Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets
· Nationwide Arena, Columbus · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Minnesota Wild beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 on Thursday, December 18, 2025 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Minnesota Wild |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Minnesota Wild |
9 |
8 |
11 |
28 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
5 |
14 |
10 |
29 |
Three stars
- Z. Werenski, Columbus Blue Jackets (2 goals)
- J. Wallstedt, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)
- J. Eriksson Ek, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
15:20 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Zach Werenski (12) |
Charlie Coyle (16), Cole Sillinger (12) |
Even strength |
MIN 0, CBJ 1 |
| 2nd |
13:30 |
Minnesota Wild |
Ryan Hartman (7) |
Kirill Kaprizov (18), Brock Faber (13) |
Power play |
MIN 1, CBJ 1 |
| 2nd |
16:15 |
Minnesota Wild |
Vladimir Tarasenko (6) |
Yakov Trenin (7), Danila Yurov (8) |
Even strength |
MIN 2, CBJ 1 |
| 2nd |
17:39 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Zach Werenski (13) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
MIN 2, CBJ 2 |
| 3rd |
11:50 |
Minnesota Wild |
Joel Eriksson Ek (8) |
Yakov Trenin (8), Matt Boldy (20) |
Even strength |
MIN 3, CBJ 2 |
| 3rd |
18:08 |
Minnesota Wild |
Kirill Kaprizov (22) |
Matt Boldy (21), Joel Eriksson Ek (18) |
Even strength, Empty net |
MIN 4, CBJ 2 |
| 3rd |
18:46 |
Minnesota Wild |
Matt Boldy (20) |
Kirill Kaprizov (19) |
Even strength, Empty net |
MIN 5, CBJ 2 |
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 |
28 |
29 |
| Power play |
1 of 1 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
2 |
| Hits |
15 |
26 |
| Blocked shots |
18 |
12 |
| Giveaways |
19 |
16 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
6 |
| Faceoffs won |
24/67 (35.8%) |
43/67 (64.2%) |
Box score
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 12 M. Boldy |
L |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:25 |
| Number 13 Y. Trenin |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
17:32 |
| Number 14 J. Eriksson Ek |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
37.5% |
18:37 |
| Number 16 N. Aube-Kubel |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:39 |
| Number 17 M. Foligno |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:32 |
| Number 19 T. Pitlick |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
08:10 |
| Number 22 D. Yurov |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
16:12 |
| Number 38 R. Hartman |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
38.5% |
14:44 |
| Number 39 B. Jones |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
25% |
07:02 |
| Number 78 N. Sturm |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
37.5% |
10:02 |
| Number 91 V. Tarasenko |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:33 |
| Number 97 K. Kaprizov |
L |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:44 |
| Number 7 B. Faber |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
30:57 |
| Number 26 M. Kiersted |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
17:37 |
| Number 43 Q. Hughes |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
32:02 |
| Number 46 J. Spurgeon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:56 |
| Number 55 D.Jiricek |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
09:04 |
| Number 71 C. Lambos |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:16 |
Minnesota Wild goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 J. Wallstedt |
29 |
27 |
2 |
.931 |
60:00 |
Win |
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 3 C. Coyle |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
65% |
18:28 |
| Number 4 C. Sillinger |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
17:14 |
| Number 10 D. Voronkov |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:25 |
| Number 11 M. Wood |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:05 |
| Number 19 A. Fantilli |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
68.4% |
18:00 |
| Number 21 I. Lundestrom |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
09:40 |
| Number 23 S. Monahan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
64.7% |
16:30 |
| Number 27 Z. Aston-Reese |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
08:50 |
| Number 38 B. Jenner |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:38 |
| Number 59 E. Chinakhov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:58 |
| Number 86 K. Marchenko |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:50 |
| Number 91 K. Johnson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:44 |
| Number 5 D. Mateychuk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:20 |
| Number 7 B. Smith |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:24 |
| Number 8 Z. Werenski |
D |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
28:30 |
| Number 9 I. Provorov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:13 |
| Number 15 D. Fabbro |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:57 |
| Number 78 D. Severson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:16 |
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 73 J. Greaves |
26 |
23 |
3 |
.885 |
59:21 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
02:14 |
Minnesota Wild |
Nicolas Aube-Kubel |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:53 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Zachary Aston-Reese |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
19:04 |
Minnesota Wild |
Tyler Pitlick |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Minnesota Wild head coach
- John Hynes
- Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
- Dean Evason
- Referees
- Wes McCauley, Mike Sullivan
- Linesmen
- Kilian McNamara, Dan Kelly
- Minnesota Wild scratches
- Zach Bogosian, Marcus Johansson, David Spacek
- Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
- Brendan Gaunce, Jake Christiansen
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 at Montreal Canadiens
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|
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 at Ottawa Senators
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Final
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|
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 at Tampa Bay Lightning
1
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Final
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|
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0
 at Washington Capitals
4
|
Final
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|
 Philadelphia Flyers
3
 at Buffalo Sabres
5
|
Final
|
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|
 New York Rangers
2
 at St. Louis Blues
1
|
Final/OT
|
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|
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2
 at Calgary Flames
4
|
Final
|
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|
 Dallas Stars
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 at San Jose Sharks
3
|
Final
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Sources and further reading
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