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CBJ
7 – 4
FINAL
MIN

Columbus Blue Jackets 7, Minnesota Wild 4 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Columbus Blue Jackets 7, Minnesota Wild 4. Shots on goal: CBJ 32, MIN 52. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 CBJ 1-0 MIN; P2 CBJ 2-2 MIN; P3 CBJ 4-2 MIN.

Scoring plays: P1 02:29 Miles Wood (assists: Zachary Aston-Reese) to make it CBJ 1-0 MIN; P2 00:07 Kirill Marchenko (assists: Dmitri Voronkov, Ivan Provorov) to make it CBJ 2-0 MIN; P2 06:18 Matt Boldy (assists: Joel Eriksson Ek, Kirill Kaprizov) to make it CBJ 2-1 MIN; P2 08:24 Kirill Kaprizov (assists: Matt Boldy, Vladimir Tarasenko) to make it CBJ 2-2 MIN; P2 18:48 Kirill Marchenko (assists: Dmitri Voronkov, Zach Werenski) to make it CBJ 3-2 MIN; P3 01:11 Zach Werenski (assists: Adam Fantilli, Cole Sillinger) to make it CBJ 4-2 MIN; P3 03:01 Kirill Marchenko (assists: Zach Werenski, Boone Jenner) to make it CBJ 5-2 MIN; P3 09:54 Zeev Buium (assists: Joel Eriksson Ek, Matt Boldy) to make it CBJ 5-3 MIN; P3 10:47 Adam Fantilli (assists: Boone Jenner) to make it CBJ 6-3 MIN; P3 15:49 Kirill Kaprizov (assists: Marco Rossi, Zeev Buium) to make it CBJ 6-4 MIN; P3 18:34 Boone Jenner (assists: Charlie Coyle) to make it CBJ 7-4 MIN. Top skaters: Kirill Marchenko (CBJ) 3 G, 0 A; Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) 2 G, 1 A; Boone Jenner (CBJ) 1 G, 2 A; Zach Werenski (CBJ) 1 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) 48 saves on 52, decision W; Filip Gustavsson (MIN) 25 saves on 31, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CBJ
Kirill Marchenko
3 G, 0 A, 3 PTS, 4 SOG · 18:10 TOI
Goals · MIN
Kirill Kaprizov
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 11 SOG · 24:13 TOI
Goaltending · CBJ
Elvis Merzlikins
48 saves on 52 shots (.923) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

CBJ 3 largest lead P3 3:01 (CBJ 5, MIN 2) · 3-0 run, P2 18:48–P3 3:01
MIN 0 largest lead Never led · 2-0 run, P2 6:18–P2 8:24
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 2:29 Miles Wood (Zachary Aston-Reese) CBJ · wrist shot · CBJ 1, MIN 0
  • P2 0:07 Kirill Marchenko (Dmitri Voronkov, Ivan Provorov) CBJ · wrist shot · CBJ 2, MIN 0
  • P2 6:18 Matt Boldy (Joel Eriksson Ek, Kirill Kaprizov) MIN · Power play · wrist shot · CBJ 2, MIN 1
  • P2 8:24 Kirill Kaprizov (Matt Boldy, Vladimir Tarasenko) MIN · Power play · snap shot · CBJ 2, MIN 2
  • P2 18:48 Kirill Marchenko (Dmitri Voronkov, Zach Werenski) CBJ · wrist shot · CBJ 3, MIN 2
  • P3 1:11 Zach Werenski (Adam Fantilli, Cole Sillinger) CBJ · slap shot · CBJ 4, MIN 2
  • P3 3:01 Kirill Marchenko (Zach Werenski, Boone Jenner) CBJ · Power play · slap shot · CBJ 5, MIN 2
  • P3 9:54 Zeev Buium (Joel Eriksson Ek, Matt Boldy) MIN · Power play · snap shot · CBJ 5, MIN 3
  • P3 10:47 Adam Fantilli (Boone Jenner) CBJ · deflected shot · CBJ 6, MIN 3
  • P3 15:49 Kirill Kaprizov (Marco Rossi, Zeev Buium) MIN · Power play · tip-in shot · CBJ 6, MIN 4
  • P3 18:34 Boone Jenner (Charlie Coyle) CBJ · Empty net · wrist shot · CBJ 7, MIN 4

Linescore

123 T
CBJ 124 7
MIN 022 4

Shots on goal: CBJ 32, MIN 52

Biggest Period

The Columbus Blue Jackets scored 4 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

CBJMIN
32Shots on goal52
61Shot attempts90
44Faceoff wins27
16Hits18
16Blocked shots19
1Power-play goals4
6Takeaways6
11Giveaways13
12Penalty minutes6
92.3%Save %80.6%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ9101332
MIN14201852

