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2011-12 regular season

Predators at Blue Jackets

🗓 📍 Nationwide Arena, Columbus 🔁 Predators lead the season series 1–0

Predators beat Blue Jackets 3–2 at Nationwide Arena on October 7, 2011.

NSH – CBJ
31–34
Shots on goal
1/3–0/5
Power play
10–23
Hits
21–10
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐯 NSH
Ryan Suter
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 26:28 TOI
2nd star 🧥 CBJ
Rick Nash
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 20:53 TOI
3rd star 🐯 NSH
Pekka Rinne
32 saves
0.941 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order
2nd period
🐯 Ryan Suter PP Go-ahead 2nd · 05:10
Assists: Sergei Kostitsyn, David Legwand · beat Steve Mason
1–0
🧥 Vinny Prospal Tying 2nd · 14:19
Assists: Jeff Carter, Rick Nash · beat Pekka Rinne
1–1
🐯 Craig Smith Go-ahead 2nd · 15:56
Assists: Shea Weber, Ryan Suter · beat Steve Mason
2–1
3rd period
🐯 Matt Halischuk 3rd · 00:39
Assists: Cal O'Reilly · beat Steve Mason
3–1
🧥 Rick Nash 3rd · 10:19
Assists: Vinny Prospal, Jeff Carter · beat Pekka Rinne
3–2

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐯Predators
L1 Legwand · O'Reilly · Halischuk 16:49
L2 Kostitsyn · Spaling · Erat 15:22
L3 Smithson · Smith · Wilson 13:27
L4 Geoffrion · Tootoo · Hornqvist 10:39
D1 Suter · Weber 26:11
D2 Blum · Klein 21:28
D3 Hillen · Laakso 12:48
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Nash · Carter · Vermette 20:40
L2 Prospal · Umberger · Atkinson 18:11
L3 Pahlsson · Brassard · Dorsett 10:42
L4 Calvert · MacKenzie · Johansen 8:55
D1 Clitsome · Tyutin 23:52
D2 Martinek · Russell 19:57
D3 Savard · Methot 16:02

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐯NSH CBJ🧥
31 Shots on goal 34
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5
10 Hits 23
21 Blocked shots 10
10 Takeaways 12
2 Giveaways 11
10 Penalty minutes 6
NSH shooting 9.7% (3/31) CBJ shooting 5.9% (2/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐯Predators
Pekka Rinne
32/34
.941 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🧥Blue Jackets
Steve Mason
28/31
.903 SV% · 3 GA · 58:46 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located
Ryan Suter · 2nd 05:10 · 1–0 Vinny Prospal · 2nd 14:19 · 1–1 Craig Smith · 2nd 15:56 · 2–1 Matt Halischuk · 3rd 00:39 · 3–1 Rick Nash · 3rd 10:19 · 3–2
NSH CBJ
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Last meetings

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Predators lead the season series 1–0
Apr 82011 🧥CBJ @ 🐯NSH 1–4 Feb 272011 🧥CBJ @ 🐯NSH 2–3 Feb 222011 🐯NSH @ 🧥CBJ 0–4 Jan 22011 🧥CBJ @ 🐯NSH 1–4 Dec 12010 🐯NSH @ 🧥CBJ 4–3 SO
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Who won Predators vs Blue Jackets on October 7, 2011?

Predators won 3–2. The final score was Predators 3, Blue Jackets 2.

Who scored for Predators?

Craig Smith, Matt Halischuk, Ryan Suter.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Rick Nash, Vinny Prospal.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Pekka Rinne made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Steve Mason made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

Where is Predators vs Blue Jackets played?

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

What is the Predators vs Blue Jackets season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐯 Predators
BeforeMay 9 🐋VAN @ 🐯NSH 2–1 AfterOct 8 🐯NSH @ 🎵STL 4–2
🧥 Blue Jackets
BeforeApr 9 ⚔️BUF @ 🧥CBJ 5–4 AfterOct 8 🧥CBJ @ 🌲MIN 2–4
Also on October 7
🦆ANA 1–4 ⚔️BUF 🗽NYR 2–3 👑LAK ⚡TBL 5–1 🌪️CAR 🏛️OTT 3–5 🐙DET 🪶CHI 1–2 ⭐DAL
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