7% (3/45) CBJ shooting 12.5% (4/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🪶Blackhawks

Nikolai Khabibulin

28/32

.875 SV% · 4 GA · 61:51 TOI

🧥Blue Jackets

Marc Denis

42/45

.933 SV% · 3 GA · 62:16 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 5-5-1 (45% win rate, 11 games)

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — tied after 1st: 3-12 (20% win rate, 15 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-7-1 (27% win rate, 11 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Blue Jackets lead the season series 2–0

Oct 92005 🧥CBJ @ 🪶CHI 3–2 Feb 272004 🧥CBJ @ 🪶CHI 4–3 Feb 252004 🪶CHI @ 🧥CBJ 4–3 Jan 242004 🪶CHI @ 🧥CBJ 3–4 Jan 222004 🧥CBJ @ 🪶CHI 0–7

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❓ CHI vs CBJ, answered

Who won Blackhawks vs Blue Jackets on December 26, 2005?

Blue Jackets won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Blackhawks 3, Blue Jackets 4.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Anton Babchuk, Duncan Keith, Martin Lapointe.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Adam Foote, Jaroslav Balastik, Nikolay Zherdev, Rostislav Klesla.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 28 saves on 32 shots (.875 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Marc Denis made 42 saves on 45 shots (.933 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Blue Jackets played?

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

What is the Blackhawks vs Blue Jackets season series?

Blue Jackets lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🪶 Blackhawks

BeforeDec 23 🐙DET @ 🪶CHI 3–2 AfterDec 28 🎵STL @ 🪶CHI 2–1

🧥 Blue Jackets

BeforeDec 23 🐯NSH @ 🧥CBJ 5–4 AfterDec 28 🦆ANA @ 🧥CBJ 0–1

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