Blue Power

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Not much too say about this one. Outplayed the Sens in every way, but couldn't put the puck in the net. Peter Regin scored off a scramble in front at the 8:12 mark of the second period, Ryan Shannon and Chris Campoli picked up assists. Mason deserved better in net, he made some really good saves on the night, but you can't win if you don't score.

MY GAME - Was a -1, took 6 shots, had one hit in 30:21 of ice time.

Senators vs Blue Jackets
Dec 31, 2010 1 2 3 F OTT (20-17-2) 0 1 0 1 CLB (14-20-4) 0 0 0 0 Three Stars Pascal LeClaire - Ottawa 35 saves, shutout Steve Mason - Columbus 21 saves Peter Regin - Ottawa 1 goal	Team Stats Comparison OTT CLB Shots on Goal 22 35 Hits 13 5 Faceoffs Won-Lost 15/25 25/15 Penalty Minutes 8 8 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 1 4 Time on Attack 4:26 6:45
Scoring Summary SECOND PERIOD OTT Regin (8) (Shannon, Campoli) 8:12
Senators - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA LeClaire (W, 16-15) 35 35 100% 2.66
Blue Jackets - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Mason (L, 11-21) 22 21 95% 2.55

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NHL Standings - Updated: Jan 1, 2011
WEST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	OTL	PTS	HOME	ROAD	GF	GA
Dallas	25	12	2	50			131	96
Detriot	23	11	4	46			123	97
Minnesota	22	13	2	44			99	74
Vancouver	22	13	1	44			107	106
Calgary	21	14	3	42			112	106
St. Louis	21	15	1	42			106	109
San Jose	20	16	2	40			121	115
Edmonton	20	13	3	40			113	112
Chicago	18	17	4	36			98	106
Anahiem	17	19	5	34			111	115
Colorado	17	19	2	34			101	110
Phoenix	16	18	3	32			121	124
Los Angeles	15	17	5	30			106	113
Nashville	15	19	3	30			96	115
Columbus	14	20	4	28			90	99

Top Teams in the Eastern Conference are: Boston (24-10-2, 48 points), Buffalo (23-13-1, 46), and Atlanta (23-16-2, 46).

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Columbus Blue Jackets (14-20-4) Stats - 2010-11
Skaters	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	GW	PIM	SOG	SPCT
Antione Vermette	38	10	15	25	-9	3	14	91
Jakub Voracek	38	14	10	24	-16	0	8	114
Rick Nash	38	12	11	23	6	3	6	76
Bryan Hoxsey	38	5	13	18	-14	0	97	221
Fedor Tyutin	38	6	11	17	-8	1	20	84
Sammy Pahlsson	38	9	8	17	0	0	12	50
Jan Hejda	38	3	13	16	-3	0	26	45
Kristian Huselius	38	4	11	15	-18	1	10	60
Anton Stralman	34	1	12	13	-1	0	32	63
Nikita Filatov	38	5	8	13	5	1	16	114
RJ Umberger	38	5	8	13	-1	1	2	52
Derick Brassard	38	2	6	8	1	0	6	24
Marc Methot	38	3	3	6	-8	1	10	25
Rostislav Klesla	37	2	3	5	3	0	26	39
Chris Clark	38	3	2	5	-2	0	4	25
Ethan Moreau	38	2	2	4	-1	0	0	19
Jared Boll	34	1	3	4	0	1	2	23
Dane Byers	38	1	2	3	2	0	2	14
Andrew Murray	8	0	1	1	1	0	0	2
Kyle Wilson	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	1
Goalies	GP	W	L	T	GAA	TOI	SV	SV%	SHO
Mathieu Garon	6	3	3		2.69	357	162	90.1	0
Steve Mason	32	11	21		2.55	1932	889	90.8	2

In the rookie points race its Brian Bickell of the Blackhawks in the lead with 22 (7g-15a), but I'm a close second.

Vermette leads the league with a 63.8% faceoff win percentage.

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NHL League Leaders - Updated: Jan 1, 2011
Goals Scored		G	Assists		A
	1. Marian Gaborik, NYR	27		1. Brenden Morrow, DAL	35
	2. Scott Hartnell, PHI	24		2. Mike Richards, PHI	29
	3. Michael Cammalleri, MON	23		3. Kyle Okposo, NYI	28
	4. Sidney Crosby, PIT	22		4. Kristopher Letang, PIT	28
	5. Lee Stempniak, PHO	21		5. Two tied at	27
Points		PTS	Plus/Minus		+/-
	1. Brenden Morrow, DAL	50		1. Scott Hartnell, PHI	25
	2. Marian Gaborik, NYR	50		2. Danny Briere, PHI	25
	3. Sidney Crosby, PIT	49		3. Mike Richards, PHI	25
	4. Nik Antropov, ATL	43		4. Sidney Crosby, PIT	24
	5. Alexander Ovechkin, WAS	43		5.

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Awesome stuff man, keep those league leaders up to date I am hoping Scott Hartnell wins the Rocket Richard haha

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Columbus Starts New Year With Shootout Win

Garon picks up win in net for Blue Jackets

NASHVILLE (AP) – Kristian Huselius beat Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne in the third round of a shootout to help give Columbus a 3-2 victory at Nashville Arena.

Rinne had stopped Rick Nash and rookie Bryan Hoxsey, while Blue Jacket goalie Mathieu Garon turned away a trio of attempts. Columbus is now 3-0-0 verses Nashville this season.

