Minnesota Wild @ Columbus Blue Jackets

21-9-5, 9-6-1 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Wild MIN	0	2	3	5
Blue Jackets CBJ	1	1	0	2

Columbus Blue JacketsBlue JacketsCBJ

14-14-6, 7-6-3 Home

Kaprizov, Boldy each have a goal and two assists as Wild beat Blue Jackets 5-2 for 6th straight win

— Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy each had a goal and two assists, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Thursday night for their sixth straight win.

Dec 18, 2026, 10:04 pm - AP

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Wild	0	2	3	5
	Blue Jackets	1	1	0	2

1st Period			MIN	CBJ
15:20		Zach Werenski (12) Assists: Charlie Coyle (16), Cole Sillinger (12)	0	1

2nd Period		MIN	CBJ
13:30	Ryan Hartman (7) (Power Play) Assists: Kirill Kaprizov (18), Brock Faber (13)	1	1
16:15	Vladimir Tarasenko (6) Assists: Yakov Trenin (7), Danila Yurov (8)	2	1
17:39	Zach Werenski (13) Unassisted	2	2

3rd Period		MIN	CBJ
11:50	Joel Eriksson Ek (8) Assists: Yakov Trenin (8), Matt Boldy (20)	3	2
18:08	Kirill Kaprizov (22) (Empty Net) Assists: Matt Boldy (21), Joel Eriksson Ek (18)	4	2
18:46	Matt Boldy (20) (Empty Net) Assists: Kirill Kaprizov (19)	5	2

