National Hockey League

FINAL Sunday, October 18, 2026
Columbus Blue Jackets 1
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Minnesota Wild 2
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Match Report

Kaprizov, Wallstedt carry the Wild past the Blue Jackets, 2-1

— Kirill Kaprizov broke a second-period tie with his NHL-leading 10th goal, Jesper Wallstedt stopped 13 shots and the Minnesota Wild beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Sunday night.

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Team Stats

8
Blocked Shots
14
29
Hits
16
6
Takeaways
5
15
Shots
35
0
Power Play Goals
1
2
Power Play Opportunities
4
0.0
Power Play Percentage
25.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
22
Faceoffs Won
24
47.8
Faceoff Win Percent
52.2
19
Giveaways
20
4
Total Penalties
2
8
Penalty Minutes
4

Top Performers

CBJ

  • Charlie Coyle · ·
  • Luca Del Bel Belluz · ·
  • Adam Fantilli · ·
  • Conor Garland · ·

MIN

  • Matt Boldy · ·
  • Bobby Brink · ·
  • Blake Coleman · ·
  • Joel Eriksson Ek · ·

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:55 · 3rd Michael McCarron faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
  4. 19:55 · 3rd Puck in Netting
  5. 19:53 · 3rd Kent Johnson Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  6. 19:49 · 3rd Kent Johnson shot blocked by Charlie Coyle
  7. 19:48 · 3rd Matthew Knies hit David Spacek
  8. 19:45 · 3rd Denton Mateychuk shot blocked by Daemon Hunt

Highlights

00:43 Danila Yurov lights the lamp for Wild Watch on ESPN 00:44 Adam Fantilli lights the lamp Watch on ESPN 01:02 Kirill Kaprizov tallies goal for Minnesota Wild on the power play Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MIN leads series 1-0

Injuries

Minnesota Wild

  • Filip Gustavsson Injured Reserve
  • Marcus Foligno Injured Reserve
  • Nick Foligno Injured Reserve
  • Brock Faber Injured Reserve

Columbus Blue Jackets

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