Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets

Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 7:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Minnesota Wild 3–1 on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Minnesota Wild	1	35-36-11
at Columbus Blue Jackets	3	29-46-7

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	7	13	9	29
Columbus Blue Jackets	14	9	14	37

Three stars

D. Savard, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 1 assist)
C. Sanford, Columbus Blue Jackets (goaltender)
A. Vermette, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:59	Columbus Blue Jackets	David Savard (1)	Vinny Prospal (1), Grant Clitsome (1)	Even strength	MIN 0, CBJ 1
1st	18:39	Minnesota Wild	Nate Prosser (1)	Justin Falk (1), Carson McMillan (1)	Even strength	MIN 1, CBJ 1
2nd	15:31	Columbus Blue Jackets	Antoine Vermette (1)	Rick Nash (1), Fedor Tyutin (1)	Power play	MIN 1, CBJ 2
3rd	05:38	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jeff Carter (1)	Colton Gillies (1), David Savard (1)	Even strength	MIN 1, CBJ 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets
Stat	Minnesota Wild	Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal	29	37
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 7
Penalty minutes	19	9
Hits	17	32
Blocked shots	12	6
Giveaways	4	5
Takeaways	3	10
Faceoffs won	27/49 (55.1%)	22/49 (44.9%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

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 7 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	46.2%	19:13
Number 10 D. Setoguchi	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	0		13:26
Number 14 D. Powe	C	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	1	0		16:20
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		19:40
Number 21 K. Brodziak	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	70%	21:30
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	0	0		17:19
Number 25 N. Johnson	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		18:55
Number 26 E. Christensen	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0	36.4%	11:21
Number 28 M. Kassian	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		04:01
Number 41 J. Ortmeyer	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		08:02
Number 43 W. Peters	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	75%	09:52
Number 45 C. McMillan	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0		11:22
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0		20:13
Number 5 G. Zanon	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	1	0		20:37
Number 39 N. Prosser	D	1	0	1	0	5	1	0	4	0		19:39
Number 44 J. Falk	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	1	0		19:59
Number 46 J. Spurgeon	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		21:06
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	3	0		17:19

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	37	34	3	.919	59:33	Loss

Columbus Blue Jackets

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 7 J. Carter	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0	0	43.8%	18:39
Number 9 C. Gillies	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	4	0	0		13:35
Number 15 D. Dorsett	R	0	0	0	0	7	3	2	0	0		13:31
Number 16 D. Brassard	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	16.7%	16:15
Number 18 R. Umberger	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	100%	16:49
Number 22 V. Prospal	L	0	1	1	+1	0	5	2	1	0		18:14
Number 24 D. MacKenzie	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0	0	57.1%	11:46
Number 25 R. Russell	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		10:23
Number 26 S. Pahlsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20%	13:40
Number 40 J. Boll	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		10:16
Number 50 A. Vermette	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	1	40%	15:44
Number 61 R. Nash	L	0	1	1	0	0	6	0	0	0		19:42
Number 3 M. Methot	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		19:44
Number 4 J. Moore	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		21:19
Number 5 A. Johnson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	1	0		20:57
Number 14 G. Clitsome	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	0	0		15:47
Number 51 F. Tyutin	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	1	0		23:52
Number 58 D. Savard	D	1	1	2	+2	2	2	0	0	0		15:56

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Sanford	29	28	1	.966	59:51	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:16	Minnesota Wild	Nick Schultz	Interference	2
1st	07:10	Minnesota Wild	Nate Prosser	Fighting (major)	5
1st	07:10	Columbus Blue Jackets	Derek Dorsett	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	01:55	Columbus Blue Jackets	Derek Dorsett	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	08:31	Minnesota Wild	Cal Clutterbuck	Charging	2
2nd	12:46	Columbus Blue Jackets	David Savard	High sticking	2
2nd	15:23	Minnesota Wild	Nick Schultz	Hooking	2
3rd	00:46	Minnesota Wild	Greg Zanon	Hooking	2
3rd	10:01	Minnesota Wild	Nick Schultz	Hooking	2
3rd	16:36	Minnesota Wild	Nick Schultz	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	19:35	Minnesota Wild	Marek Zidlicky	Holding the stick	2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach: Mike Yeo
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Todd Richards
Referees: Stephen Walkom, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Scott Driscoll
Minnesota Wild scratches: Clayton Stoner, Mike Lundin, Brad Staubitz
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Brett Lebda, Ryan Johansen

2011-2012 season series

Every Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Oct 8, 2011
Minnesota Wild 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Nov 15, 2011
Minnesota Wild 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Feb 7, 2012
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Feb 11, 2012

Other NHL games on Feb 7

Other NHL games on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 1 at New York Rangers 0	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers, Tue, Feb 7, 2012
New York Islanders 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 0	Final/SO	Game page: New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Feb 7, 2012
Florida Panthers 0 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Tue, Feb 7, 2012
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Feb 7, 2012
St. Louis Blues 3 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Feb 7, 2012
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Feb 7, 2012
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Nashville Predators 3	Final/SO	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators, Tue, Feb 7, 2012
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Winnipeg Jets 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Winnipeg Jets, Tue, Feb 7, 2012
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Dallas Stars, Tue, Feb 7, 2012
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Feb 7, 2012

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