Joel Eriksson Ek shot blocked by Charlie Coyle
Joel Eriksson Ek shot blocked by Zach Werenski
Giveaway by Dmitri Voronkov
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Danila Yurov
Ivan Provorov Snap Shot High and Wide Left
Brock Faber shot blocked by Boone Jenner
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Kirill Marchenko Snap Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Adam Fantilli shot blocked by Dmitri Voronkov
Damon Severson Wrist Shot Wide Right
Zach Aston-Reese faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Quinn Hughes shot blocked by Zach Aston-Reese
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Yakov Trenin
Kirill Marchenko hit Brock Faber
Takeaway by Miles Wood
Brendan Smith shot blocked by Charlie Coyle
Miles Wood hit Danila Yurov
Miles Wood hit Jared Spurgeon
Tyler Pitlick shot blocked by Damon Severson
Jared Spurgeon shot blocked by Miles Wood
Giveaway by Cole Sillinger
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Quinn Hughes shot blocked by Boone Jenner
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Matt Boldy
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
Boone Jenner hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Boone Jenner hit Matt Kiersted
Yegor Chinakhov hit Marcus Foligno
Isac Lundeström Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Ben Jones
Adam Fantilli Snap Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Danila Yurov
Giveaway by Adam Fantilli
Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Denton Mateychuk hit Joel Eriksson Ek
Zach Werenski Goal (12) Slap Shot, assists: Charlie Coyle (16), Cole Sillinger (12)
David Jiricek shot blocked by Brendan Smith
Giveaway by Brendan Smith
Jared Spurgeon shot blocked by Kirill Marchenko
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Matt Boldy
Zach Werenski Wrist Shot Wide Right
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Zach Werenski
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Matt Boldy
Giveaway by Brendan Smith
Adam Fantilli hit Carson Lambos
Boone Jenner Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Giveaway by Yegor Chinakhov
Dante Fabbro Snap Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Zach Werenski Snap Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Isac Lundeström hit Jared Spurgeon
Zach Aston-Reese hit Matt Kiersted
Cole Sillinger hit Carson Lambos
Miles Wood Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Cole Sillinger Slap Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Kirill Marchenko Snap Shot Wide Right
Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Giveaway by Adam Fantilli
Brendan Smith shot blocked by Yegor Chinakhov
Zach Aston-Reese faceoff won against Ben Jones
Damon Severson Slap Shot Wide Left
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Nico Sturm
Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Dmitri Voronkov Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Dmitri Voronkov Backhand Wide Left
Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Yegor Chinakhov hit Quinn Hughes
Boone Jenner hit Quinn Hughes
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Danila Yurov
Zach Werenski Backhand saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Cole Sillinger hit Carson Lambos
Miles Wood Snap Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Charlie Coyle hit Carson Lambos
Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Zach Aston-Reese Slashing against Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Adam Fantilli Snap Shot Short
Takeaway by Kirill Marchenko
Dmitri Voronkov hit Marcus Foligno
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
Zach Werenski shot blocked by Sean Monahan
Giveaway by Jet Greaves
Giveaway by Damon Severson
Cole Sillinger Wrist Shot Wide Left
Miles Wood Tip-In High and Wide Right
Zach Werenski Wrist Shot Wide Left
Cole Sillinger Tip-In Wide Right
Miles Wood Deflected saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Ben Jones
Dmitri Voronkov Tip-In Wide Right
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Nico Sturm
Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko
Takeaway by Zach Werenski
Zach Werenski Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Giveaway by Boone Jenner
Zach Aston-Reese hit Yakov Trenin
Takeaway by Damon Severson
Charlie Coyle hit Matt Boldy
Matt Kiersted shot blocked by Denton Mateychuk
Isac Lundeström faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
Damon Severson Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Dante Fabbro hit Ben Jones
Adam Fantilli hit Tyler Pitlick
Giveaway by Sean Monahan
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Yakov Trenin
Zach Aston-Reese hit Kirill Kaprizov
Adam Fantilli Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Giveaway by Zach Werenski
Boone Jenner Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
Cole Sillinger hit Quinn Hughes
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
Giveaway by Ivan Provorov
Matt Boldy shot blocked by Dante Fabbro
Dante Fabbro hit Matt Boldy
Sean Monahan hit Matt Boldy
Takeaway by Kirill Marchenko
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Danila Yurov
Miles Wood hit Carson Lambos
Charlie Coyle hit David Jiricek
Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Danila Yurov
Giveaway by Jet Greaves
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Marcus Foligno
Giveaway by Denton Mateychuk
Boone Jenner Deflected saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Boone Jenner Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Denton Mateychuk Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Takeaway by Ivan Provorov
Adam Fantilli Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Isac Lundeström faceoff won against Nico Sturm
Isac Lundeström Snap Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Denton Mateychuk Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Kirill Kaprizov Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Goalie Stopped
Yakov Trenin faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Yakov Trenin hit Ivan Provorov
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Brock Faber Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Goalie Stopped
Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Nicolas Aube-Kubel High-sticking against Sean Monahan
Goalie Stopped
Sean Monahan shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Quinn Hughes
Puck in Benches
Tyler Pitlick Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Nico Sturm Wrist Shot Wide Left
Icing
Brock Faber Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Goalie Stopped
Joel Eriksson Ek Tip-In Above Crossbar
Puck in Netting
Jared Spurgeon Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Yakov Trenin hit Brendan Smith
Giveaway by Danila Yurov
Vladimir Tarasenko hit Brendan Smith
Off-side
Nico Sturm faceoff won against Isac Lundeström
Goalie Stopped
Ben Jones faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Puck in Benches
Goalie Stopped
Zach Werenski shot blocked by Matt Boldy
Zach Werenski shot blocked by Matt Kiersted
David Jiricek shot blocked by Ryan Hartman
Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Puck in Netting
Yakov Trenin Wrist Shot Wide Left
Yakov Trenin Tip-In saved by Jet Greaves
Vladimir Tarasenko Tip-In Above Crossbar
Giveaway by Matt Kiersted
Takeaway by Quinn Hughes
Off-side
Matt Boldy Slap Shot Wide Left
Quinn Hughes Wrist Shot Wide Right
Brendan Smith shot blocked by Tyler Pitlick
Tyler Pitlick hit Boone Jenner
Marcus Foligno hit Ivan Provorov
Kent Johnson shot blocked by Quinn Hughes
Puck in Netting
Danila Yurov faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Yakov Trenin hit Damon Severson
Off-side
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Carson Lambos Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Ryan Hartman Tip-In saved by Jet Greaves
Quinn Hughes Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Goalie Stopped
Matt Boldy Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Giveaway by Matt Kiersted
Giveaway by Carson Lambos
Goalie Stopped
Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Giveaway by Brock Faber
Tyler Pitlick hit Isac Lundeström
Goalie Stopped
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Goalie Stopped
Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Giveaway by Brock Faber
Joel Eriksson Ek hit Zach Werenski
Charlie Coyle shot blocked by Carson Lambos
Giveaway by Matt Boldy
Kent Johnson shot blocked by David Jiricek
Puck in Netting
Ivan Provorov shot blocked by Matt Kiersted
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Goalie Stopped
Danila Yurov faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Yakov Trenin hit Denton Mateychuk
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Giveaway by Carson Lambos
Puck in Benches
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Puck in Netting
Nicolas Aube-Kubel Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Takeaway by Matt Boldy
Vladimir Tarasenko Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Giveaway by Quinn Hughes
Ryan Hartman Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (18), Brock Faber (13)
Yakov Trenin hit Brendan Smith
Ben Jones Backhand saved by Jet Greaves
Puck in Crowd
Yegor Chinakhov shot blocked by Ryan Hartman
Ryan Hartman Slap Shot Wide Left
Yakov Trenin Wrist Shot Wide Left
Vladimir Tarasenko Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Yakov Trenin (7), Danila Yurov (8)
Giveaway by Kirill Kaprizov
Giveaway by Joel Eriksson Ek
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Ivan Provorov shot blocked by Ben Jones
Giveaway by Brock Faber
Sean Monahan shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
Puck in Netting
Danila Yurov faceoff won against Zach Aston-Reese
Vladimir Tarasenko Slap Shot Wide Right
Danila Yurov Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
Icing
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Isac Lundeström
Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Joel Eriksson Ek
Goalie Stopped
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Brock Faber Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Matt Boldy Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Goalie Stopped
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Carson Lambos Slap Shot Above Crossbar
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Damon Severson shot blocked by Marcus Foligno
Marcus Foligno hit Damon Severson
Ben Jones Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Tyler Pitlick
Tyler Pitlick Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Danila Yurov hit Boone Jenner
Danila Yurov Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Goalie Stopped
Vladimir Tarasenko hit Boone Jenner
Marcus Foligno hit Yegor Chinakhov
Kent Johnson shot blocked by David Jiricek
Matt Boldy Tip-In Wide Left
Giveaway by Kirill Kaprizov
Giveaway by Matt Kiersted
Giveaway by Danila Yurov
Zach Werenski shot blocked by Danila Yurov
Sean Monahan shot blocked by Matt Kiersted
Off-side
Off-side
Sean Monahan shot blocked by Brock Faber
Matt Boldy Slap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Puck in Crowd
Puck in Crowd
Danila Yurov faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Vladimir Tarasenko Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Brock Faber Slap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Yakov Trenin Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
Joel Eriksson Ek Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Joel Eriksson Ek Goal (8) Tip-In, assists: Yakov Trenin (8), Matt Boldy (20)
Takeaway by Yakov Trenin
Giveaway by Yakov Trenin
Yakov Trenin hit Yegor Chinakhov
Icing
Tyler Pitlick Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
Giveaway by David Jiricek
Takeaway by Matt Boldy
Off-side
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Danila Yurov
Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot Wide Right
Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
Icing
Puck in Netting
Goalie Stopped
Zach Werenski shot blocked by Matt Boldy
Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Matt Kiersted
Kirill Kaprizov Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Boldy (21), Joel Eriksson Ek (18)
Nico Sturm Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Goalie Stopped
Matt Boldy Goal (20) Backhand, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (19)
Tyler Pitlick Tripping against Denton Mateychuk
Puck in Netting
Nico Sturm faceoff won against Isac Lundeström
Takeaway by Nico Sturm

