Columbus 2, Anaheim 1
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 31, 2013
Where: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Referees:
Darcy Burchell, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen:
Brad Lazarowich, Kiel Murchison
Attendance:
13185
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Blue Jackets 2, Ducks 1 (OT): Mark Letestu scored four minutes into overtime and Sergei Bobrovsky made 29 saves as Columbus extended its home point streak to 12 games.
Letestu took a cross-ice feed from defenseman Nikita Nikitin and fired a wrist shot past Jonas Hiller to lift the Blue Jackets into eighth place in the Western Conference. Letestu also assisted on Derick Brassard’s second-period goal for Columbus, which is 9-0-3 at Nationwide Arena since suffering a 3-1 loss to Edmonton on Feb. 10.
Rookie Emerson Etem scored and Hiller stopped 16 shots for the Ducks, who fell to 10-2-2 against Central Division opponents and have one win in their last six games (1-4-1).
Midway through the second period, Brassard chipped the puck past Hiller from the doorstep after Letestu’s wide shot caromed off the end boards. Brassard also scored against Calgary on Friday, giving him goals in consecutive games for the first time in over a year.
Ducks defenseman Bryan Allen disrupted a Columbus breakout attempt and Andrew Cogliano sent a pass to Etem, who snapped the puck past Bobrovsky’s blocker to tie the game 5:55 into the third. Anaheim outshot the Blue Jackets 17-1 in the final 20 minutes of regulation.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Columbus finished March with a 10-2-4 record after winning just five of its first 20 games. … Anaheim RW Teemu Selanne finished minus-2 with two shots as his point drought reached five games, tying a season high. … The Ducks defeated Columbus 3-2 at home on Feb. 18. The third and final game of the season series will be at Anaheim on April 17.
Top Game Performances
| Anaheim |
|
Columbus |
|
Emerson Etem 1 |
Points |
Mark Letestu 2 |
|
Emerson Etem 1 |
Goals |
Mark Letestu 1 |
|
Bryan Allen 1 |
Assists |
Mark Letestu 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Jonas Hiller .889 |
Save Percentage |
Sergei Bobrovsky .967 |
|
Jonas Hiller 16 |
Saves |
Sergei Bobrovsky 29 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Anaheim
|
30 |
1 |
0-2 |
1-1 |
2 |
29 |
| Columbus
|
18 |
2 |
0-1 |
2-2 |
4 |
34 |
Upcoming Games
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Columbus will play their next game on the road against Nashville. The Blue Jackets have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .333 after a loss.
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Anaheim will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Ducks have a W/L % of .652 after a win and .636 after a loss.
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