Minnesota came into Columbus and completely stifled the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Wild would go on to win 3-0.
It was Kid's Opening Night at Nationwide Arena on Saturday, but if this game was a movie, it would've been rated R.
Yegor Chinakhov(3) scored the only Blue Jackets goal with 1:25 left in the game to ruin Filip Gustavsson's shutout bid. That would be it for the scoring.
The first period of this game was all Minnesota. They outshot the CBJ 14-4 and scored the only goal when Marco Rossi got the puck uncontested and blasted a shot past Daniil Tarasov.
The second period got a little better for the Jackets. They were able to close the shot clock gap but couldn't get on the board. The Wild had a goal reversed due to a successful challenge for goalie interference to keep it 1-0. Columbus also enjoyed three man advantages including a double minor, but couldn't score.
The CBJ would lose this game after Minnesota's top line of Kirill Kaprizov, Marco Rossi, and Mats Zuccarello all scored on Jackets goalie Daniil Tarasov to sweep the season series.
Columbus falls to 2-3 on the season.
Final Stats
Players Stats
- Yegor Chinakhov scored his third goal of the season. He had 4 shots.
- Sean Monahan tallied his third assist of the season. He had 4 shots on the night.
- David Jiříček notched an assist in his first game of the season. He played 11 shifts and 11:23 of ice time.
- Daniil Tarasov stopped 32 of 35 Wild shots.
Team Stats
- Columbus went 0/3 on the PP.
- The Blue Jackets stopped 2 of 3 Wild PPs.
- The Jackets won 53.2% of their faceoffs.
- CBJ led Minnesota in hits 27-to-13.
What's Next - Columbus is back home on Tuesday and will host the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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