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Minnesota Wild vs. Columbus Blue Jackets: game summary

Final · December 18, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

Minnesota Wild logoMinnesota Wild5
Columbus Blue Jackets logoColumbus Blue Jackets2

Shots on goal : MIN 28 — CBJ 29 · Nationwide Arena

Three stars

Minnesota Wild logo MIN

Game stats

CBJ Columbus Blue Jackets logo
28Shots on goal29
36 %Faceoff win %64 %
1/1Power play0/2
4Penalty minutes2
15Hits26
18Blocked shots12
19Giveaways16
6Takeaways6

Shots by period

P1P2P3Total
MIN981128
CBJ5141029

Season series MIN 1 – 1 CBJ

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Minnesota Wild logoMIN 5 / 28 / 452 / 29 / 42 CBJColumbus Blue Jackets logo →
Missed shot — Ivan Provorov (CBJ), P1 01:15 · snapMissed shot — Damon Severson (CBJ), P1 04:09 · wristMissed shot — Nico Sturm (MIN), P1 06:24 · wristMissed shot — Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN), P1 07:36 · tip-inMissed shot — Yakov Trenin (MIN), P1 12:59 · wristMissed shot — Vladimir Tarasenko (MIN), P1 13:30 · tip-inMissed shot — Matt Boldy (MIN), P1 14:35 · slapMissed shot — Quinn Hughes (MIN), P1 14:44 · wristMissed shot — Zach Werenski (CBJ), P1 19:00 · wristMissed shot — Matt Boldy (MIN), P2 00:41 · wristMissed shot — Kirill Marchenko (CBJ), P2 05:15 · snapMissed shot — Damon Severson (CBJ), P2 07:34 · slapMissed shot — Dmitri Voronkov (CBJ), P2 08:40 · backhandMissed shot — Adam Fantilli (CBJ), P2 13:51 · snapMissed shot — Ryan Hartman (MIN), P2 15:08 · slapMissed shot — Yakov Trenin (MIN), P2 15:42 · wristMissed shot — Cole Sillinger (CBJ), P2 16:28 · wristMissed shot — Miles Wood (CBJ), P2 16:41 · tip-inMissed shot — Zach Werenski (CBJ), P2 16:53 · wristMissed shot — Cole Sillinger (CBJ), P2 16:57 · tip-inMissed shot — Dmitri Voronkov (CBJ), P2 17:09 · tip-inMissed shot — Kirill Marchenko (CBJ), P2 17:17 · wristMissed shot — Vladimir Tarasenko (MIN), P2 18:36 · slapMissed shot — Danila Yurov (MIN), P2 18:45 · wristMissed shot — Carson Lambos (MIN), P3 02:13 · slapMissed shot — Matt Boldy (MIN), P3 07:22 · tip-inMissed shot — Yakov Trenin (MIN), P3 11:47 · wristMissed shot — Tyler Pitlick (MIN), P3 13:49 · wristMissed shot — Ryan Hartman (MIN), P3 16:19 · wristMissed shot — Ryan Hartman (MIN), P3 16:34 · wristShot on goal — Kirill Kaprizov (MIN), P1 00:35 · snapShot on goal — Brock Faber (MIN), P1 01:40 · wristShot on goal — Zach Werenski (CBJ), P1 02:19 · wristShot on goal — Kirill Marchenko (CBJ), P1 02:48 · snapShot on goal — Tyler Pitlick (MIN), P1 06:14 · snapShot on goal — Brock Faber (MIN), P1 07:20 · wristShot on goal — Jared Spurgeon (MIN), P1 08:19 · wristShot on goal — Isac Lundeström (CBJ), P1 10:00 · wristShot on goal — Adam Fantilli (CBJ), P1 10:27 · snapShot on goal — Ryan Hartman (MIN), P1 11:40 · wristShot on goal — Yakov Trenin (MIN), P1 13:05 · tip-inShot on goal — Carson Lambos (MIN), P1 19:32 · snapShot on goal — Ryan Hartman (MIN), P1 19:59 · tip-inShot on goal — Quinn Hughes (MIN), P2 00:15 · wristShot on goal — Boone Jenner (CBJ), P2 02:14 · wristShot on goal — Dante Fabbro (CBJ), P2 02:49 · snapShot on goal — Zach Werenski (CBJ), P2 03:14 · snapShot on goal — Miles Wood (CBJ), P2 04:04 · wristShot on goal — Cole Sillinger (CBJ), P2 04:34 · slapShot on goal — Kirill Marchenko (CBJ), P2 05:20 · wristShot on goal — Kirill Marchenko (CBJ), P2 07:56 · wristShot on goal — Dmitri Voronkov (CBJ), P2 08:39 · wristShot on goal — Zach Werenski (CBJ), P2 08:46 · wristShot on goal — Zach Werenski (CBJ), P2 09:55 · backhandShot on goal — Miles Wood (CBJ), P2 10:02 · snapShot on goal — Zach Werenski (CBJ), P2 10:35 · wristShot on goal — Nicolas Aube-Kubel (MIN), P2 11:51 · wristShot on goal — Vladimir Tarasenko (MIN), P2 12:33 · wristShot on goal — Ben Jones (MIN), P2 14:31 · backhandShot on goal — Miles Wood (CBJ), P2 17:02 · deflectedShot on goal — Brock Faber (MIN), P2 19:12 · wristShot on goal — Matt Boldy (MIN), P2 19:35 · wristShot on goal — Damon Severson (CBJ), P3 02:29 · wristShot on goal — Ben Jones (MIN), P3 02:57 · wristShot on goal — Tyler Pitlick (MIN), P3 04:20 · snapShot on goal — Danila Yurov (MIN), P3 04:57 · snapShot on goal — Adam Fantilli (CBJ), P3 07:45 · wristShot on goal — Boone Jenner (CBJ), P3 08:40 · wristShot on goal — Matt Boldy (MIN), P3 10:02 · slapShot on goal — Vladimir Tarasenko (MIN), P3 11:06 · wristShot on goal — Brock Faber (MIN), P3 11:20 · slapShot on goal — Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN), P3 11:48 · snapShot on goal — Zach Werenski (CBJ), P3 15:19 · wristShot on goal — Boone Jenner (CBJ), P3 17:30 · deflectedShot on goal — Boone Jenner (CBJ), P3 17:31 · wristShot on goal — Denton Mateychuk (CBJ), P3 17:39 · wristShot on goal — Nico Sturm (MIN), P3 18:19 · snapShot on goal — Adam Fantilli (CBJ), P3 18:36 · wristShot on goal — Isac Lundeström (CBJ), P3 19:10 · snapShot on goal — Denton Mateychuk (CBJ), P3 19:25 · wristGoal — Zach Werenski (CBJ), P1 15:20 · slapGoal — Ryan Hartman (MIN), P2 13:30 · tip-inGoal — Vladimir Tarasenko (MIN), P2 16:15 · wristGoal — Zach Werenski (CBJ), P2 17:39 · wristGoal — Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN), P3 11:50 · tip-inGoal — Kirill Kaprizov (MIN), P3 18:08 · wristGoal — Matt Boldy (MIN), P3 18:46 · backhand

Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.

Goals

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Penalties

1st period

  • 02:14MINNicolas Aube-Kubel — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Sean Monahan

2nd period

  • 11:53CBJZachary Aston-Reese — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Nicolas Aube-Kubel

3rd period

  • 19:04MINTyler Pitlick — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Denton Mateychuk

Box score

Minnesota Wild

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
M. BoldyL1223021:25
Y. TreninC0221617:32
J. Eriksson EkC1122118:37
N. Aube-KubelR0001010:39
M. FolignoL0000314:32
T. PitlickC00-12208:10
D. YurovR0111116:12
R. HartmanR1003014:44
B. JonesC00-12007:02
N. SturmC00-11010:02
V. TarasenkoR1013215:33
K. KaprizovL1212023:44
B. FaberD0104030:57
M. KierstedD0010017:37
Q. HughesD0001032:02
J. SpurgeonD0011018:56
D.JiricekD0010009:04
C. LambosD0011010:16
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
J. Wallstedt(W)27/2993.1 %60:00
F. Gustavsson0/0—00:00

Columbus Blue Jackets

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
C. CoyleC01-10318:28
C. SillingerC0101317:14
D. VoronkovL00-11115:25
M. WoodL0003316:05
A. FantilliC00-13218:00
I. LundestromC00-22109:40
S. MonahanC00-10116:30
Z. Aston-ReeseL00-20308:50
B. JennerC0014319:38
E. ChinakhovR0000215:58
K. MarchenkoR00-13115:50
K. JohnsonC00-10008:44
D. MateychukD00-12124:20
B. SmithD0000010:24
Z. WerenskiD2008028:30
I. ProvorovD00-10023:13
D. FabbroD0001214:57
D. SeversonD00-11017:16
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
J. Greaves(L)23/2688.5 %59:21
E. Merzlikins0/0—00:00

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About this game

Who won Wild vs Blue Jackets?

Wild won 5-2 over Blue Jackets on Thursday, December 18, 2025.

When was Wild vs Blue Jackets played?

On Thursday, December 18, 2025, at 7:00 PM ET at Nationwide Arena.

Where was Wild vs Blue Jackets played?

At Nationwide Arena, in Columbus.

Have the Wild and Blue Jackets played this season?

Yes: October 11 (Blue Jackets 7, Wild 4).