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Minnesota WildMIN 5–2 Final Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Final 1st2nd3rd T SOG
Minnesota WildMIN 023 5 28
Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 110 2 29

No impact calculated for this game. Impacts are calculated for games in the next 7 days.

Highlights

Scoring

1st Period
15:20 CBJ Zach Werenski (12) Charlie Coyle (16), Cole Sillinger (12) · slap xG 0.14 0–1 ▶
2nd Period
13:30 MIN Ryan Hartman (7)PP Kirill Kaprizov (18), Brock Faber (13) · tip-in xG 0.14 1–1 ▶
16:15 MIN Vladimir Tarasenko (6) Yakov Trenin (7), Danila Yurov (8) · wrist xG 0.16 2–1 ▶
17:39 CBJ Zach Werenski (13) Unassisted · wrist xG 0.07 2–2 ▶
3rd Period
11:50 MIN Joel Eriksson Ek (8) Yakov Trenin (8), Matt Boldy (20) · tip-in xG 0.61 3–2 ▶
18:08 MIN Kirill Kaprizov (22)EN Matt Boldy (21), Joel Eriksson Ek (18) · wrist xG 0.58 4–2 ▶
18:46 MIN Matt Boldy (20)EN Kirill Kaprizov (19) · backhand xG 0.82 5–2 ▶

Score away–home after each goal; season totals in parentheses.

Shot quality

Expected goals (xG) rate every unblocked shot by how often shots like it go in, from where it was taken, the shot type, the strength and what happened just before it. How it works

MIN 60%Deserve to win40% CBJ
MINCBJ
4.38Expected goals2.44
5Goals (no shootout)2
2.76Expected goals, 5 on 52.01
59Shot attempts64
45Unblocked attempts42
28Shots on goal29

Game notes

What stood out as the game went on, from the play-by-play and the shifts. Time on the bench is counted in 5-on-5 play outside the penalty box; the note says the player sat, not why. Goals saved are against the shots' expected goals (xG).

3rd Period
17:47 CBJ Pulled goalie Pulled goalie · Pulled Greaves, down 3–2
With 2:13 left; MIN scored at 18:08 of the 3rd (4–2)

