Columbus Blue Jackets vs Chicago Blackhawks
Regular season · Friday, December 26, 2003 · United Center
Game summary
The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Friday, December 26, 2003 at United Center. The Blue Jackets outshot the Blackhawks 33-31.
David Vyborny scored twice. Scott Nichol, Manny Malhotra and Rick Nash also scored.
Fred Brathwaite made 30 saves on 31 shots for the win; Michael Leighton stopped 29 of 32.
Scoring
1st period
Scott Nichol (5)Mark Bell (12)0–113:33 CHI
2nd period
David Vyborny (11)Lasse Pirjeta (5), Todd Marchant (14)1–108:23 CBJ
3rd period
Manny Malhotra (4)Tyler Wright (2), Derrick Walser (8)2–102:26 CBJ
Rick Nash (22)Trevor Letowski (5), Andrew Cassels (11)3–103:52 CBJ- David Vyborny (12)Unassisted4–118:01 CBJ · EN
Team stats
CBJCHI
33Shots on goal31
43%Faceoff %57%
0/2Power play0/2
4Penalty minutes4
14Hits20
6Blocked shots9
6Giveaways3
4Takeaways1
Penalties
- 1st 07:26
Steve Poapst · tripping2 min - 1st 10:29
Tyler Wright · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min - 2nd 06:17Stephane Robidas · holding the stick2 min
- 3rd 14:48Todd Rohloff · interference2 min
Season series
Columbus Blue Jackets
| 9David VybornyR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 18:53 |
| 10Trevor LetowskiR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:07 |
| 20Lasse PirjetaL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 12:18 |
| 25Andrew CasselsC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:45 |
| 26Todd MarchantC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 17:59 |
| 27Manny MalhotraC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:44 |
| 28Tyler WrightC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 15:25 |
| 61Rick NashL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15:29 |
| 23Derrick WalserD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15:29 |
| 8Geoff SandersonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 14:18 |
| 13Nikolay ZherdevR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 17:19 |
| 17David LingR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:11 |
| 45Jody ShelleyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:53 |
| 2Anders ErikssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 25:17 |
| 5Darryl SydorD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 19:01 |
| 7Scott LachanceD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:36 |
| 22Luke RichardsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 23:06 |
| 24Todd RohloffD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 19:15 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Marc DenisG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 40Fred BrathwaiteG | W | 31 | 30 | 1 | .968 | 60:00 |
Chicago Blackhawks
| 12Scott NicholC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 16:16 |
| 28Mark BellC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 18:38 |
| 14Ryan VandenbusscheR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:53 |
| 15Tuomo RuutuL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:55 |
| 19Kyle CalderL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 15:06 |
| 20Ville NieminenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:07 |
| 26Steve SullivanL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 18:19 |
| 36Mikhail YakubovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:39 |
| 39Tyler ArnasonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:29 |
| 50Igor RadulovL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:13 |
| 53Brett McLeanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:44 |
| 59Travis MoenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:42 |
| 2Deron QuintD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 21:07 |
| 8Steve PoapstD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:58 |
| 17Stephane RobidasD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 20:30 |
| 43Nathan DempseyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 22:33 |
| 44Burke HenryD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:28 |
| 56Johnathan AitkenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:34 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Steve PassmoreG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 49Michael LeightonG | L | 32 | 29 | 3 | .906 | 59:49 |