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Columbus Blue Jackets Blogger •
The Blue Jackets have had 2 shootouts and both at home and are yet to score a single goal in those shootouts. 1st was against the Penguins where the Blue Jackets felt they let a point slip away. Tonight, it was an unfortunate end to a what other wise was a well played game by both teams. You felt that with Nikita Filatov in the lineup that the Blue Jackets would have a better chance in the shootout but Evgeni Nabokov poked Filatov's stick and he was unable to get a shot off.
In a curious move, Anton Stralman was put in as a shooter for the shootout and his shot was blown over the net.
Rick Nash, who for some reason has always done worse than what you would think in the shootout was stuffed easily by Nabokov.
Some notes need to be taken on how Dan Boyle approached it as he was a wizard with the stick and had Steve Mason guessing the entire way.
All in all, in a tough stretch of games, the Blue Jackets garnered 4 out of a possible 6 points versus Pittsburgh, Washington and San Jose. Now it is time to finish against the likes of Atlanta tomorrow on the road, Carolina on Saturday, Detroit and Anaheim next week all at home. The Men In Blue need to come out of this stretch with at least 6 out of 8 points.
Game Notes
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Blue Jackets Team Notes
* After going 1-4-1 in its previous six outings, Columbus has gained at least a point in three-straight games, going 1-0-2 against Pittsburgh, Washington and San Jose, who have a combined record of 31-10-5 this season
* The Blue Jackets were the last team to play an overtime or shootout game this season, but have played three-straight games that have gone to the extra session
* Columbus has scored at least one power play goal in five-straight games going 6-for-24 (25.0 percent) during that span
o It is the first time since Oct 17-27, 2007 (six-straight) that the club has scored a power play goal in five-straight games
o The Jackets entered the night ranked ninth in the NHL with a 22.8 percent success rate
Blue Jackets Player Notes
* RW Rick Nash scored his 10th goal of the season with a power play tally in the second period
o It was his second power play goal of the season, matching his shorthanded goal total for the season
o He has points in three-straight games with 4-2-6 during that stretch to push his season totals to 10-11-21 in 14 games
o He entered the night ranked fourth in the NHL in points, tied for seventh in goals and is tied for ninth in assists
* D Anton Stralman played the 100th game of his NHL career and had two assists tonight
o It marks his first multi-assist game of his career and third multi-point game of his career
+ His last multi-point outing was Mar. 21, 2008 when he had 1-1-2 as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs
o He has assists in back-to-back games after being held without a point the previous three outings
* LW Jason Chimera scored his fourth goal of the season in the first period giving him points in back-to-back games
o He has registered 2-4-6 the past seven games after being held to 2-0-2 the first seven games of the campaign
* LW R.J. Umberger notched his sixth assist of the season on Nash’s power play goal
o He has points in three-straight games, recording 2-2-4 during that span
o He has registered 2-5-7 the past seven games after being held to 1-1-2 the previous six outings
* D Fedor Tyutin has assists in back-to-back games after being held scoreless the previous three games with a helper on Chimera’s goal
* G Steve Mason stopped 36-of-38 shots in the shootout loss, the second-most saves he has posted this season
o He had 40 saves in a 5-3 win Oct. 5 at Vancouver
o He is 5-1-2 this season when facing 25 or more shots, while going 1-3-0 when facing fewer than 25 shots
Blue Jackets Head Coach Ken Hitchcock
Commenting on tonight’s game…
“I thought we really played well. I don’t think there was a lot of energy left in the third because the teams were going at each other so hard. We want to see if we can get up to that level.”
Commenting on the team’s play…
“The confidence is we can play with all the good teams. Now, it’s whether we can motivate ourselves every night – that’s what the good teams do. No matter who it is, (the good teams) play well every night and that’s what we’re trying to get to. We want to prove we’re a good team. We got guys digging in. We’re emotionally starting to connect with everybody.”
Commenting on the return of defenseman Jan Hejda…
“Just huge. A really competitive guy that gets to every loose puck, no time in your zone, the other team’s best players are negated. His presence is huge. He and Rusty (Klesla) were a good pair tonight.”
Commenting on the growing confidence of goaltender Steve Mason…
“The last three games he’s been great.”
