Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild

Wednesday, January 8, 2003, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Minnesota Wild 2–1 on Wednesday, January 8, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Columbus Blue Jackets	2	29-42-8-3
at Minnesota Wild	1	42-29-10-1

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

Shots on goal by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	3	18	5	26
Minnesota Wild	5	5	9	19

Scoring summary

Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	08:06	Columbus Blue Jackets	Geoff Sanderson (21)	David Vyborny (13), Rick Nash (10)	Even strength	CBJ 1, MIN 0
3rd	07:22	Columbus Blue Jackets	Grant Marshall (4)	Ray Whitney (28), Tyler Wright (5)	Even strength	CBJ 2, MIN 0
3rd	11:32	Minnesota Wild	Pierre-Marc Bouchard (3)	Pascal Dupuis (19), Filip Kuba (11)	Even strength	CBJ 2, MIN 1

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

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 G. Sanderson	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	100%	20:29
Number 9 D. Vyborny	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	100%	17:16
Number 14 R. Whitney	L	0	1	1	0	0	5		20:31
Number 16 M. Sillinger	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	43.8%	16:21
Number 19 S. Pronger	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	72.7%	11:39
Number 24 H. Hyvonen	R	0	0	0	0	0	1		11:15
Number 25 A. Cassels	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	23.8%	20:20
Number 28 T. Wright	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	40%	16:34
Number 29 G. Marshall	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	50%	12:10
Number 45 J. Shelley	L	0	0	0	0	2	1		09:41
Number 61 R. Nash	L	0	1	1	+1	2	0	100%	13:14
Number 3 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	0	0	3		24:10
Number 17 P. Manning	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0		10:01
Number 22 L. Richardson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2		22:48
Number 23 D. Walser	D	0	0	0	+2	0	3		13:43
Number 33 J. Allison	D	0	0	0	0	0	1		08:32
Number 42 D. Westcott	D	0	0	0	0	2	1		21:40
Number 44 R. Klesla	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1		21:12

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Denis	19	18	1	.947	60:00	Win

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 C. Ronning	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	100%	17:36
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:02
Number 11 P. Dupuis	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	40%	16:44
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		12:23
Number 18 R. Park	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	50%	16:36
Number 24 A. Laaksonen	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0		12:35
Number 28 J. Stevenson	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		15:18
Number 33 S. Zholtok	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	57.1%	15:44
Number 34 J. Dowd	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	37.5%	10:03
Number 37 W. Walz	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	70%	14:41
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	58.3%	16:14
Number 2 W. Mitchell	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		18:23
Number 4 B. Brown	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:58
Number 17 F. Kuba	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	0		20:28
Number 20 A. Zyuzin	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0		25:02
Number 23 J. Marshall	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		09:54
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		22:17
Number 77 L. Sekeras	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		21:35

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 D. Roloson	26	24	2	.923	59:32	Loss

Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:33	Minnesota Wild	Jim Dowd	High sticking	2
1st	04:13	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mike Sillinger	Holding obstruction	2
1st	09:57	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jody Shelley	Roughing	2
1st	17:56	Minnesota Wild	Filip Kuba	Holding	2
2nd	01:57	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rick Nash	Tripping	2
2nd	05:56	Minnesota Wild	Andrei Zyuzin	Tripping	2
2nd	17:45	Columbus Blue Jackets	Duvie Westcott	Hooking	2
3rd	02:26	Minnesota Wild	Cliff Ronning	Hooking obstruction	2

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Doug MacLean
Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Referees: Don Koharski, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Mike Cvik, Randy Mitton
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Kevin Dineen, Espen Knutsen, Scott Lachance, David Ling, Matt Davidson, Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre, Kent McDonell, Darrel Scoville, Mathieu Darche, Blake Bellefeuille, Andrej Nedorost, Pascal Leclaire, Lasse Pirjeta
Minnesota Wild scratches: Brad Bombardir, Darby Hendrickson, Manny Fernandez, Matt Johnson, Hnat Domenichelli, Bill Muckalt, Ladislav Benysek, Jean-Guy Trudel, Rickard Wallin, Curtis Murphy, Kyle Wanvig, Stephane Veilleux

Every Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Jan 8, 2003
Minnesota Wild 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Minnesota Wild 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets, Wed, Apr 2, 2003
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Apr 6, 2003

Other NHL games on Wednesday, January 8, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers, Wed, Jan 8, 2003
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Florida Panthers 1	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Florida Panthers, Wed, Jan 8, 2003
Phoenix Coyotes 0 at Chicago Blackhawks 0	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Jan 8, 2003
Ottawa Senators 4 at Vancouver Canucks 6	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Jan 8, 2003
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Anaheim Ducks 0	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Jan 8, 2003