Blue Jackets 4-2 Wild (Dec 31, 2016) Box Score

Columbus Blue Jackets

26-5-4, 12-2-3 away

	1	2	3	T
CBJ	1	3	0	4
MIN	0	1	1	2

Minnesota Wild

23-9-4, 13-4-0 home

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#34
Cam AtkinsonC. Atkinson#13
Matt CalvertM. Calvert#11
Brandon DubinskyB. Dubinsky#17
Nick FolignoN. Foligno#71
Sam GagnerS. Gagner#89
Scott HartnellS. Hartnell#43
Boone JennerB. Jenner#38
William KarlssonW. Karlsson#25
Brandon SaadB. Saad#20
Lukas SedlakL. Sedlak#45
Alex WennbergA. Wennberg#10
defensemen
Jack JohnsonJ. Johnson#7
Seth JonesS. Jones#3
Ryan MurrayR. Murray#27
Markus NutivaaraM. Nutivaara#65
David SavardD. Savard#58
Zach WerenskiZ. Werenski#8

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	2	0	0	18	12:20	0:00	0:00	12:20	0	0	0.0
2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	29	19:13	2:06	1:48	15:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	3	17	1	0	0	9	5:20	0:00	0:40	4:40	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	29	20:01	1:54	1:47	16:20	10	13	43.5
0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	24	17:30	2:06	0:00	15:24	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	11:26	2:06	0:00	9:20	2	1	66.7
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	12:38	1:52	0:00	10:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	26	17:47	1:54	0:55	14:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	14:13	0:02	2:07	12:04	6	8	42.9
0	2	1	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	27	18:34	1:52	0:00	16:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	10:24	0:00	0:47	9:37	1	4	20.0
0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	26	17:40	2:06	0:41	14:53	9	10	47.4
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	29	21:16	0:02	3:34	17:40	1	0	100.0
1	0	0	3	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	27	21:26	1:57	1:16	18:13	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	24	16:30	0:00	0:13	16:17	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	23	15:59	0:00	0:00	15:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	30	23:03	0:00	3:31	19:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	26	17:53	2:03	0:43	15:07	0	0	0.0

goalies
Sergei BobrovskyS. Bobrovsky#72

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
31	2	29	.935	0	0	0	0	0	60:00	2

Minnesota Wild


forwards
Charlie CoyleC. Coyle#3
Mikael GranlundM. Granlund#64
Tyler GraovacT. Graovac#44
Erik HaulaE. Haula#56
Mikko KoivuM. Koivu#9
Nino NiederreiterN. Niederreiter#22
Zach PariseZ. Parise#11
Jason PominvilleJ. Pominville#29
Jordan SchroederJ. Schroeder#10
Eric StaalE. Staal#12
Chris StewartC. Stewart#7
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#16
defensemen
Jonas BrodinJ. Brodin#25
Matt DumbaM. Dumba#24
Christian FolinC. Folin#5
Marco ScandellaM. Scandella#6
Jared SpurgeonJ. Spurgeon#46
Ryan SuterR. Suter#20

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	5	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	22	17:51	2:42	0:00	15:09	3	0	100.0
1	1	0	4	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	24	16:53	2:07	0:18	14:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	15	9:21	0:00	0:00	9:21	4	5	44.4
0	0	-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	14:52	0:27	1:31	12:54	10	5	66.7
0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	18:41	2:07	1:18	15:16	11	11	50.0
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	19	14:50	0:50	0:00	14:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	18:44	2:40	1:10	14:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	10:39	0:37	1:31	8:31	0	2	0.0
0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	8:50	0:00	0:00	8:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	27	18:53	2:40	1:11	15:02	8	7	53.3
0	0	0	4	1	0	1	5	1	0	0	16	12:06	0:56	0:00	11:10	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	1	2	1	2	1	0	1	22	16:04	0:05	1:01	14:58	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	31	18:51	2:04	1:12	15:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	2	15	1	1	0	12	7:39	0:52	0:04	6:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	20	13:06	0:00	1:16	11:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	0	2	1	2	2	1	2	28	20:59	0:00	0:44	20:15	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	32	25:00	2:29	2:20	20:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	37	32:54	2:43	2:24	27:47	0	0	0.0

goalies
Devan DubnykD. Dubnyk#40

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
25	4	21	.840	0	0	0	0	0	57:47	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Blue Jackets	1	3	0	4
	Wild	0	1	1	2

1st Period			CBJ	MIN
10:05		Cam Atkinson (16) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brandon Dubinsky (12)	1	0

2nd Period		CBJ	MIN
3:29	Jack Johnson (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brandon Saad (17), Alex Wennberg (25)	2	0
3:44	Cam Atkinson (17) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Ryan Murray (4), Markus Nutivaara (5)	3	0
5:58	Mikael Granlund (10) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Jared Spurgeon (11), Mikko Koivu (15)	3	1
17:35	Seth Jones (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brandon Saad (18), Nick Foligno (20)	4	1

3rd Period			CBJ	MIN
0:24		Jason Zucker (9) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Mikael Granlund (19), Jared Spurgeon (12)	4	2

Regular Season Series

CBJ lead 1-0

Blue Jackets
4
Wild
2

Game 1

12/31

Wild
0
Blue Jackets
1

Game 2

3/2

Xcel Energy Center

6:00 PM, December 31, 2016

Saint Paul, MN

Attendance: 19,307

Referees:
Brad Watson
Kyle Rehman

Linesmen:
Scott Driscoll
Vaughan Rody

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	14	5	0	28
New Jersey	13	7	2	28
Washington	13	5	1	27
NY Rangers	12	5	1	25
NY Islanders	7	8	5	19
Columbus	8	9	2	18
Philadelphia	8	10	2	18
Pittsburgh	7	11	4	18

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	17	3	0	34
Minnesota	13	3	3	29
Dallas	12	6	0	24
Colorado	11	9	0	22
St. Louis	9	11	1	19
Utah	7	9	3	17
Chicago	7	12	1	15
Nashville	6	11	3	15

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Columbus Blue Jackets

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CBJ lead 1-0

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