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Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild

Grand Casino Arena, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Minnesota Wild 7–4 on Saturday, October 11, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Columbus Blue Jackets 7 40-30-12
at Minnesota Wild 4 46-24-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 2 4 7
Minnesota Wild 0 2 2 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 9 10 13 32
Minnesota Wild 14 20 18 52

Three stars

  1. K. Marchenko, Columbus Blue Jackets (3 goals)
  2. E. Merzlikins, Columbus Blue Jackets (goaltender)
  3. M. Boldy, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:29 Columbus Blue Jackets Miles Wood (1) Zachary Aston-Reese (1) Even strength CBJ 1, MIN 0
2nd 00:07 Columbus Blue Jackets Kirill Marchenko (1) Dmitri Voronkov (1), Ivan Provorov (1) Even strength CBJ 2, MIN 0
2nd 06:18 Minnesota Wild Matt Boldy (2) Joel Eriksson Ek (1), Kirill Kaprizov (4) Power play CBJ 2, MIN 1
2nd 08:24 Minnesota Wild Kirill Kaprizov (1) Matt Boldy (3), Vladimir Tarasenko (1) Power play CBJ 2, MIN 2
2nd 18:48 Columbus Blue Jackets Kirill Marchenko (2) Dmitri Voronkov (2), Zach Werenski (1) Even strength CBJ 3, MIN 2
3rd 01:11 Columbus Blue Jackets Zach Werenski (1) Adam Fantilli (1), Cole Sillinger (1) Even strength CBJ 4, MIN 2
3rd 03:01 Columbus Blue Jackets Kirill Marchenko (3) Zach Werenski (2), Boone Jenner (1) Power play CBJ 5, MIN 2
3rd 09:54 Minnesota Wild Zeev Buium (1) Joel Eriksson Ek (2), Matt Boldy (4) Power play CBJ 5, MIN 3
3rd 10:47 Columbus Blue Jackets Adam Fantilli (1) Boone Jenner (2) Even strength CBJ 6, MIN 3
3rd 15:49 Minnesota Wild Kirill Kaprizov (2) Marco Rossi (2), Zeev Buium (1) Power play CBJ 6, MIN 4
3rd 18:34 Columbus Blue Jackets Boone Jenner (1) Charlie Coyle (1) Even strength, Empty net CBJ 7, MIN 4

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

Team stats

Stat Columbus Blue Jackets Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal 32 52
Power play 1 of 3 4 of 8
Penalty minutes 16 6
Hits 16 18
Blocked shots 16 19
Giveaways 11 14
Takeaways 6 6
Faceoffs won 44/71 (62%) 27/71 (38%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
3 C. Coyle C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 60% 16:39
4 C. Sillinger C 0 1 1 +2 0 0 1 0 0 75% 14:07
10 D. Voronkov L 0 2 2 +2 4 1 2 1 0 15:01
11 M. Wood L 1 0 1 +1 2 2 1 0 0 11:11
19 A. Fantilli C 1 1 2 +2 0 1 0 0 0 85.7% 14:20
21 I. Lundestrom C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 63.6% 12:02
23 S. Monahan C 0 0 0 +3 0 6 1 0 0 56% 19:11
24 M. Olivier R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 10:21
27 Z. Aston-Reese L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 5 0 0 33.3% 13:27
38 B. Jenner C 1 2 3 +3 0 2 0 1 0 100% 15:11
86 K. Marchenko R 3 0 3 +2 2 4 1 1 1 18:10
91 K. Johnson C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11:18
5 D. Mateychuk D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15:21
8 Z. Werenski D 1 2 3 +4 0 7 1 1 0 25:20
9 I. Provorov D 0 1 1 +3 0 1 0 5 0 27:12
15 D. Fabbro D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 2 0 20:13
44 E. Gudbranson D 0 0 0 +1 4 0 1 1 0 11:29
78 D. Severson D 0 0 0 +3 0 1 0 1 0 17:49
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
90 E. Merzlikins 52 48 4 .923 60:00 Win

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
12 M. Boldy L 1 2 3 -3 0 5 0 0 1 50% 25:24
13 Y. Trenin C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 0 0 50% 12:52
14 J. Eriksson Ek C 0 2 2 -1 2 2 1 0 0 38.1% 19:20
17 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 11:56
18 V. Hinostroza C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 0 0 50% 09:29
23 M. Rossi C 0 1 1 -3 0 3 1 1 0 28.6% 19:21
28 L. Ohgren L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 06:55
38 R. Hartman R 0 0 0 -1 0 7 1 3 0 58.3% 16:02
43 H. Haight C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 25% 08:17
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 16:26
91 V. Tarasenko R 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 1 0 16:18
97 K. Kaprizov L 2 1 3 -3 0 11 1 0 2 24:13
5 J. Middleton D 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 14:34
7 B. Faber D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 0 19:32
8 Z. Buium D 1 1 2 -4 0 4 0 2 1 24:39
24 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 15:08
25 J. Brodin D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 2 0 16:57
46 J. Spurgeon D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 2 2 0 18:31
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
32 F. Gustavsson 31 25 6 .806 58:40 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:05 Columbus Blue Jackets Dmitri Voronkov Slashing 2
1st 10:50 Columbus Blue Jackets Miles Wood Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 05:45 Columbus Blue Jackets Erik Gudbranson Holding 2
2nd 06:18 Columbus Blue Jackets Bench Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) 2
2nd 07:47 Columbus Blue Jackets Erik Gudbranson Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 12:37 Minnesota Wild Jake Middleton Holding the stick 2
3rd 01:35 Minnesota Wild Joel Eriksson Ek Tripping 2
3rd 02:13 Minnesota Wild Jake Middleton Hooking 2
3rd 06:13 Columbus Blue Jackets Kirill Marchenko Closing hand on puck 2
3rd 09:11 Columbus Blue Jackets Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 14:04 Columbus Blue Jackets Dmitri Voronkov Delaying game puck over glass 2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Dean Evason
Minnesota Wild head coach
John Hynes
Referees
Trevor Hanson, Morgan MacPhee
Linesmen
Bevan Mills, Travis Gawryletz
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Jake Christiansen, Egor Chinakhov
Minnesota Wild scratches
Daemon Hunt, David Jiricek, Danila Yurov

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 7 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 11

Matchup Status Details
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 4 at Calgary Flames 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Boston Bruins 3 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Detroit Red Wings 6 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at Florida Panthers 6 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Islanders 2 Final Game page
New York Rangers 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final/OT Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 3 at Nashville Predators 2 Final/OT Game page
Dallas Stars 5 at Colorado Avalanche 4 Final/SO Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 7 at San Jose Sharks 6 Final/OT Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 1 at Seattle Kraken 2 Final/OT Game page

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