Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets

Thursday, March 2, 2017, 7:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Minnesota Wild 1–0 on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
Minnesota Wild	0	49-25-8
at Columbus Blue Jackets	1	50-24-8

Goals by period

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

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	9	11	18	38
Columbus Blue Jackets	13	14	13	40

Three stars

S. Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets (goaltender)
B. Saad, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)
D. Dubnyk, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
3rd	04:32	Columbus Blue Jackets	Brandon Saad (19)	Nick Foligno (23)	Even strength	MIN 0, CBJ 1

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	38	40
Power play	0 of 4	0 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	8
Hits	18	21
Blocked shots	8	15
Giveaways	4	5
Takeaways	2	10
Faceoffs won	34/64 (53.1%)	30/64 (46.9%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 3 C. Coyle	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	50%	14:23
Number 7 C. Stewart	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		13:53
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	60%	20:24
Number 10 J. Schroeder	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	06:54
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	41.7%	19:05
Number 16 J. Zucker	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		17:33
Number 19 M. Hanzal	C	0	0	0	-1	2	4	1	0	50%	17:06
Number 21 R. White	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		06:55
Number 22 N. Niederreiter	R	0	0	0	0	2	6	1	0		16:35
Number 44 T. Graovac	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0		08:45
Number 56 E. Haula	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	57.1%	10:57
Number 64 M. Granlund	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		21:11
Number 5 C. Folin	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1		11:50
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		15:53
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		27:58
Number 24 M. Dumba	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		18:42
Number 25 J. Brodin	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		21:01
Number 46 J. Spurgeon	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1		24:42

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 D. Dubnyk	40	39	1	.975	58:50	Loss

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 A. Wennberg	C	0	0	0	+1	2	2	3	3	50%	18:29
Number 13 C. Atkinson	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		21:07
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	60%	20:00
Number 20 B. Saad	L	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	1		15:19
Number 25 W. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	12:17
Number 28 O. Bjorkstrand	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		10:40
Number 29 L. Korpikoski	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		10:29
Number 34 J. Anderson	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	100%	11:52
Number 38 B. Jenner	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	20%	16:31
Number 43 S. Hartnell	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		09:41
Number 71 N. Foligno	L	0	1	1	+1	0	5	1	1		19:16
Number 89 S. Gagner	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	42.9%	11:44
Number 3 S. Jones	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	1		20:42
Number 7 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		22:37
Number 8 Z. Werenski	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		18:55
Number 26 K. Quincey	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		14:35
Number 27 R. Murray	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		15:32
Number 58 D. Savard	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	3		22:19

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 72 S. Bobrovsky	38	38	0	1.000	59:55	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:11	Columbus Blue Jackets	David Savard	Tripping	2
1st	11:55	Minnesota Wild	Christian Folin	Holding	2
1st	16:36	Columbus Blue Jackets	Alexander Wennberg	Hooking	2
2nd	01:25	Minnesota Wild	Tyler Graovac	Hooking	2
2nd	16:35	Columbus Blue Jackets	Josh Anderson	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	19:11	Columbus Blue Jackets	Seth Jones	Slashing	2
3rd	05:48	Minnesota Wild	Nino Niederreiter	Slashing	2
3rd	18:37	Minnesota Wild	Martin Hanzal	Elbowing	2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Chris Rooney, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Kory Nagy
Minnesota Wild scratches: Jason Pominville, Zach Parise, Nate Prosser
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Scott Harrington, Markus Nutivaara

2016-2017 season series

Every Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Dec 31, 2016
Minnesota Wild 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Mar 2, 2017

Other NHL games on Mar 2

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 2, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 2, 2017
Arizona Coyotes 3 at Buffalo Sabres 6	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Mar 2, 2017
Florida Panthers 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Florida Panthers at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 2, 2017
New Jersey Devils 0 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals, Thu, Mar 2, 2017
Nashville Predators 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Mar 2, 2017
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Mar 2, 2017
New York Islanders 5 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Dallas Stars, Thu, Mar 2, 2017
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final/SO	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 2, 2017
Vancouver Canucks 1 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 2, 2017

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