Shot map

MIN shoots ←Bigger circle: higher xG; filled: goal→ CBJ shoots
Kirill Kaprizov: snap, 33 ft, xG 0.06 (P1 0:35) Ivan Provorov: snap, 47 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 1:15) Brock Faber: wrist, 38 ft, xG 0.07 (P1 1:40) Zach Werenski: wrist, 42 ft, xG 0.05 (P1 2:19) Kirill Marchenko: snap, 35 ft, xG 0.06 (P1 2:48) Damon Severson: wrist, 55 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 4:09) Tyler Pitlick: snap, 12 ft, xG 0.21 (P1 6:14) Nico Sturm: wrist, 36 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 6:24) Brock Faber: wrist, 21 ft, xG 0.10 (P1 7:20) Joel Eriksson Ek: tip-in, 28 ft, xG 0.06 (P1 7:36) Jared Spurgeon: wrist, 55 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 8:19) Isac Lundeström: wrist, 33 ft, xG 0.04 (P1 10:00) Adam Fantilli: snap, 51 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 10:27) Ryan Hartman: wrist, 32 ft, xG 0.06 (P1 11:40) Yakov Trenin: wrist, 32 ft, xG 0.09 (P1 12:59) Yakov Trenin: tip-in, 20 ft, xG 0.06 (P1 13:05) Vladimir Tarasenko: tip-in, 21 ft, xG 0.05 (P1 13:30) Matt Boldy: slap, 69 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 14:35) Quinn Hughes: wrist, 52 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 14:44) Zach Werenski: wrist, 42 ft, xG 0.04 (P1 19:00) Carson Lambos: snap, 42 ft, xG 0.05 (P1 19:32) Ryan Hartman: tip-in, 7 ft, xG 0.10 (P1 19:59) Quinn Hughes: wrist, 49 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 0:15) Matt Boldy: wrist, 42 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 0:41) Boone Jenner: wrist, 28 ft, xG 0.09 (P2 2:14) Dante Fabbro: snap, 59 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 2:49) Zach Werenski: snap, 38 ft, xG 0.08 (P2 3:14) Miles Wood: wrist, 61 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 4:04) Cole Sillinger: slap, 47 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 4:34) Kirill Marchenko: snap, 37 ft, xG 0.08 (P2 5:15) Kirill Marchenko: wrist, 11 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 5:20) Damon Severson: slap, 43 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 7:34) Kirill Marchenko: wrist, 39 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 7:56) Dmitri Voronkov: wrist, 36 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 8:39) Dmitri Voronkov: backhand, 15 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 8:40) Zach Werenski: wrist, 49 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 8:46) Zach Werenski: backhand, 30 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 9:55) Miles Wood: snap, 38 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 10:02) Zach Werenski: wrist, 53 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 10:35) Nicolas Aube-Kubel: wrist, 27 ft, xG 0.09 (P2 11:51) Vladimir Tarasenko: wrist, 29 ft, xG 0.08 (P2 12:33) Adam Fantilli: snap, 36 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 13:51) Ben Jones: backhand, 23 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 14:31) Ryan Hartman: slap, 47 ft, xG 0.00 (P2 15:08) Yakov Trenin: wrist, 33 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 15:42) Cole Sillinger: wrist, 5 ft, xG 0.22 (P2 16:28) Miles Wood: tip-in, 12 ft, xG 0.08 (P2 16:41) Zach Werenski: wrist, 41 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 16:53) Cole Sillinger: tip-in, 28 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 16:57) Miles Wood: deflected, 9 ft, xG 0.14 (P2 17:02) Dmitri Voronkov: tip-in, 11 ft, xG 0.09 (P2 17:09) Kirill Marchenko: wrist, 42 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 17:17) Vladimir Tarasenko: slap, 50 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 18:36) Danila Yurov: wrist, 12 ft, xG 0.11 (P2 18:45) Brock Faber: wrist, 57 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 19:12) Matt Boldy: wrist, 32 ft, xG 0.10 (P2 19:35) Carson Lambos: slap, 41 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 2:13) Damon Severson: wrist, 41 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 2:29) Ben Jones: wrist, 60 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 2:57) Tyler Pitlick: snap, 47 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 4:20) Danila Yurov: snap, 30 ft, xG 0.14 (P3 4:57) Matt Boldy: tip-in, 17 ft, xG 0.05 (P3 7:22) Adam Fantilli: wrist, 17 ft, xG 0.16 (P3 7:45) Boone Jenner: wrist, 43 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 8:40) Matt Boldy: slap, 42 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 10:02) Vladimir Tarasenko: wrist, 56 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 11:06) Brock Faber: slap, 58 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 11:20) Yakov Trenin: wrist, 11 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 11:47) Joel Eriksson Ek: snap, 7 ft, xG 0.06 (P3 11:48) Tyler Pitlick: wrist, 32 ft, xG 0.06 (P3 13:49) Zach Werenski: wrist, 45 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 15:19) Ryan Hartman: wrist, 36 ft, xG 0.06 (P3 16:19) Ryan Hartman: wrist, 24 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 16:34) Boone Jenner: deflected, 8 ft, xG 0.14 (P3 17:30) Boone Jenner: wrist, 7 ft, xG 0.08 (P3 17:31) Denton Mateychuk: wrist, 56 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 17:39) Nico Sturm: snap, 24 ft, xG 0.08 (P3 18:19) Adam Fantilli: wrist, 34 ft, xG 0.10 (P3 18:36) Isac Lundeström: snap, 33 ft, xG 0.12 (P3 19:10) Denton Mateychuk: wrist, 20 ft, xG 0.06 (P3 19:25) Zach Werenski: GOAL, slap, 29 ft, xG 0.14 (P1 15:20) Ryan Hartman: GOAL, tip-in, 6 ft, xG 0.14 (P2 13:30) Vladimir Tarasenko: GOAL, wrist, 22 ft, xG 0.16 (P2 16:15) Zach Werenski: GOAL, wrist, 37 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 17:39) Joel Eriksson Ek: GOAL, tip-in, 3 ft, xG 0.61 (P3 11:50) Kirill Kaprizov: GOAL, wrist, 81 ft, xG 0.58 (P3 18:08) Matt Boldy: GOAL, backhand, 11 ft, xG 0.82 (P3 18:46)
About these numbers

