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Minnesota Wild 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Minnesota Wild 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 2. Shots on goal: MIN 28, CBJ 29. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MIN 0-1 CBJ; P2 MIN 2-1 CBJ; P3 MIN 3-0 CBJ.

Scoring plays: P1 15:20 Zach Werenski (assists: Charlie Coyle, Cole Sillinger) to make it MIN 0-1 CBJ; P2 13:30 Ryan Hartman (assists: Kirill Kaprizov, Brock Faber) to make it MIN 1-1 CBJ; P2 16:15 Vladimir Tarasenko (assists: Yakov Trenin, Danila Yurov) to make it MIN 2-1 CBJ; P2 17:39 Zach Werenski to make it MIN 2-2 CBJ; P3 11:50 Joel Eriksson Ek (assists: Yakov Trenin, Matt Boldy) to make it MIN 3-2 CBJ; P3 18:08 Kirill Kaprizov (assists: Matt Boldy, Joel Eriksson Ek) to make it MIN 4-2 CBJ; P3 18:46 Matt Boldy (assists: Kirill Kaprizov) to make it MIN 5-2 CBJ. Top skaters: Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) 1 G, 2 A; Matt Boldy (MIN) 1 G, 2 A; Zach Werenski (CBJ) 2 G, 0 A; Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Jesper Wallstedt (MIN) 27 saves on 29, decision W; Jet Greaves (CBJ) 23 saves on 26, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN
Matt Boldy
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 3 SOG · 21:25 TOI
Goals · CBJ
Zach Werenski
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 8 SOG · 28:30 TOI
Goaltending · MIN
Jesper Wallstedt
27 saves on 29 shots (.931) · W
Season highs
Zach Werenski · Season-high 8 shots on goal

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

📊 Game Flow

MIN 3 largest lead P3 18:46 (MIN 5, CBJ 2) · 3-0 run, P3 11:50–P3 18:46
CBJ 1 largest lead P1 15:20 (MIN 0, CBJ 1)
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 15:20 Zach Werenski (Charlie Coyle, Cole Sillinger) CBJ · slap shot · MIN 0, CBJ 1
  • P2 13:30 Ryan Hartman (Kirill Kaprizov, Brock Faber) MIN · Power play · tip-in shot · MIN 1, CBJ 1
  • P2 16:15 Vladimir Tarasenko (Yakov Trenin, Danila Yurov) MIN · wrist shot · MIN 2, CBJ 1
  • P2 17:39 Zach Werenski CBJ · wrist shot · MIN 2, CBJ 2
  • P3 11:50 Joel Eriksson Ek (Yakov Trenin, Matt Boldy) MIN · tip-in shot · MIN 3, CBJ 2
  • P3 18:08 Kirill Kaprizov (Matt Boldy, Joel Eriksson Ek) MIN · Empty net · wrist shot · MIN 4, CBJ 2
  • P3 18:46 Matt Boldy (Kirill Kaprizov) MIN · Empty net · backhand shot · MIN 5, CBJ 2

Linescore

123 T
MIN 023 5
CBJ 110 2

Shots on goal: MIN 28, CBJ 29

Biggest Period

The Minnesota Wild scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

MINCBJ
28Shots on goal29
67Shot attempts56
24Faceoff wins43
14Hits26
18Blocked shots12
1Power-play goals0
6Takeaways6
19Giveaways14
4Penalty minutes2
93.1%Save %88.5%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
MIN981128
CBJ5141029

