This series ended with three consecutive shutouts, but it also began with one. Pascal Leclaire posted a 34-save shutout performance for the 6th-seeded ’07-’08 Blue Jackets as they took the opening game 4-0. Rick Nash posted two goals and an assist for the ’07-’08 Blue Jackets in the win. They took a 2-0 series lead after winning Game 2 by a score of 3-2 with Nikolai Zherdev‘s two points leading the way offensively. Leclaire stopped 40 of 42 shots against in Game 2. The 3rd-seeded ’12-’13 Blue Jackets got on the board in the series with a 7-4 win in Game 3. Mark Letestu, R.J. Umberger, Nikita Nikitin, Cam Atkinson and Derick Brassard all registered multi-point games in the win. In Game 4, three goals in the second period propelled the ’07-’08 Blue Jackets to a 5-3 win and a 3-1 series lead. A PP goal from defenseman Ron Hainsey at the 11:20 mark of the third period would turn out to be the ’07-’08 Blue Jackets’ last goal of the series.
In Game 5, Vinny Prospal scored the only two goals of the game, both for the ’12-’13 Blue Jackets as they began their run of three shutouts to finish the series. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped all 39 shots against in Game 5. The ’12-’13 Blue Jackets won Game 6 by a score of 6-0 as Bobrovsky stopped all 44 shots against. Letestu and Prospal, along with Marian Gaborik and Artem Anisimov all posted multi-point games in Game 6. The comeback was completed with a 36-save shutout performance from Bobrovsky in Game 7. Defenseman Fedor Tyutin led the way offensively for the ’12-’13 Blue Jackets as he posted three assists and Atkinson also pitched in a good effort with a goal and two assists. So, Bobrovsky ends the series with a shutout streak of 188:40.
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’07-’08 Blue Jackets | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 |
| ’12-’13 Blue Jackets | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’07-’08 CBJ – 4 ’12-’13 CBJ – 0 (1-0 ’07-’08 CBJ)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Pascal Leclaire (’07-’08 CBJ) – W 0.00 GAA 1.000 SV% (34 SV’s)
2nd Star: LW – Rick Nash (’07-’08 CBJ) – 2 G 1 A 3 P +3 11 S
3rd Star: RW – Nikolai Zherdev (’07-’08 CBJ) – 0 G 2 A 2 P +3 3 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’07-’08 Blue Jackets | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| ’12-’13 Blue Jackets | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 2 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’07-’08 CBJ – 3 ’12-’13 CBJ – 2 (2-0 ’07-’08 CBJ)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Pascal Leclaire (’07-’08 CBJ) – W 2.00 GAA .952 SV% (40 SV’s)
2nd Star: RW – Nikolai Zherdev (’07-’08 CBJ) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +1 7 S
3rd Star: G – Sergei Bobrovsky (’12-’13 CBJ) – L 3.00 GAA .932 SV% (41 SV’s)
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’12-’13 Blue Jackets | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 7 |
| ’07-’08 Blue Jackets | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’12-’13 CBJ – 7 ’07-’08 CBJ – 4 (2-1 ’07-’08 CBJ)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Mark Letestu (’12-’13 CBJ) – 2 G 1 A 3 P +2 7 S
2nd Star: LW – R.J. Umberger (’12-’13 CBJ) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +1 6 S 2 PIM
3rd Star: RW – Cam Atkinson (’12-’13 CBJ) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 4 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’12-’13 Blue Jackets | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | 3 |
| ’07-’08 Blue Jackets | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’07-’08 CBJ – 5 ’12-’13 CBJ – 3 (3-1 ’07-’08 CBJ)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: RW – Nikolai Zherdev (’07-’08 CBJ) – 1 G 3 A 4 P Even 7 S
2nd Star: LW – Rick Nash (’07-’08 CBJ) – 2 G 1 A 3 P Even 7 S 2 PIM
3rd Star: RW – Cam Atkinson (’12-’13 CBJ) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +2 4 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’07-’08 Blue Jackets | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| ’12-’13 Blue Jackets | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 2 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’12-’13 CBJ – 2 ’07-’08 CBJ – 0 (3-2 ’07-’08 CBJ)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Sergei Bobrovsky (’12-’13 CBJ) – W 0.00 GAA 1.000 SV% (39 SV’s) SO
2nd Star: LW – Vinny Prospal (’12-’13 CBJ) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +2 2 S
3rd Star: G – Pascal Leclaire (’07-’08 CBJ) – L 2.00 GAA .946 SV% (35 SV’s)
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’12-’13 Blue Jackets | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 |
| ’07-’08 Blue Jackets | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’12-’13 CBJ – 6 ’07-’08 CBJ – 0 (3-3)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Sergei Bobrovsky (’12-’13 CBJ) – W 0.00 GAA 1.000 SV% (44 SV’s)
2nd Star: C – Mark Letestu (’12-’13 CBJ) – 2 G 1 A 3 P +4 7 S
3rd Star: LW – Vinny Prospal (’12-’13 CBJ) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +4 5 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’07-’08 Blue Jackets | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| ’12-’13 Blue Jackets | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’12-’13 CBJ – 5 ’07-’08 CBJ – 0 (4-3 ’12-’13 CBJ)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Sergei Bobrovsky (’12-’13 CBJ) – W 0.00 GAA 1.000 SV% (36 SV’s) SO
2nd Star: RW – Cam Atkinson (’12-’13 CBJ) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +3 4 S
3rd Star: D – Fedor Tyutin (’12-’13 CBJ) – 0 G 3 A 3 P +3 3 S
That wraps up the First Round! The Semifinal Round takes place tomorrow!
