Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild
· Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Minnesota Wild 4–2 on Saturday, December 31, 2016 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
1 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
| Minnesota Wild |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
8 |
10 |
7 |
25 |
| Minnesota Wild |
8 |
7 |
16 |
31 |
Three stars
- C. Atkinson, Columbus Blue Jackets (2 goals)
- S. Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets (goaltender)
- J. Spurgeon, Minnesota Wild (2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
10:05 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Cam Atkinson (16) |
Brandon Dubinsky (12) |
Even strength |
CBJ 1, MIN 0 |
| 2nd |
03:29 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Jack Johnson (2) |
Brandon Saad (17), Alexander Wennberg (25) |
Even strength |
CBJ 2, MIN 0 |
| 2nd |
03:44 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Cam Atkinson (17) |
Ryan Murray (4), Markus Nutivaara (5) |
Even strength |
CBJ 3, MIN 0 |
| 2nd |
05:58 |
Minnesota Wild |
Mikael Granlund (10) |
Jared Spurgeon (11), Mikko Koivu (15) |
Power play |
CBJ 3, MIN 1 |
| 2nd |
17:35 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Seth Jones (7) |
Brandon Saad (18), Nick Foligno (20) |
Even strength |
CBJ 4, MIN 1 |
| 3rd |
00:24 |
Minnesota Wild |
Jason Zucker (9) |
Mikael Granlund (19), Jared Spurgeon (12) |
Even strength |
CBJ 4, MIN 2 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild
| Stat |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Minnesota Wild |
| Shots on goal |
25 |
31 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
28 |
26 |
| Hits |
24 |
18 |
| Blocked shots |
11 |
8 |
| Giveaways |
2 |
8 |
| Takeaways |
2 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
30/66 (45.5%) |
36/66 (54.5%) |
Box score
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 10 A. Wennberg |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
47.4% |
17:40 |
| Number 11 M. Calvert |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:20 |
| Number 13 C. Atkinson |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:13 |
| Number 17 B. Dubinsky |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
43.5% |
20:01 |
| Number 20 B. Saad |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:34 |
| Number 25 W. Karlsson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
14:13 |
| Number 34 J. Anderson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:20 |
| Number 38 B. Jenner |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:47 |
| Number 43 S. Hartnell |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:38 |
| Number 45 L. Sedlak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
20% |
10:24 |
| Number 71 N. Foligno |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
17:30 |
| Number 89 S. Gagner |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
11:26 |
| Number 3 S. Jones |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:26 |
| Number 7 J. Johnson |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
100% |
21:16 |
| Number 8 Z. Werenski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:53 |
| Number 27 R. Murray |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:30 |
| Number 58 D. Savard |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:03 |
| Number 65 M. Nutivaara |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:59 |
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 72 S. Bobrovsky |
31 |
29 |
2 |
.936 |
60:00 |
Win |
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 3 C. Coyle |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
17:51 |
| Number 7 C. Stewart |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:06 |
| Number 9 M. Koivu |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
18:41 |
| Number 10 J. Schroeder |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:50 |
| Number 11 Z. Parise |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:44 |
| Number 12 E. Staal |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
53.3% |
18:53 |
| Number 16 J. Zucker |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:04 |
| Number 22 N. Niederreiter |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:50 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:39 |
| Number 44 T. Graovac |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
44.4% |
09:21 |
| Number 56 E. Haula |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
14:52 |
| Number 64 M. Granlund |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
16:53 |
| Number 5 C. Folin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:06 |
| Number 6 M. Scandella |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:59 |
| Number 20 R. Suter |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
32:54 |
| Number 24 M. Dumba |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:39 |
| Number 25 J. Brodin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:51 |
| Number 46 J. Spurgeon |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:00 |
Minnesota Wild goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 D. Dubnyk |
25 |
21 |
4 |
.840 |
57:47 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
14:53 |
Minnesota Wild |
Marco Scandella |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 1st |
17:58 |
Minnesota Wild |
Jason Zucker |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
17:58 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Matt Calvert |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
18:52 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Sergei Bobrovsky |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 2nd |
02:28 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Josh Anderson |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
02:28 |
Minnesota Wild |
Chris Stewart |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
02:28 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Matt Calvert |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
02:28 |
Minnesota Wild |
Mathew Dumba |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
02:28 |
Minnesota Wild |
Mathew Dumba |
Game misconduct (game misconduct) |
10 |
| 2nd |
02:28 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Matt Calvert |
Game misconduct (game misconduct) |
10 |
| 2nd |
05:11 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Ryan Murray |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:07 |
Minnesota Wild |
Mikael Granlund |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
16:22 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Ryan Murray |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
- John Tortorella
- Minnesota Wild head coach
- Bruce Boudreau
- Referees
- Kyle Rehman, Brad Watson
- Linesmen
- Scott Driscoll, Vaughan Rody
- Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
- Dalton Prout, Scott Harrington, Markus Hannikainen
- Minnesota Wild scratches
- Nate Prosser
Other NHL games on Dec 31
Other NHL games on Saturday, December 31, 2016
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Buffalo Sabres
1
 at Boston Bruins
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 31, 2016
|
 Washington Capitals
6
 at New Jersey Devils
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Dec 31, 2016
|
 Carolina Hurricanes
1
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 31, 2016
|
 Montreal Canadiens
3
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 31, 2016
|
 New York Islanders
6
 at Winnipeg Jets
2
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Winnipeg Jets, Sat, Dec 31, 2016
|
 Florida Panthers
3
 at Dallas Stars
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Dallas Stars, Sat, Dec 31, 2016
|
 New York Rangers
6
 at Colorado Avalanche
2
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Dec 31, 2016
|
 Arizona Coyotes
2
 at Calgary Flames
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Calgary Flames, Sat, Dec 31, 2016
|
 Vancouver Canucks
3
 at Edmonton Oilers
2
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Dec 31, 2016
|
 San Jose Sharks
2
 at Los Angeles Kings
3
|
Final
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Dec 31, 2016
|
Sources and further reading
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