Columbus Blue Jackets @ Minnesota Wild

19-35-6, 6-17-4 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Blue Jackets CBJ	1	1	0	0	2
Wild MIN	0	0	2	1	3

Minnesota WildWildMIN

33-21-6, 20-10-2 Home

NHLPP\|ESPN+		1	2	3	OT	T
	Blue Jackets	1	1	0	0	2
	Wild	0	0	2	1	3

1st Period			CBJ	MIN
16:20		Mathieu Olivier (5) Assists: Eric Robinson (10)	1	0

2nd Period			CBJ	MIN
3:04		Liam Foudy (2) Assists: Erik Gudbranson (10), Emil Bemstrom (10)	2	0

3rd Period			CBJ	MIN
1:15		Kirill Kaprizov (35) Assists: Jared Spurgeon (17), Ryan Hartman (13)	2	1
6:00		Kirill Kaprizov (36) (Power Play) Assists: Matt Boldy (24), Joel Eriksson Ek (26)	2	2

OT Summary			CBJ	MIN
4:40		Kirill Kaprizov (37) Assists: Calen Addison (25), Mats Zuccarello (37)	2	3

Jon Merrill Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Ryan Hartman Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Brandon Duhaime faceoff won against Jack Roslovic
Jordan Greenway hit Tim Berni
Jake Middleton Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Mason Shaw hit Gavin Bayreuther
Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Alex Goligoski
Billy Sweezey shot blocked by Connor Dewar
Marcus Foligno hit Jack Roslovic
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Patrik Laine
Takeaway by Marcus Foligno
Joel Eriksson Ek Tip-In saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Marcus Foligno hit Erik Gudbranson
Kirill Kaprizov Snap Shot Wide of Net
Jon Merrill hit Mathieu Olivier
Ryan Hartman Snap Shot Wide of Net
Jared Spurgeon Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Ryan Reaves hit Gavin Bayreuther
Matt Dumba Backhand Wide of Net
Marcus Foligno hit Andrew Peeke
Jordan Greenway Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Jared Spurgeon Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Jake Middleton hit Emil Bemstrom
Jordan Greenway hit Billy Sweezey
Giveaway by Mats Zuccarello
Takeaway by Mats Zuccarello
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Giveaway by Matt Boldy
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Marcus Foligno Tip-In Wide of Net
Erik Gudbranson shot blocked by Marcus Foligno
Joel Eriksson Ek Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Matt Dumba Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Ryan Reaves faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
Alex Goligoski Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Mason Shaw Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Ryan Reaves hit Sean Kuraly
Giveaway by Alex Goligoski
Ryan Hartman Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Jake Middleton hit Kirill Marchenko
Giveaway by Brandon Duhaime
Takeaway by Frederick Gaudreau
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Jack Roslovic
Marcus Foligno Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Kirill Kaprizov hit Andrew Peeke
Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Giveaway by Kirill Kaprizov
Kirill Kaprizov Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Calen Addison hit Mathieu Olivier
Giveaway by Calen Addison
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Jack Roslovic
Jordan Greenway hit Billy Sweezey
Giveaway by Jon Merrill
Mason Shaw hit Erik Gudbranson
Eric Robinson shot blocked by Jon Merrill
Eric Robinson shot blocked by Jon Merrill
Connor Dewar hit Sean Kuraly
Nick Blankenburg shot blocked by Mason Shaw
Giveaway by Marc-Andre Fleury
Ryan Hartman Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Kirill Kaprizov Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Jake Middleton Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Billy Sweezey shot blocked by Kirill Kaprizov
Joel Eriksson Ek Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Marcus Foligno hit Billy Sweezey
Matt Boldy Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Joel Eriksson Ek Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Alex Goligoski Tip-In saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Giveaway by Frederick Gaudreau
Connor Dewar faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
Jared Spurgeon Slap Shot Wide of Net
Mason Shaw Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Alex Goligoski Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Emil Bemstrom shot blocked by Ryan Hartman
Eric Robinson shot blocked by Ryan Hartman
Calen Addison Slap Shot Wide of Net
Takeaway by Matt Boldy
Ryan Hartman Cross-checking against Erik Gudbranson
Patrik Laine shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
Giveaway by Mason Shaw
Mason Shaw Slap Shot Wide of Net
Matt Dumba hit Gavin Bayreuther
Connor Dewar hit Kirill Marchenko
Matt Boldy faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
Calen Addison Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Matt Dumba Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Kirill Kaprizov hit Erik Gudbranson
Kent Johnson shot blocked by Alex Goligoski
Mats Zuccarello Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Brandon Duhaime Snap Shot Wide of Net
Jared Spurgeon Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Giveaway by Ryan Hartman
Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Ryan Hartman
Takeaway by Ryan Hartman
Kirill Kaprizov hit Sean Kuraly
Kirill Kaprizov Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Calen Addison Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Ryan Hartman Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Mats Zuccarello Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Kirill Kaprizov Snap Shot Wide of Net
Jared Spurgeon Slap Shot Wide of Net
Kirill Kaprizov Goal (35) Deflected, assists: Jared Spurgeon (17), Ryan Hartman (13)
Marcus Foligno hit Nick Blankenburg
Gavin Bayreuther shot blocked by Marcus Foligno
Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
Jordan Greenway hit Cole Sillinger
Kirill Kaprizov Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
Kirill Kaprizov Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Calen Addison Slap Shot Wide of Net
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Calen Addison Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Joel Eriksson Ek Tip-In saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
Kirill Kaprizov Goal (36) Snap Shot, assists: Matt Boldy (24), Joel Eriksson Ek (26)