🎯 Shot Map

Minnesota Wild5 G · 45 attempts
Kirill Kaprizov: saved (snap)Brock Faber: saved (wrist)Tyler Pitlick: saved (snap)Nico Sturm: missed the netBrock Faber: saved (wrist)Joel Eriksson Ek: missed the netJared Spurgeon: saved (wrist)Ryan Hartman: saved (wrist)Yakov Trenin: missed the netYakov Trenin: saved (tip-in)Vladimir Tarasenko: missed the netMatt Boldy: missed the netQuinn Hughes: missed the netCarson Lambos: saved (snap)Ryan Hartman: saved (tip-in)Quinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Matt Boldy: missed the netNicolas Aube-Kubel: saved (wrist)Vladimir Tarasenko: saved (wrist)Ryan Hartman: goal (tip-in)Ben Jones: saved (backhand)Ryan Hartman: missed the netYakov Trenin: missed the netVladimir Tarasenko: goal (wrist)Vladimir Tarasenko: missed the netDanila Yurov: missed the netBrock Faber: saved (wrist)Matt Boldy: saved (wrist)Carson Lambos: missed the netBen Jones: saved (wrist)Tyler Pitlick: saved (snap)Danila Yurov: saved (snap)Matt Boldy: missed the netMatt Boldy: saved (slap)Vladimir Tarasenko: saved (wrist)Brock Faber: saved (slap)Yakov Trenin: missed the netJoel Eriksson Ek: saved (snap)Joel Eriksson Ek: goal (tip-in)Tyler Pitlick: missed the netRyan Hartman: missed the netRyan Hartman: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: goal (wrist)Nico Sturm: saved (snap)Matt Boldy: goal (backhand)
  • 5Goals11% of attempts
  • 23Saved51% of attempts
  • 17Missed the net38% of attempts
Columbus Blue Jackets2 G · 42 attempts
Ivan Provorov: missed the netZach Werenski: saved (wrist)Kirill Marchenko: saved (snap)Damon Severson: missed the netIsac Lundeström: saved (wrist)Adam Fantilli: saved (snap)Zach Werenski: goal (slap)Zach Werenski: missed the netBoone Jenner: saved (wrist)Dante Fabbro: saved (snap)Zach Werenski: saved (snap)Miles Wood: saved (wrist)Cole Sillinger: saved (slap)Kirill Marchenko: missed the netKirill Marchenko: saved (wrist)Damon Severson: missed the netKirill Marchenko: saved (wrist)Dmitri Voronkov: saved (wrist)Dmitri Voronkov: missed the netZach Werenski: saved (wrist)Zach Werenski: saved (backhand)Miles Wood: saved (snap)Zach Werenski: saved (wrist)Adam Fantilli: missed the netCole Sillinger: missed the netMiles Wood: missed the netZach Werenski: missed the netCole Sillinger: missed the netMiles Wood: saved (deflected)Dmitri Voronkov: missed the netKirill Marchenko: missed the netZach Werenski: goal (wrist)Damon Severson: saved (wrist)Adam Fantilli: saved (wrist)Boone Jenner: saved (wrist)Zach Werenski: saved (wrist)Boone Jenner: saved (deflected)Boone Jenner: saved (wrist)Denton Mateychuk: saved (wrist)Adam Fantilli: saved (wrist)Isac Lundeström: saved (snap)Denton Mateychuk: saved (wrist)
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 27Saved64% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net31% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

MIN skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Kirill Kaprizov L 123+120023:44
Matt Boldy L 123+231221:25
Joel Eriksson Ek C 112+221018:37
Yakov Trenin C 022+214017:32
Vladimir Tarasenko R 101+132015:33
Ryan Hartman R 101030114:44
Brock Faber D 011040130:57
Danila Yurov R 011+111116:12
Quinn Hughes D 000010132:02
Jared Spurgeon D 000+110218:56
Matt Kiersted D 000+100417:37
Marcus Foligno L 000003114:32
Nicolas Aube-Kubel R 000010010:39
Carson Lambos D 000+110110:16
Nico Sturm C 000-110010:02
David Jiricek D 000+100209:04
Tyler Pitlick C 000-122108:10
Ben Jones C 000-120107:02
MIN goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jesper Wallstedt W 272993.1260:00
CBJ skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Zach Werenski D 202080228:30
Charlie Coyle C 011-103118:28
Cole Sillinger C 011013017:14
Denton Mateychuk D 000-121124:20
Ivan Provorov D 000-100023:13
Boone Jenner C 000+143219:38
Adam Fantilli C 000-132018:00
Damon Severson D 000-110117:16
Sean Monahan C 000-101016:30
Miles Wood L 000033116:05
Egor Chinakhov R 000002015:58
Kirill Marchenko R 000-131115:50
Dmitri Voronkov L 000-111015:25
Dante Fabbro D 000012114:57
Brendan Smith D 000000110:24
Isac Lundeström C 000-221009:40
Zachary Aston-Reese L 000-203108:50
Kent Johnson C 000-100008:44
CBJ goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jet Greaves L 232688.5359:21

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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Minnesota Wild 21-9-5 W6 L10 7-2-1 Next game recap: vs EDM · Sat, Dec 20
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