Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets

Wednesday, December 31, 2014, 7:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Minnesota Wild 3–1 on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Minnesota Wild	1	46-28-8
at Columbus Blue Jackets	3	42-35-5

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	0	1	2	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	12	5	12	29
Columbus Blue Jackets	8	8	10	26

Three stars

K. Connauton, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 1 assist)
D. Savard, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)
S. Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	15:58	Minnesota Wild	Zach Parise (14)	Mikko Koivu (12), Thomas Vanek (16)	Power play	MIN 1, CBJ 0
2nd	19:14	Columbus Blue Jackets	Kevin Connauton (5)	Unassisted	Even strength	MIN 1, CBJ 1
3rd	05:57	Columbus Blue Jackets	David Savard (6)	Kevin Connauton (6), Brandon Dubinsky (5)	Power play	MIN 1, CBJ 2
3rd	19:37	Columbus Blue Jackets	Ryan Johansen (10)	Brandon Dubinsky (6), Nick Foligno (15)	Even strength, Empty net	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	26
Power play	1 of 4	1 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	8
Hits	23	36
Blocked shots	10	9
Giveaways	3	5
Takeaways	6	2
Faceoffs won	28/62 (45.2%)	34/62 (54.8%)

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 3 C. Coyle	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	53.3%	13:08
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	1	1	-2	0	7	1	0	0	37.5%	20:09
Number 11 Z. Parise	L	1	0	1	-2	0	2	1	2	1		18:43
Number 14 J. Fontaine	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		17:12
Number 18 R. Carter	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	100%	11:21
Number 21 K. Brodziak	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	50%	13:09
Number 22 N. Niederreiter	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		14:27
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	100%	14:50
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	0	0		16:17
Number 27 B. Sutter	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0		10:13
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	50%	19:22
Number 53 T. Graovac	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	28.6%	12:07
Number 4 S. Bickel	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		05:12
Number 5 C. Folin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		17:42
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0		27:26
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	-1	4	2	1	2	0		28:25
Number 39 N. Prosser	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		10:48
Number 46 J. Spurgeon	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		26:40

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 D. Kuemper	25	23	2	.920	59:06	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 9 J. Morin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		15:28
Number 10 J. Skille	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0		11:56
Number 11 M. Calvert	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	0		18:52
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	0	0	52%	19:55
Number 19 R. Johansen	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	1	0	81.3%	20:03
Number 26 C. Tropp	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		10:38
Number 32 A. Cracknell	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		07:24
Number 39 M. Chaput	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	50%	08:42
Number 40 J. Boll	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		07:35
Number 41 A. Wennberg	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22.2%	14:48
Number 43 S. Hartnell	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	0	0		18:11
Number 71 N. Foligno	L	0	1	1	+2	0	3	0	1	0	100%	19:25
Number 4 K. Connauton	D	1	1	2	+1	2	2	1	0	0		16:08
Number 7 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		23:23
Number 21 J. Wisniewski	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	0	0		20:20
Number 47 D. Prout	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	0		17:59
Number 51 F. Tyutin	D	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	0	0		19:18
Number 58 D. Savard	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	7	1	1		23:19

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 72 S. Bobrovsky	29	28	1	.966	59:45	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	11:40	Columbus Blue Jackets	Kevin Connauton	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	15:07	Columbus Blue Jackets	James Wisniewski	Holding	2
2nd	14:55	Minnesota Wild	Ryan Suter	Tripping	2
2nd	19:56	Columbus Blue Jackets	Dalton Prout	Hooking	2
3rd	04:14	Minnesota Wild	Ryan Suter	Holding	2
3rd	08:13	Columbus Blue Jackets	Fedor Tyutin	Interference	2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach: Mike Yeo
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Todd Richards
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, John Grandt
Minnesota Wild scratches: Erik Haula, Jason Zucker, Jonas Brodin
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Jordan Leopold, Cody Goloubef, Sean Collins

2014-2015 season series

Every Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets game in the 2014-2015 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets, Wed, Dec 31, 2014
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild, Mon, Jan 19, 2015

Other NHL games on Dec 31

Other NHL games on Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 5 at Winnipeg Jets 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Winnipeg Jets, Wed, Dec 31, 2014
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Dec 31, 2014
New York Rangers 5 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Florida Panthers, Wed, Dec 31, 2014
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/SO	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Wed, Dec 31, 2014
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Dec 31, 2014
New Jersey Devils 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Dec 31, 2014
San Jose Sharks 3 at Anaheim Ducks 0	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Dec 31, 2014
Arizona Coyotes 0 at Dallas Stars 6	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Dallas Stars, Wed, Dec 31, 2014
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Dec 31, 2014
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Calgary Flames 4	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames, Wed, Dec 31, 2014

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