Matt Boldy Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Frederick Gaudreau Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Frederick Gaudreau Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Jake Middleton hit Liam Foudy
Jake Middleton hit Cole Sillinger
Matt Dumba Hooking against Johnny Gaudreau
Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Nick Blankenburg shot blocked by Jake Middleton
Takeaway by Jake Middleton
Jake Middleton Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Takeaway by Connor Dewar
Connor Dewar Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Takeaway by Connor Dewar
Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
Jon Merrill Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Mathieu Olivier shot blocked by Jake Middleton
Kirill Kaprizov hit Johnny Gaudreau
Takeaway by Alex Goligoski
Marcus Foligno hit Gavin Bayreuther
Marcus Foligno hit Jack Roslovic
Giveaway by Matt Boldy
Ryan Reaves hit Emil Bemstrom
Brandon Duhaime Tip-In saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Brandon Duhaime hit Mathieu Olivier
Kirill Kaprizov Wrist Shot Off Goalpost
Kirill Kaprizov Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Jake Middleton Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
Matt Boldy Tip-In saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Matt Boldy Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Takeaway by Alex Goligoski
Mats Zuccarello faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
Giveaway by Mats Zuccarello
Sean Kuraly shot blocked by Kirill Kaprizov
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Jared Spurgeon hit Boone Jenner
Giveaway by Mats Zuccarello
Kirill Kaprizov Goal (37) Snap Shot, assists: Calen Addison (25), Mats Zuccarello (37)
Giveaway by Elvis Merzlikins
Brandon Duhaime shot blocked by Erik Gudbranson
Nick Blankenburg hit Ryan Hartman
Patrik Laine Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Gavin Bayreuther Snap Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
Cole Sillinger Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Connor Dewar
Ryan Hartman shot blocked by Andrew Peeke
Andrew Peeke Wrist Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
Tim Berni Snap Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
Jack Roslovic Backhand saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
Tim Berni hit Marcus Foligno
Billy Sweezey hit Jordan Greenway
Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Mats Zuccarello
Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
Giveaway by Eric Robinson
Billy Sweezey hit Alex Goligoski
Brandon Duhaime shot blocked by Gavin Bayreuther
Boone Jenner hit Jon Merrill
Johnny Gaudreau Wrist Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Nick Blankenburg hit Matt Boldy
Jack Roslovic faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Mathieu Olivier Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Eric Robinson (10)
Jake Middleton shot blocked by Kirill Marchenko
Andrew Peeke Slap Shot Wide of Net
Alex Goligoski shot blocked by Jack Roslovic
Mathieu Olivier Wrap-around saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by Nick Blankenburg
Emil Bemstrom faceoff won against Connor Dewar
Erik Gudbranson Wrist Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
Sean Kuraly Wrist Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
Jack Roslovic Snap Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
Nick Blankenburg Slap Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
Liam Foudy Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Erik Gudbranson (10), Emil Bemstrom (10)
Sean Kuraly Snap Shot Wide of Net
Sean Kuraly Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Sean Kuraly Backhand saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
Andrew Peeke Slap Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
Kent Johnson hit Jared Spurgeon
Jack Roslovic faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Takeaway by Johnny Gaudreau
Andrew Peeke Snap Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Connor Dewar
Liam Foudy Snap Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
Tim Berni hit Mats Zuccarello
Takeaway by Sean Kuraly
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
Giveaway by Johnny Gaudreau
Patrik Laine Slap Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
Boone Jenner Snap Shot Over Net
Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
Cole Sillinger Backhand saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
Nick Blankenburg hit Ryan Hartman
Jon Merrill shot blocked by Mathieu Olivier
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
Billy Sweezey hit Matt Dumba
Jake Middleton shot blocked by Nick Blankenburg
Jared Spurgeon shot blocked by Gavin Bayreuther
Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Eric Robinson hit Jon Merrill
Kirill Marchenko Snap Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
Emil Bemstrom Snap Shot Wide of Net
Cole Sillinger hit Alex Goligoski
Sean Kuraly hit Kirill Kaprizov
Giveaway by Sean Kuraly
Takeaway by Cole Sillinger
Emil Bemstrom Wrist Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
Tim Berni Wrist Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
Nick Blankenburg Hi-sticking against Kirill Kaprizov
Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Liam Foudy Hi-sticking against Calen Addison
Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Andrew Peeke
Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Sean Kuraly
Jared Spurgeon shot blocked by Jack Roslovic
Ryan Hartman shot blocked by Boone Jenner
Nick Blankenburg hit Jordan Greenway
Kirill Marchenko Snap Shot Wide of Net
Johnny Gaudreau Wrist Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
Boone Jenner hit Alex Goligoski
Nick Blankenburg hit Joel Eriksson Ek
Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Erik Gudbranson
Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
Ryan Hartman shot blocked by Gavin Bayreuther
Giveaway by Elvis Merzlikins
Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
Takeaway by Kirill Marchenko
Frederick Gaudreau shot blocked by Nick Blankenburg
Takeaway by Patrik Laine
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Patrik Laine Snap Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
Boone Jenner Wrist Shot Wide of Net

