The Columbus Blue Jackets lost to the Nashville Predators, 5 to 4, on December 23, 2005.

Final

Predators

23-7-3

5

Blue Jackets

9-25-1

4

Team

NSH

CBJ

1

4

2

1

3

0

1

Total

5

4

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

NSH

CBJ

Scott Hartnell (PP) assisted by Kimmo Timonen and Steve Sullivan

1

0

Jaroslav Balastik (PP) assisted by Jan Hrdina and Duvie Westcott

1

Scottie Upshall (EV) assisted by Paul Kariya and Yanic Perreault

2

1

Duvie Westcott (EV) assisted by Geoff Platt and Dan Fritsche

2

Vernon Fiddler (EV) assisted by Paul Kariya and Scottie Upshall

3

2

Yanic Perreault (PP) assisted by Paul Kariya and Steve Sullivan

4

2

2nd period

NSH

CBJ

Adam Hall (PP) assisted by Martin Erat and Marek Zidlicky

5

2

Jaroslav Balastik (PP) assisted by Adam Foote and Aaron Johnson

5

3

3rd period

NSH

CBJ

Jason Chimera (SH) assisted by Adam Foote and Mike Rupp

5

4

Predators

Blue Jackets

Goals

5

4

Shots

22

39

Penalty Minutes

24

18

Power-Play Goals

3

2

Power-Play Opportunities

7

10

Faceoff Wins

33

Hits

12

14

Giveaways

4

2

Takeaways

6

7

Predators

Blue Jackets

Goalies

NAME	GS	SA	GA	Sv	Sv%	TOI
Tomas Vokoun (W)	1	39	4	35	.897	59:53

Skaters

NAME	G	A	+/-	PIM	S	TOI	Hits	BkS	GvA	TkA
Jamie Allison	0	0	-1	2	0	5:34	0	0	0	0
Martin Erat	0	1	-1	4	2	12:54	0	0	0	1
Vernon Fiddler	1	0	+1	2	2	19:00	0	0	0	0
Adam Hall	1	0	-2	0	1	20:33	0	0	0	0
Dan Hamhuis	0	0	0	2	1	23:54	3	2	1	1
Scott Hartnell	1	0	-1	0	2	15:43	0	0	0	1
Darcy Hordichuk	0	0	0	0	0	5:30	3	0	0	0
Greg Johnson	0	0	-1	0	1	16:46	0	0	0	0
Paul Kariya	0	3	+2	0	5	18:00	0	0	1	0
Danny Markov	0	0	0	0	0	23:39	1	3	1	0
Yanic Perreault	1	1	0	0	2	13:41	0	1	0	1
Jerred Smithson	0	0	0	6	0	12:06	1	2	0	0
Steve Sullivan	0	2	0	0	1	18:18	1	0	1	1
Ryan Suter	0	0	+2	0	1	19:53	0	2	0	0
Kimmo Timonen	0	1	0	0	1	24:21	0	2	0	0
Jordin Tootoo	0	0	0	2	1	7:13	0	0	0	1
Scottie Upshall	1	1	+2	2	1	7:23	2	1	0	0
Marek Zidlicky	0	1	-1	4	1	17:41	1	1	0	0

Goalies

NAME	GS	SA	GA	Sv	Sv%	TOI
Pascal Leclaire	1	11	4	7	.636	20:00
Marc Denis (L)	0	11	1	10	.909	38:46

Skaters

NAME	G	A	+/-	PIM	S	TOI	Hits	BkS	GvA	TkA
Jaroslav Balastik	2	0	0	0	6	13:43	0	0	0	1
Jason Chimera	1	0	0	0	2	10:59	0	2	0	0
Sergei Fedorov	0	0	-1	2	2	24:34	3	0	0	0
Adam Foote	0	2	0	4	0	26:21	2	0	0	0
Dan Fritsche	0	1	+1	2	2	6:13	1	0	0	0
Ron Hainsey	0	0	0	0	3	18:02	0	2	0	0
Mark Hartigan	0	0	0	0	3	12:44	1	0	0	0
Jan Hrdina	0	1	0	0	1	17:33	0	0	0	0
Aaron Johnson	0	1	0	2	3	8:37	1	0	0	0
Rostislav Klesla	0	0	+1	0	0	19:54	1	1	0	0
Trevor Letowski	0	0	-1	0	3	16:37	0	0	1	1
Rick Nash	0	0	-1	2	6	21:37	1	0	0	0
Geoff Platt	0	1	0	0	0	7:12	0	0	0	0
Mike Rupp	0	1	+1	2	0	12:54	0	0	0	1
Jody Shelley	0	0	+1	4	0	4:55	2	0	0	0
Radoslav Suchy	0	0	-1	0	1	19:38	0	3	0	2
Duvie Westcott	1	1	0	0	5	26:32	1	0	0	1
Nikolay Zherdev	0	0	-1	0	2	21:36	1	0	1	1