Commenting on forward Nikita Filatov…
“I think he’s learning how to play. It’s a lot easier to get the matchup at home. He’s going to have to play against better players tomorrow. The line did some good things. Filatov wants to shoot the puck and (his linemates) will crash the net.”
Commenting on the power play…
“(Scoring the power play goal) showed our hunger. We needed to take advantage of that one. I thought our guys did a great job on that one.”
Columbus Blue Jackets Player Quotes
Blue Jackets Right Wing Rick Nash
Commenting on tonight’s game…
“(Goaltender Steve Mason) Mase played well. The special teams was good and I thought we played a solid game. You know, they are a good team and I thought we had a good night and it’s disappointing we didn’t get the two points.”
Commenting on what the team can take from this game…
“It was good a good solid game, and I thought the guys played well and there were a lot of positives.”
Blue Jackets Left Wing R.J. Umberger
Commenting on rebounding from a one-goal deficit twice…
“Yeah, you know what, sometimes in the game the momentum shifts a lot, but I thought we responded well and we found a way to get a good power play goal. You know we go into the third period a tie game and that’s what you want to see.”
Commenting on tonight’s game…
“You know, we played a lot better in the third then we have, you know we just have to build off tonight. If we play that way you’re going to win a lot more then you lose.”
San Jose Sharks Quotes
San Jose Sharks Head Coach Todd McLellan
Commenting on tonight’s game…
“The whole night was a challenge. We probably didn’t play as well as we would have liked to, but we came away with a win. Both teams, you could see, were missing some skill. It wasn’t an overly pretty game to watch. They did a good job of playing a straight forward, hard game and we tried to match that.”
San Jose Sharks Goalie Evgeni Nabokov
Commenting on tonight’s game…
“I thought we played really well the whole game for a road game, especially the first two periods we were really good. The third period I thought both teams was playing defensively not wanting to take extra chances. We were tying to put the pucks in the net but they did a good job.”
Commenting on the shootout…
“To be honest with you, I never have any plan because the shooters are all so skilled. I never scout the guys. I just try to make sure my gaps are covered and try not to be out of position.”
San Jose Sharks Left Wing Dany Heatley
Commenting on his goal…
“It was a pretty easy goal, I was skating pretty well.
Commenting on tonight’s game…
“They are a team that really collapses (defensively) and waits for mistakes. We made a few mistakes here and there and we got a power play goal and Nabby (Nabokov) shut them down in the shootout.”
In a curious move, Anton Stralman was put in as a shooter for the shootout and his shot was blown over the net.
Rick Nash, who for some reason has always done worse than what you would think in the shootout was stuffed easily by Nabokov.
Some notes need to be taken on how Dan Boyle approached it as he was a wizard with the stick and had Steve Mason guessing the entire way.
All in all, in a tough stretch of games, the Blue Jackets garnered 4 out of a possible 6 points versus Pittsburgh, Washington and San Jose. Now it is time to finish against the likes of Atlanta tomorrow on the road, Carolina on Saturday, Detroit and Anaheim next week all at home. The Men In Blue need to come out of this stretch with at least 6 out of 8 points.
Game Notes
(13,401)
Blue Jackets Team Notes
* After going 1-4-1 in its previous six outings, Columbus has gained at least a point in three-straight games, going 1-0-2 against Pittsburgh, Washington and San Jose, who have a combined record of 31-10-5 this season
* The Blue Jackets were the last team to play an overtime or shootout game this season, but have played three-straight games that have gone to the extra session
* Columbus has scored at least one power play goal in five-straight games going 6-for-24 (25.0 percent) during that span
o It is the first time since Oct 17-27, 2007 (six-straight) that the club has scored a power play goal in five-straight games
o The Jackets entered the night ranked ninth in the NHL with a 22.8 percent success rate
Blue Jackets Player Notes
* RW Rick Nash scored his 10th goal of the season with a power play tally in the second period
o It was his second power play goal of the season, matching his shorthanded goal total for the season
o He has points in three-straight games with 4-2-6 during that stretch to push his season totals to 10-11-21 in 14 games
o He entered the night ranked fourth in the NHL in points, tied for seventh in goals and is tied for ninth in assists
* D Anton Stralman played the 100th game of his NHL career and had two assists tonight
o It marks his first multi-assist game of his career and third multi-point game of his career
+ His last multi-point outing was Mar. 21, 2008 when he had 1-1-2 as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs
o He has assists in back-to-back games after being held without a point the previous three outings
* LW Jason Chimera scored his fourth goal of the season in the first period giving him points in back-to-back games
o He has registered 2-4-6 the past seven games after being held to 2-0-2 the first seven games of the campaign
* LW R.J. Umberger notched his sixth assist of the season on Nash’s power play goal
o He has points in three-straight games, recording 2-2-4 during that span
o He has registered 2-5-7 the past seven games after being held to 1-1-2 the previous six outings
* D Fedor Tyutin has assists in back-to-back games after being held scoreless the previous three games with a helper on Chimera’s goal
* G Steve Mason stopped 36-of-38 shots in the shootout loss, the second-most saves he has posted this season
o He had 40 saves in a 5-3 win Oct. 5 at Vancouver
o He is 5-1-2 this season when facing 25 or more shots, while going 1-3-0 when facing fewer than 25 shots
Blue Jackets Head Coach Ken Hitchcock
Commenting on tonight’s game…
“I thought we really played well. I don’t think there was a lot of energy left in the third because the teams were going at each other so hard. We want to see if we can get up to that level.”