🎯 Shot Map

Columbus Blue Jackets7 G · 44 attempts
Sean Monahan: saved (wrist)Zach Werenski: saved (wrist)Miles Wood: goal (wrist)Zachary Aston-Reese: saved (wrist)Mathieu Olivier: saved (tip-in)Kent Johnson: missed the netKirill Marchenko: missed the netCharlie Coyle: saved (wrist)Mathieu Olivier: missed the netZach Werenski: saved (wrist)Sean Monahan: saved (wrist)Denton Mateychuk: saved (wrist)Kirill Marchenko: goal (wrist)Adam Fantilli: missed the netBoone Jenner: missed the netIvan Provorov: saved (wrist)Sean Monahan: saved (wrist)Zach Werenski: missed the netKirill Marchenko: saved (wrist)Sean Monahan: saved (wrist)Kent Johnson: saved (slap)Mathieu Olivier: saved (snap)Dmitri Voronkov: saved (wrist)Kirill Marchenko: goal (wrist)Miles Wood: saved (wrist)Zach Werenski: goal (slap)Zach Werenski: saved (wrist)Zach Werenski: saved (slap)Kent Johnson: saved (wrist)Sean Monahan: saved (wrist)Sean Monahan: saved (wrist)Sean Monahan: missed the netZach Werenski: saved (wrist)Kirill Marchenko: goal (slap)Damon Severson: saved (wrist)Charlie Coyle: missed the netDamon Severson: missed the netSean Monahan: missed the netBoone Jenner: saved (wrist)Adam Fantilli: goal (deflected)Zach Werenski: saved (wrist)Ivan Provorov: missed the netBoone Jenner: goal (wrist)Mathieu Olivier: missed the net
  • 7Goals16% of attempts
  • 25Saved57% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net27% of attempts
Minnesota Wild4 G · 69 attempts
Jared Spurgeon: saved (wrist)Ryan Hartman: saved (wrist)Joel Eriksson Ek: saved (wrist)Vinnie Hinostroza: saved (wrist)Matt Boldy: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: missed the netZeev Buium: saved (wrist)Jake Middleton: missed the netZach Bogosian: saved (slap)Matt Boldy: saved (wrist)Marcus Johansson: missed the netZach Bogosian: saved (slap)Zeev Buium: saved (wrist)Marco Rossi: saved (wrist)Matt Boldy: missed the netVladimir Tarasenko: saved (wrist)Ryan Hartman: saved (wrist)Vinnie Hinostroza: saved (snap)Brock Faber: saved (wrist)Matt Boldy: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Joel Eriksson Ek: saved (wrist)Yakov Trenin: missed the netRyan Hartman: saved (wrist)Yakov Trenin: saved (wrist)Brock Faber: saved (wrist)Vinnie Hinostroza: saved (wrist)Matt Boldy: missed the netVladimir Tarasenko: saved (backhand)Matt Boldy: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Matt Boldy: goal (wrist)Vladimir Tarasenko: saved (snap)Marco Rossi: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: goal (snap)Jake Middleton: missed the netVladimir Tarasenko: missed the netZeev Buium: missed the netBrock Faber: saved (wrist)Marcus Johansson: saved (wrist)Vinnie Hinostroza: missed the netLiam Ohgren: saved (wrist)Brock Faber: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: saved (backhand)Jared Spurgeon: saved (wrist)Vladimir Tarasenko: saved (wrist)Jonas Brodin: saved (wrist)Ryan Hartman: saved (slap)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (snap)Matt Boldy: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Ryan Hartman: saved (tip-in)Zeev Buium: saved (wrist)Zeev Buium: missed the netZeev Buium: goal (snap)Matt Boldy: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Ryan Hartman: saved (wrist)Yakov Trenin: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Joel Eriksson Ek: missed the netVladimir Tarasenko: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: goal (tip-in)Ryan Hartman: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Marco Rossi: saved (tip-in)Matt Boldy: saved (wrist)
  • 4Goals6% of attempts
  • 48Saved70% of attempts
  • 17Missed the net25% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

CBJ skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Kirill Marchenko R 303+241118:10
Zach Werenski D 123+471125:20
Boone Jenner C 123+320115:11
Adam Fantilli C 112+210014:20
Dmitri Voronkov L 022+212115:01
Miles Wood L 101+121011:11
Ivan Provorov D 011+310527:12
Charlie Coyle C 011+112016:39
Cole Sillinger C 011+201014:07
Zachary Aston-Reese C 011+115013:27
Dante Fabbro D 000+100220:13
Sean Monahan C 000+361019:11
Damon Severson D 000+310117:49
Denton Mateychuk D 000010115:21
Isac Lundeström C 000+100112:02
Erik Gudbranson D 000+101111:29
Kent Johnson C 000020011:18
Mathieu Olivier R 000021110:21
CBJ goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Elvis Merzlikins W 485292.3460:00
MIN skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Kirill Kaprizov L 213-3111024:13
Matt Boldy L 123-350025:24
Zeev Buium D 112-440224:39
Joel Eriksson Ek C 022-121019:20
Marco Rossi C 011-331119:21
Vladimir Tarasenko R 011-150116:18
Brock Faber D 000-230019:32
Jared Spurgeon D 000-322218:31
Jonas Brodin D 000-211216:57
Marcus Johansson L 000-112116:26
Ryan Hartman R 000-171316:02
Zach Bogosian D 000021215:08
Jake Middleton D 000000314:34
Yakov Trenin C 000-124012:52
Marcus Foligno L 000-101111:56
Vinnie Hinostroza C 000-231009:29
Hunter Haight C 000-200008:17
Liam Ohgren L 000-112106:55
MIN goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Filip Gustavsson L 253180.6658:40

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