_None. Penalties_Tallinder, NJ (holding), 5:12; Clitsome, Clm (hooking), 10:55; Wisniewski, Clm (holding), 15:13.
Second Period_1, New Jersey, Zubrus 7 (Larsson, Elias), 4:09. Penalties_Volchenkov, NJ (boarding), 6:10; Janssen, NJ (roughing), 17:27; Janssen, NJ (hooking), 19:54.
Third Period_2, Columbus, Boll 1 (Methot, Prospal), 6:01. Penalties_Parise, NJ (tripping), 1:34; Methot, Clm (holding), 7:57; Larsson, NJ (holding), 10:05.
Overtime_None. Penalties_None.
Shootout_Columbus 0 (Nash NG, Letestu NG), New Jersey 2 (Kovalchuk G, Parise G).
Shots on Goal_Columbus 9-8-17-2_36. New Jersey 11-6-3-4_24.
Power-play opportunities_Columbus 0 of 6; New Jersey 0 of 3.
Goalies_Columbus, Sanford 2-0-2 (24 shots-23 saves). New Jersey, Brodeur 5-4-0 (36-35).
A_15,585 (17,625). T_2:26.
Referees_Jean Hebert, Dan O'Halloran. Linesmen_Anthony Sericolo, Jonny Murray.