Commenting on the team’s play…
“The confidence is we can play with all the good teams. Now, it’s whether we can motivate ourselves every night – that’s what the good teams do. No matter who it is, (the good teams) play well every night and that’s what we’re trying to get to. We want to prove we’re a good team. We got guys digging in. We’re emotionally starting to connect with everybody.”
Commenting on the return of defenseman Jan Hejda…
“Just huge. A really competitive guy that gets to every loose puck, no time in your zone, the other team’s best players are negated. His presence is huge. He and Rusty (Klesla) were a good pair tonight.”
Commenting on the growing confidence of goaltender Steve Mason…
“The last three games he’s been great.”
Commenting on forward Nikita Filatov…
“I think he’s learning how to play. It’s a lot easier to get the matchup at home. He’s going to have to play against better players tomorrow. The line did some good things. Filatov wants to shoot the puck and (his linemates) will crash the net.”
Commenting on the power play…
“(Scoring the power play goal) showed our hunger. We needed to take advantage of that one. I thought our guys did a great job on that one.”
Columbus Blue Jackets Player Quotes
Blue Jackets Right Wing Rick Nash
Commenting on tonight’s game…
“(Goaltender Steve Mason) Mase played well. The special teams was good and I thought we played a solid game. You know, they are a good team and I thought we had a good night and it’s disappointing we didn’t get the two points.”
Commenting on what the team can take from this game…
“It was good a good solid game, and I thought the guys played well and there were a lot of positives.”
Blue Jackets Left Wing R.J. Umberger
Commenting on rebounding from a one-goal deficit twice…
“Yeah, you know what, sometimes in the game the momentum shifts a lot, but I thought we responded well and we found a way to get a good power play goal. You know we go into the third period a tie game and that’s what you want to see.”
Commenting on tonight’s game…
“You know, we played a lot better in the third then we have, you know we just have to build off tonight. If we play that way you’re going to win a lot more then you lose.”
San Jose Sharks Quotes
San Jose Sharks Head Coach Todd McLellan
Commenting on tonight’s game…
“The whole night was a challenge. We probably didn’t play as well as we would have liked to, but we came away with a win. Both teams, you could see, were missing some skill. It wasn’t an overly pretty game to watch. They did a good job of playing a straight forward, hard game and we tried to match that.”
San Jose Sharks Goalie Evgeni Nabokov
Commenting on tonight’s game…
“I thought we played really well the whole game for a road game, especially the first two periods we were really good. The third period I thought both teams was playing defensively not wanting to take extra chances. We were tying to put the pucks in the net but they did a good job.”
Commenting on the shootout…
“To be honest with you, I never have any plan because the shooters are all so skilled. I never scout the guys. I just try to make sure my gaps are covered and try not to be out of position.”
San Jose Sharks Left Wing Dany Heatley
Commenting on his goal…
“It was a pretty easy goal, I was skating pretty well.
Commenting on tonight’s game…
“They are a team that really collapses (defensively) and waits for mistakes. We made a few mistakes here and there and we got a power play goal and Nabby (Nabokov) shut them down in the shootout.”
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