Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets

Friday, January 18, 2002, 7:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1 on Friday, January 18, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Minnesota Wild	3	26-35-12-9
at Columbus Blue Jackets	1	22-47-8-5

Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	0	2	1	3
Columbus Blue Jackets	1	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	8	8	11	27
Columbus Blue Jackets	7	12	7	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	13:06	Columbus Blue Jackets	Espen Knutsen (5)	Brett Harkins (9), Ray Whitney (19)	Power play	MIN 0, CBJ 1
2nd	04:57	Minnesota Wild	Filip Kuba (4)	Andrew Brunette (29), Richard Park (10)	Power play	MIN 1, CBJ 1
2nd	18:00	Minnesota Wild	Filip Kuba (5)	Marian Gaborik (26), Darby Hendrickson (10)	Power play	MIN 2, CBJ 1
3rd	12:48	Minnesota Wild	Marian Gaborik (17)	Andrew Brunette (30), Lubomir Sekeras (10)	Even strength	MIN 3, CBJ 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0	0		18:35
Number 11 P. Dupuis	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		14:26
Number 12 M. Johnson	L	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0		05:10
Number 14 D. Hendrickson	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	66.7%	18:16
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	2	2	+1	0	1	1	1	0		18:00
Number 18 R. Park	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0		19:23
Number 24 A. Laaksonen	L	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0		16:51
Number 33 S. Zholtok	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	66.7%	17:10
Number 34 J. Dowd	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	1	0	38.5%	13:18
Number 37 W. Walz	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	40%	15:44
Number 44 A. Gavey	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		08:01
Number 2 W. Mitchell	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0		17:12
Number 3 L. Benysek	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0		20:04
Number 17 F. Kuba	D	2	0	2	+1	0	5	1	1	2		28:17
Number 23 J. Marshall	D	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0		13:14
Number 42 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		08:34
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		13:40
Number 77 L. Sekeras	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	2	0		22:09

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Fernandez	26	25	1	.962	60:00	Win

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Vyborny	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		14:22
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	66.7%	16:24
Number 14 R. Whitney	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0		21:08
Number 16 M. Sillinger	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	55%	21:45
Number 18 R. Kron	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	0		15:09
Number 21 E. Knutsen	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	54.5%	23:27
Number 27 B. Sloan	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	0	0		08:12
Number 28 T. Wright	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	0	40%	14:50
Number 29 G. Marshall	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		14:59
Number 42 B. Harkins	L	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	25%	12:26
Number 43 D. Ling	R	0	0	0	0	5	2	2	1	0		06:26
Number 45 J. Shelley	L	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	0	0		04:15
Number 6 J. Heward	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		17:44
Number 7 D. Quint	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	0		23:44
Number 32 R. Bicanek	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0		16:20
Number 34 J. Grand-Pierre	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	2	0		16:12
Number 37 M. Timander	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		17:34
Number 44 R. Klesla	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	2	0		21:03

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 R. Tugnutt	27	24	3	.889	60:00	Loss

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:43	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jody Shelley	Boarding	2
1st	11:36	Minnesota Wild	Antti Laaksonen	Hooking	2
1st	14:49	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jody Shelley	Roughing	2
1st	14:49	Minnesota Wild	Matt Johnson	Roughing	2
1st	19:25	Columbus Blue Jackets	Blake Sloan	Boarding	2
2nd	04:10	Columbus Blue Jackets	Radim Bicanek	Interference	2
2nd	11:34	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre	Cross checking	2
2nd	14:16	Minnesota Wild	Jason Marshall	Roughing	2
2nd	16:47	Columbus Blue Jackets	Robert Kron	Elbowing	2
3rd	01:07	Minnesota Wild	Antti Laaksonen	Hooking	2
3rd	02:03	Minnesota Wild	Willie Mitchell	High sticking	2
3rd	06:31	Columbus Blue Jackets	Brett Harkins	High sticking	2
3rd	10:45	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rostislav Klesla	Holding	2
3rd	14:37	Columbus Blue Jackets	David Ling	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	14:37	Minnesota Wild	Jason Marshall	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	14:37	Minnesota Wild	Matt Johnson	Boarding	2

Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Dave King
Referees: Tom Kowal, Scott Zelkin
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Ray Scapinello
Minnesota Wild scratches: Brad Bombardir, Sylvain Blouin, Stacy Roest, Brad Brown, Mike Matteucci, Roman Simicek, Travis Roche, Tony Virta
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Kevin Dineen, Lyle Odelein, Geoff Sanderson, Jamie Pushor, Sean Pronger, Matt Davidson, Martin Spanhel, Derrick Walser, Brad Moran, Chris Nielsen, Mathieu Darche, Blake Bellefeuille, Andrej Nedorost, Duvie Westcott

Every Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Jan 18, 2002
Minnesota Wild 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Feb 12, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Minnesota Wild 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Mar 10, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Mar 20, 2002

Other NHL games on Friday, January 18, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Jan 18, 2002
Washington Capitals 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Jan 18, 2002
Florida Panthers 3 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Dallas Stars, Fri, Jan 18, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Jan 18, 2002