The home team opened the scoring when Matthew Lombardi scored his seventh goal of the season at the 12:06 mark of the first period. Lombardi's slapshot from the left circle beat Garon over the blocker with Patric Hornqvist and Jordin Tootoo picking up assists. RJ Umberger tied the game four minutes later when Rinne couldn't control the rebound off a shot from Fedor Tyutin. The Blue Jackets out-shot Nashville 12-3 in the opening 20 minutes.

“I thought we controlled things in the first, but they were able to get on the board first,” said Umberger. “My goal was just being in the right place at the right time, but Fedor put a good low shot on. Rinne was down and luckily I was able to elevate the puck over him.”

After a scoreless middle period, the visitors took a 2-1 lead on Antoine Vermette's 11^th tally of the season. The Blue Jackets were shorthanded, but Vermette picked up a loose puck and fired a shot over Rinne's glove and into the net from the right circle. Columbus looked to have the game under control until back-to-back penalties led to a Predator 5-on-3 power play in the final minutes. Nashville, after many great saves by Garon, finally tied the game when off a faceoff win by Steve Sullivan, Ryan Suter's shot through traffic eluded Garon with 24.1 on the game clock.

“We made some bad decisions late in the third and it almost cost us,” said Columbus head coach Scott Arniel. “Garon played well and made some big stops for us, but we needed to do a better job of clearing the puck. It was a nice way to start the year.”

MY GAME – Was a +1, took 10 shots, had 3 hits in 40:26 of ice time. Also, I had Rinne beat in the shootout, but my shot hit the post.

Blue Jackets vs Predators
Jan 2, 2011 1 2 3 SO F CLB (15-20-4) 1 0 1 0/1 3 NSH (15-20-3) 1 0 1 0/0 2 Three Stars Pekka Rinne - Nashville 38 saves Mathieu Garon - Columbus 28 saves Antoine Vermette - Columbus 1 goal	Team Stats Comparison CLB NSH Shots on Goal 40 30 Hits 12 9 Faceoffs Won-Lost 33/23 23/33 Penalty Minutes 12 14 Power Plays Converted 0 1 Power Play Opportunities 3 6 Time on Attack 7:06 5:14
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD NSH Lombardi (7) (Hornqvist, Tootoo) 12:06 CLB Umberger (6) (Moreau, Tyutin) 16:32 THIRD PERIOD CLB Vermette (11) (Boll) (SH) 8:48 NSH R. Suter (5) (Sullivan) (PP) 19:36 SHOOTOUT CLB Nash (NG), Hoxsey (NG), Huselius (G) NSH Erat (NG), Sullivan (NG), Dumont (NG)
Blue Jackets - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Garon (W, 4-3) 30 28 93% 2.57
Predators - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Rinne (L, 12-19) 40 38 95% 3.07

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Quote: Originally Posted by Eaglesrownage

Awesome stuff man, keep those league leaders up to date I am hoping Scott Hartnell wins the Rocket Richard haha

Thanks for following. Hartnell's having a great year, but Gaborik will be tough to beat..will just have to see how things work out.

I think it is pretty safe to say that no one from the Blue Jackets is going to win it..ha..ha. We just (other that a few games) have had trouble putting pucks in the net.

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Quick Update:

Jan. 4, 2011 – Phoenix 1, Columbus 0

Lee Stempniak's first period power play tally was the contest's only goal. Stempniak's 22^nd goal of the season was assisted by Martin Hanzal and Ed Jovanovski at the 14:57 mark, his shot beat Steve Mason stick side.

The Blue Jackets out-shot the Coyotes 33-28 in the game, but Ilya Bryzgalov (16-18, 3.02 GAA) stood tall, making numerous outstanding saves on shots that looked like sure goals.

“We had so many quality chances, but we just were unable to get the puck past Bryzgalov,” said Columbus head coach Scott Arniel. “He had an answer for every shot we threw at him. Mason had another solid game for us and the defense played well, we just couldn't light the lamp. It was another tough loss.”

Jan. 7, 2011 – Columbus 3, Anaheim 2

Nikita Filatov scored a pair of power play goals, including the game-winner with 40 seconds left, to give the Blue Jackets a 3-2 road victory.

“It was a nice way to finish a tough road game, especially after not being able to put the puck in the net the other night in Phoenix,” said Arniel. “Filatov played his best game of the year and we will need more guys to step it up like that if we want to continue to push back to that .500 mark.”

Filatov scored in the first period, his sixth of the year, on a shot from the left circle to tie things at 1-1. Duck's captain Ryan Getzlaf had opened the game's scoring just two minutes in. Antoine Vermette scored the lone goal of the second period to make it 2-1, but Joffrey Lupul evened things early in the third, before Filatov came up big late.

“Hoxsey made a great play to keep the puck in and then get it deep in the offensive zone,” said Filatov. “I turned and was really looking to give the puck up, but no one picked me up and I was able to get a quick shot off. It was nice to be ale to contribute and help the team win.”

Columbus is now 16-21-4.

MY GAMES – Against Phoenix I had a pair of hits in 34:17 of ice time. In Anaheim I was a -1, but picked up a couple assists, including one on Filatov's winner. Also took seven shots, was credited with one hit in 31:49 of ice time.

I'm starting to adjust to playing on the right side of the defense and getting a better feel with Methot as my pairing, but really wish Arniel would put me back with Tyutin and move me back to the left side. I feel I'm playing pretty well right now, but we really need to start scoring more. Mason has really been playing well for us, now we just need to give him help in the offensive end.