BLUE JACKETS

WILD

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 2-0

Wild
2
Blue Jackets
0

Game 1

2/23

Blue Jackets
2
Wild
3

Game 2

2/26

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	55	16	11	121
Dallas	50	20	12	112
Minnesota	46	24	12	104
Utah	43	33	6	92
St. Louis	37	33	12	86
Nashville	38	34	10	86
Winnipeg	35	35	12	82
Chicago	29	39	14	72

Vegas Golden Knights storm back in third period, win Game 1

The Golden Knights, who have not lost in regulation since John Tortorella took over as coach last month, rallied with three third-period goals Sunday night, defeating the Mammoth 4-2 in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series.

Utah Mammoth vs. Vegas Golden Knights: Game Highlights

Golden Knights rally past Mammoth 4-2 in Game 1 as Nic Dowd nets the winner

— Nic Dowd redirected Noah Hanifin's shot from the point to put Vegas ahead at 7:20 of the third period and the Golden Knights beat the Utah Mammoth 4-2 on Sunday night in Game 1 of their first-round series.

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Columbus Blue Jackets @ Minnesota Wild

Stars of the Game

Kirill KaprizovLW - MIN

Ryan HartmanRW - MIN

Elvis MerzlikinsG - CBJ

Game Information

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 2-0

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Central Division Standings

NHL News

Vegas Golden Knights storm back in third period, win Game 1

Utah Mammoth vs. Vegas Golden Knights: Game Highlights

Golden Knights rally past Mammoth 4-2 in Game 1 as Nic Dowd nets the winner