WILD

BLUE JACKETS

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Blue Jackets
7
Wild
4

Game 1

10/11

Wild
5
Blue Jackets
2

Game 2

12/18

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	24	2	7	55
Dallas	23	7	5	51
Minnesota	21	9	5	47
Utah	17	16	3	37
St. Louis	13	15	8	34
Winnipeg	15	16	2	32
Chicago	13	15	6	32
Nashville	13	16	4	30

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	9	3	47
Washington	19	11	4	42
NY Islanders	19	13	3	41
Philadelphia	17	10	6	40
New Jersey	19	14	1	39
NY Rangers	17	15	4	38
Pittsburgh	14	10	9	37
Columbus	14	14	6	34

Panthers, down 3-0 in the third, stun Hurricanes and win in shootout, 4-3

— Sam Bennett and Sam Reinhart scored extra-attacker goals in the final minutes to lead a furious comeback, Evan Rodrigues got the winning goal in the shootout and the Florida Panthers stunned the Carolina Hurricanes with a 4-3 victory on Friday night.

Kiefer Sherwood has hat trick as Canucks beat Islanders 4-1 for 3rd straight win

— Kiefer Sherwood had three goals for his second hat trick of the season as the Vancouver Canucks beat the New York Islanders 4-1 on Friday night for their third straight win.

Vancouver Canucks vs. New York Islanders: Game Highlights

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Minnesota Wild @ Columbus Blue Jackets

Stars of the Game

Zach WerenskiD - CBJ

Jesper WallstedtG - MIN

Joel Eriksson EkC - MIN

Game Information

Kaprizov, Boldy each have a goal and two assists as Wild beat Blue Jackets 5-2 for 6th straight win

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

2025-26 Central Division Standings

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

NHL News

Panthers, down 3-0 in the third, stun Hurricanes and win in shootout, 4-3

Kiefer Sherwood has hat trick as Canucks beat Islanders 4-1 for 3rd straight win

Vancouver Canucks vs. New York Islanders: Game Highlights