xG comes from hockeystats.io's own model, a gradient-boosted tree model trained on every unblocked shot from the 2021-22 to 2025-26 regular seasons using the NHL's public play-by-play. Each shot's value is the share of similar shots that became goals. A team's xG is the sum over its shots; "deserve to win" asks how often the team would outscore its opponent if every shot went in at exactly that rate. Blocked shots count as attempts but have no xG (the NHL records where they were blocked, not where they were taken), so the map leaves them out.

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
97 Kirill Kaprizov 123 +1 40.64 0023:44
12 Matt Boldy 123 +2 71.01 0221:25
14 Joel Eriksson Ek 112 +2 50.73 1018:37
13 Yakov Trenin 022 +2 40.23 6017:32
22 Danila Yurov 011 +1 20.25 1116:12
91 Vladimir Tarasenko 101 +1 50.32 2015:33
38 Ryan Hartman 101 0 60.39 0114:44
17 Marcus Foligno 000 0 00.00 3114:32
78 Nico Sturm 000 -1 20.10 0010:02
19 Tyler Pitlick 000 -1 40.28 2108:10
Defense
43 Quinn Hughes 000 0 40.03 0132:02
7 Brock Faber 011 0 50.20 0130:57
46 Jared Spurgeon 000 +1 30.00 0218:56
26 Matt Kiersted 000 +1 10.00 0417:37
5 David Jiricek 000 +1 20.00 0209:04
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Jesper Wallstedt 29227 .931 2.44 +0.44

Columbus Blue Jackets

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
22 Boone Jenner 000 +1 40.35 3219:38
3 Charlie Coyle 011 -1 10.00 3118:28
19 Adam Fantilli 000 -1 50.34 2018:00
4 Cole Sillinger 011 0 30.31 3017:14
23 Sean Monahan 000 -1 40.00 1016:30
18 Miles Wood 000 0 40.25 3116:05
59 Egor Chinakhov 000 0 10.00 2015:58
86 Kirill Marchenko 000 -1 60.22 1115:50
10 Dmitri Voronkov 000 -1 30.15 1015:25
21 Isac Lundeström 000 -2 20.15 1009:40
21 Zachary Aston-Reese 000 -2 00.00 3108:50
91 Kent Johnson 000 -1 30.00 0008:44
Defense
8 Zach Werenski 202 0 150.47 0228:30
5 Denton Mateychuk 000 -1 20.09 1124:20
9 Ivan Provorov 000 -1 30.02 0023:13
78 Damon Severson 000 -1 40.06 0117:16
15 Dante Fabbro 000 0 10.03 2114:57
7 Brendan Smith 000 0 30.00 0110:24
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Jet Greaves 26323 .885 2.98 -0.02

Skaters by time on ice. Goalie lines count shots with the goalie in net, from the NHL play-by-play.

Player ratings

What each player added to the result, in goals, from most to least. Hover a number for what it's made of.

