| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 CBJ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 MIN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Game Leaders
Matt Boldy
· LW
Matt Boldy
· LW
Kent Johnson
· C
Kent Johnson
· C
Team Stats
8Blocked Shots18
20Hits14
1Takeaways2
33Shots26
1Power Play Goals1
3Power Play Opportunities3
33.3Power Play Percentage33.3
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
27Faceoffs Won32
45.8Faceoff Win Percent54.2
15Giveaways11
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:56
Cole Sillinger Wrist Shot Wide Left
19:52
Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
19:52
Goalie Stopped
19:50
Yegor Chinakhov Slap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
19:47
Yegor Chinakhov shot blocked by Brock Faber
19:41
Adam Fantilli Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
19:29
Adam Fantilli Backhand Wide Right
19:25
Kirill Marchenko Tip-In Wide Left
19:01
Takeaway by Jonas Brodin
18:51
Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
18:42
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
18:42
Timeout - Visitor
18:42
Icing
18:35
Yegor Chinakhov Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
18:14
Joel Eriksson Ek hit Sean Monahan
18:07
Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
17:58
Yakov Trenin Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
17:52
Giveaway by Zach Werenski
17:36
Kent Johnson shot blocked by Jake Middleton
17:06
Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
17:06
Zach Werenski Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Yegor Chinakhov (1), Kent Johnson (1)
16:50
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Sean Monahan
16:50
TV Timeout
16:50
Jake Middleton Delaying Game - Puck over glass
16:39
James van Riemsdyk hit Joel Eriksson Ek
16:35
Kevin Labanc shot blocked by Jake Middleton
16:32
Giveaway by Joel Eriksson Ek
16:01
Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Mikael Pyyhtia
15:44
Giveaway by Mats Zuccarello
15:35
Kent Johnson shot blocked by Jon Merrill
14:44
Jared Spurgeon shot blocked by Damon Severson
14:41
Giveaway by Yegor Chinakhov
13:58
Giveaway by Sean Kuraly
13:47
Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
13:17
Joel Eriksson Ek hit Zach Werenski
13:08
Damon Severson hit Joel Eriksson Ek
12:58
Marcus Johansson Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
12:37
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
12:37
Goalie Stopped
12:35
Jake Christiansen Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
11:20
Yegor Chinakhov Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
11:04
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Marat Khusnutdinov
11:04
Puck in Netting
10:43
Ryan Hartman hit Jake Christiansen
10:30
Ryan Hartman Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
9:58
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
9:58
Mats Zuccarello Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Matt Boldy (2), Kirill Kaprizov (1)
9:50
Brock Faber Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Wild hang on to beat Blue Jackets 3-2 in opener behind Boldy, Eriksson Ek and Gustavsson
— Matt Boldy and Joel Eriksson Ek scored on a strong night for the second line, Mats Zuccarello added a power-play goal and the Minnesota Wild opened the season by beating former coach Dean Evason and the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Thursday night.
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