Game Thread: Minnesota Wild (31-21-5) at Columbus Blue Jackets (18-34-5) – 23 Feb 2023 – 07:00PM EST

#Minnesota [](/r/wildhockey) Wild (31-21-5) at Columbus [](/r/bluejackets) Blue Jackets (18-34-5)

#Nationwide Arena

##Time

|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|04:00PM|05:00PM|06:00PM|07:00PM|08:00PM|##Watch, Listen and Talk:

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|:–:|:–:|
|TV|BSOH, BSN, BSWI|
|Listen|[MIN](https://www.nhl.com/video/c-000999130) – [CBJ](https://www.nhl.com/video/c-000999129)|
|Other-Away|[Preview](http://Wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2022020924) – [Boxscore](http://Wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/boxscore?id=2022020924) – [Recap](http://Wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2022020924)|
|Other-Home|[Preview](http://BlueJackets.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2022020924) – [Boxscore](http://BlueJackets.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/boxscore?id=2022020924) – [Recap](http://BlueJackets.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2022020924)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2022020924)|

###Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|Boone Jenner|Patrik Laine|[](/r/wildhockey)|Kirill Kaprizov|Ryan Hartman|Mats Zuccarello|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|Kent Johnson|Cole Sillinger|Kirill Marchenko|[](/r/wildhockey)|Adam Beckman|Joel Eriksson Ek|Matthew Boldy|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|Eric Robinson|Sean Kuraly|Mathieu Olivier|[](/r/wildhockey)|Jordan Greenway|Frederick Gaudreau|Brandon Duhaime|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|Liam Foudy|Jack Roslovic|Emil Bemstrom|[](/r/wildhockey)|Mason Shaw|Connor Dewar|Ryan Reaves|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|Tim Berni|Erik Gudbranson|[](/r/wildhockey)|Jacob Middleton|Jared Spurgeon|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|Nick Blankenburg|Andrew Peeke|[](/r/wildhockey)|Jonas Brodin|Mathew Dumba|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|Gavin Bayreuther|Adam Boqvist|[](/r/wildhockey)|Jon Merrill|Alex Goligoski|

||Goalies||Goalies|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|Joonas Korpisalo|[](/r/wildhockey)|Filip Gustavsson|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|Elvis Merzlikins|[](/r/wildhockey)|Marc-Andre Fleury|

###Injuries

||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Vladislav Gavrikov||Not Injury Related|OUT||unknown|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Justin Danforth||Shoulder|IR|Surgery|01 May 2023|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Carson Meyer||Oblique|IR||25 Feb 2023|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Yegor Chinakhov|21 Feb 2023|Ankle|IR|Chinakhov (ankle) took part in Tuesday’s practice and is making progress, Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets’ official site reports.|25 Feb 2023|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Alexandre Texier||Personal|OUT||01 Jul 2023|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Jake Bean||Shoulder|IR||01 May 2023|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski||Shoulder|IR-LT|Not Specified|14 Apr 2023|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Gustav Nyquist||Upper Body|IR||15 Jul 2023|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Jakub Voracek||Concussion|IR||01 Apr 2023|
|–|–|–|–|–|
|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Jonas Brodin|23 Feb 2023|Lower Body|OUT|Brodin is not expected to play Thursday against the Columbus Blue Jackets because of a lingering lower-body injury, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.|24 Feb 2023|
|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Jon Merrill|23 Feb 2023|Illness|OUT|Merrill (illness) will not play Thursday in Columbus, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.|26 Feb 2023|
|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Pavel Novak||Illness|IR-NR||15 Mar 2023|
|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Brock Faber||Upper Body|DTD||02 Mar 2023|
|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Marcus Foligno|16 Feb 2023|Lower Body|IR|Foligno (lower body) is hoping to be ready to face either Columbus or Toronto on Thursday or Friday, respectively, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports.|unknown|

###Team Stats

|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|G/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|S/G|SA/G|FO%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[Blue Jackets](/r/bluejackets)|57|18|34|5|41|35.9|2.54385|3.70175|16.3|77.2|29.2807|34.75438|48.3|
|[Wild](/r/wildhockey)|57|31|21|5|67|58.7|2.85964|2.78947|23.6|81.8|31.24561|30.15789|47.8|

###Team Leaders

|Stat||Player|Value||Player|Value|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|G|[](/r/bluejackets)|Boone Jenner|17|[](/r/wildhockey)|Kirill Kaprizov|33|
|A|[](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|37|[](/r/wildhockey)|Mats Zuccarello|36|
|P|[](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|52|[](/r/wildhockey)|Kirill Kaprizov|67|
|+/-|[](/r/bluejackets)|Trey Fix-Wolansky|0|[](/r/wildhockey)|Jared Spurgeon|20|
|PIM|[](/r/bluejackets)|Mathieu Olivier|77|[](/r/wildhockey)|Ryan Hartman|68|
|TOI|[](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|23:35|[](/r/wildhockey)|Jonas Brodin|22:51|

#In-Game Updates

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|Time Clock|
|:–:|
|2nd – 07:13|

###Boxscore

|Teams|1st|2nd|3rd|Total|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[](/r/wildhockey)|2|0|–|2|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|0|0|–|0|

###Team Stats

|Team|Shots|Hits|Blocked|FO Wins|Giveaways|Takeaways|Power Plays|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[](/r/wildhockey)|13|12|12|26.5%|2|2|0/1|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|20|5|9|73.5%|3|4|0/1|

###Goal Summary

|Period|Time|Team|Strength|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|08:48|[](/r/wildhockey)|Even|[Kirill Kaprizov (34) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Middleton (8), Ryan Hartman (12)](https://hlslive-wsczoominwestus.med.nhl.com/editor/09d25224-47dc-4041-ae2d-360b85e04b06.mp4)|
|1st|03:01|[](/r/wildhockey)|Even|[Brandon Duhaime (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Frederick Gaudreau (13)](https://hlslive-wsczoominwestus.med.nhl.com/editor/bb3a1c15-a15e-4185-9b4d-4596a273b905.mp4)|

###Penalty Summary

|Period|Time|Team|Type|Min|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:-:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|2nd|08:01|[](/r/wildhockey)|Minor|2|Alex Goligoski Hooking against Boone Jenner|
|1st|14:50|[](/r/bluejackets)|Minor|2|Tim Berni High-sticking against Ryan Hartman|

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by HockeyMod