Blue Jackets 5–4 Blackhawks — Final Score & Stats (Oct 7, 2006)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🪶 CHI

Michal Handzus

3 A

21:41 TOI

2nd star 🧥 CBJ

Rick Nash

2 G

3 shots · 19:32 TOI

3rd star 🧥 CBJ

Manny Malhotra

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:18 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🪶 Adrian Aucoin Go-ahead 1st · 05:31

Assists: Radim Vrbata, Michal Handzus · beat Pascal Leclaire

0–1

🪶 Jeff Hamilton PP 1st · 07:16

Assists: Michal Handzus, Martin Havlat · beat Pascal Leclaire

0–2

🧥 Rick Nash PP 1st · 14:59

Assists: Ron Hainsey, David Vyborny · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

1–2

🧥 Jaroslav Balastik PP Tying 1st · 17:23

Assists: Anders Eriksson, Freddy Modin · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

2–2

2nd period

🧥 Manny Malhotra PP Go-ahead 2nd · 10:49

Assists: Dan Fritsche, Adam Foote · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

3–2

🧥 Rick Nash 2nd · 11:44

Assists: David Vyborny · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

4–2

🧥 Duvie Westcott 2nd · 13:33

Assists: Jason Chimera, Manny Malhotra · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

5–2

3rd period

🪶 Patrick Sharp PP 3rd · 15:41

Assists: Michal Handzus, Jeff Hamilton · beat Pascal Leclaire

5–3

🪶 Martin Havlat 3rd · 16:04

Assists: Lasse Kukkonen, Brent Seabrook · beat Pascal Leclaire

5–4

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🧥Blue Jackets

L1 Nash · Modin · Vyborny 19:32

L2 Hartigan · Malhotra · Carter 16:18

L3 Chimera · Fritsche · Svitov 14:18

L4 Balastik · Shelley · Brule 2:26

D1 Foote · Hainsey 29:44

D2 Westcott · Eriksson 19:20

D3 Tollefsen · Johnson 10:53

🪶Blackhawks

L1 Handzus · Smolinski · Havlat 21:32

L2 Holmqvist · Bourque · Vrbata 17:45

L3 Sharp · Hamilton · Lapointe 12:28

L4 Salmelainen · Arkhipov · Low 8:36

D1 Keith · Vandermeer 25:06

D2 Aucoin · Kukkonen 17:58

D3 Seabrook · Cullimore 12:43

Team stats

Away left · home right

🧥CBJ CHI🪶

24 Shots on goal 22

3/8 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

12 Hits 14

4 Blocked shots 7

1 Takeaways 1

1 Giveaways 4

18 Penalty minutes 20

CBJ shooting 20.8% (5/24) CHI shooting 18.2% (4/22)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🧥Blue Jackets

Pascal Leclaire

18/22

.818 SV% · 4 GA · 59:35 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Nikolai Khabibulin

19/24

.792 SV% · 5 GA · 58:17 TOI

Last meetings

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Blue Jackets lead the season series 1–0

Apr 162006 🧥CBJ @ 🪶CHI 3–4 Apr 152006 🪶CHI @ 🧥CBJ 2–5 Apr 12006 🪶CHI @ 🧥CBJ 2–5 Mar 152006 🧥CBJ @ 🪶CHI 2–3 Mar 72006 🪶CHI @ 🧥CBJ 3–1

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Who won Blue Jackets vs Blackhawks on October 7, 2006?

Blue Jackets won 5–4. The final score was Blue Jackets 5, Blackhawks 4.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Rick Nash (2), Duvie Westcott, Jaroslav Balastik, Manny Malhotra.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Adrian Aucoin, Jeff Hamilton, Martin Havlat, Patrick Sharp.

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Pascal Leclaire made 18 saves on 22 shots (.818 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 19 saves on 24 shots (.792 save percentage).

Where is Blue Jackets vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Blue Jackets vs Blackhawks season series?

Blue Jackets lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🧥 Blue Jackets

BeforeOct 6 🐋VAN @ 🧥CBJ 3–2 AfterOct 9 🌵PHX @ 🧥CBJ 1–5

🪶 Blackhawks

BeforeOct 5 🪶CHI @ 🐯NSH 8–6 AfterOct 12 🐯NSH @ 🪶CHI 1–3

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