Minnesota Wild

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
13 Yakov Trenin C +3.18 +1.40 +0.15 +1.65 0.00 -0.01 0.00 — 17:32
12 Matt Boldy L +2.95 +2.00 +0.65 +0.21 0.00 -0.03 +0.12 — 21:25
14 Joel Eriksson Ek C +1.86 +1.30 +0.47 +0.17 0.00 -0.06 -0.02 — 18:37
97 Kirill Kaprizov L +1.67 +2.15 +0.42 -0.86 0.00 0.00 -0.04 — 23:44
91 Vladimir Tarasenko R +1.50 +0.75 +0.21 +0.54 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 15:33
22 Danila Yurov R +1.39 +0.55 +0.16 +0.65 0.00 0.00 +0.03 — 16:12
38 Ryan Hartman R +1.36 +0.75 +0.26 +0.33 0.00 -0.03 +0.05 — 14:44
7 Brock Faber D +1.04 +0.55 +0.13 +0.38 0.00 0.00 -0.01 — 30:57
71 Carson Lambos D +0.64 0.00 +0.04 +0.59 0.00 0.00 +0.01 — 10:16
55 David Jiricek D +0.63 0.00 0.00 +0.55 0.00 0.00 +0.08 — 9:04
30 Jesper Wallstedt G +0.44 0.00 — — 0.00 — — +0.44 60:00
16 Nicolas Aube-Kubel R +0.35 0.00 +0.06 +0.30 0.00 -0.01 0.00 — 10:39
43 Quinn Hughes D +0.31 0.00 +0.02 +0.26 0.00 0.00 +0.03 — 32:02
17 Marcus Foligno L +0.17 0.00 0.00 +0.13 0.00 -0.01 +0.05 — 14:32
26 Matt Kiersted D +0.08 0.00 0.00 -0.06 0.00 0.00 +0.14 — 17:37
46 Jared Spurgeon D +0.04 0.00 0.00 -0.07 0.00 0.00 +0.10 — 18:56
39 Ben Jones C -0.09 0.00 +0.02 -0.14 0.00 -0.02 +0.05 — 7:02
19 Tyler Pitlick C -0.12 0.00 +0.18 -0.18 -0.15 0.00 +0.03 — 8:10
78 Nico Sturm C -0.26 0.00 +0.07 -0.33 0.00 -0.02 +0.02 — 10:02

Columbus Blue Jackets

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
8 Zach Werenski D +3.27 +1.50 +0.31 +1.37 0.00 0.00 +0.10 — 28:30
3 Charlie Coyle C +0.97 +0.70 0.00 +0.16 0.00 +0.06 +0.05 — 18:28
5 Denton Mateychuk D +0.85 0.00 +0.06 +0.61 +0.15 0.00 +0.03 — 24:20
86 Kirill Marchenko R +0.80 0.00 +0.14 +0.58 0.00 0.00 +0.07 — 15:50
19 Adam Fantilli C +0.78 0.00 +0.22 +0.52 0.00 +0.07 -0.04 — 18:00
10 Dmitri Voronkov L +0.57 0.00 +0.10 +0.49 0.00 0.00 -0.02 — 15:25
38 Boone Jenner C +0.54 0.00 +0.23 +0.24 0.00 -0.01 +0.08 — 19:38
11 Miles Wood L +0.27 0.00 +0.17 +0.03 0.00 0.00 +0.07 — 16:05
4 Cole Sillinger C +0.09 +0.55 +0.20 -0.65 0.00 +0.01 -0.02 — 17:14
73 Jet Greaves G -0.02 0.00 — — 0.00 — — -0.02 59:21
23 Sean Monahan C -0.06 0.00 0.00 -0.24 +0.15 +0.05 -0.02 — 16:30
59 Egor Chinakhov R -0.06 0.00 0.00 -0.04 0.00 0.00 -0.02 — 15:58
7 Brendan Smith D -0.08 0.00 0.00 -0.09 0.00 0.00 +0.01 — 10:24
91 Kent Johnson C -0.47 0.00 0.00 -0.47 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 8:44
15 Dante Fabbro D -0.53 0.00 +0.02 -0.59 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 14:57
78 Damon Severson D -1.03 0.00 +0.04 -1.11 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 17:16
21 Isac Lundeström C -1.40 0.00 +0.10 -1.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 9:40
27 Zachary Aston-Reese L -1.68 0.00 0.00 -1.59 -0.15 +0.01 +0.05 — 8:50
9 Ivan Provorov D -1.81 0.00 +0.01 -1.82 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 23:13

An expected-goals take on Dom Luszczyszyn's Game Score: goals and assists, the quality of a player's own shots, shot quality for and against while they were on the ice at 5v5, penalties, faceoffs and puck plays, all in goals; goalies by goals saved above expected. From the NHL play-by-play and shift charts.