Thursday, December 18, 2025
- Expected goals, MIN–CBJ
- 2.8–2.4
- all situations, empty nets out
- CBJ share of xG
- 46.0%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 28–29
- MIN–CBJ
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Wild beat the Blue Jackets 5-2 in a game the chances had about even, 2.7 expected goals to 2.5. Zach Werenski had 15 shot attempts. Three points for Kirill Kaprizov: one goal and two assists.
- Zach WerenskiVolume
Zach Werenski had 15 shot attempts. Eight got through to the goalie, and two went in. His average this season was 7.8. The Blue Jackets fell 5-2 to the Wild.
- Kirill KaprizovBig night
Three points for Kirill Kaprizov: one goal and two assists. He has now scored in 3 straight. He has 22 goals this season. The Wild beat the Blue Jackets 5-2.
- Matt BoldyBig night
Matt Boldy had three points, one goal and two assists. He has now scored in 3 straight. He has 20 goals this season. It finished 5-2 for the Wild.
- Joel Eriksson EkStreak
Joel Eriksson Ek has a point in 6 straight games. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his eighth goal of the season. It finished 5-2 for the Wild.
- Brock FaberIce time
Brock Faber played 30:57, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 19 points in 35 games this season. It finished 5-2 for the Wild.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
7 goals from 87 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Minnesota Wild
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn Hughes D | 32:02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 56 |
| Brock Faber D | 30:57 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.23 | 0 | 1 | 58 |
| Kirill Kaprizov L | 23:44 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.92 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Matt Boldy L | 21:25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.05 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
| Jared Spurgeon D | 18:56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 2 | 49 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek C | 18:37 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.55 | 1 | 1 | 51 |
| Matt Kiersted D | 17:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | 49 |
| Yakov Trenin C | 17:32 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.27 | 6 | 0 | 85 |
| Danila Yurov R | 16:12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.21 | 1 | 1 | 74 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko R | 15:33 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.26 | 2 | 0 | 62 |
| Ryan Hartman R | 14:44 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.39 | 0 | 2 | 68 |
| Marcus Foligno L | 14:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 56 |
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel R | 10:39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| Carson Lambos D | 10:16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 1 | 73 |
| Nico Sturm C | 10:02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| David Jiricek D | 9:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 71 |
| Tyler Pitlick C | 8:10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.30 | 2 | 1 | 51 |
| Ben Jones C | 7:02 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Werenski D | 28:30 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0.43 | 0 | 2 | 75 |
| Denton Mateychuk D | 24:20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.07 | 1 | 1 | 69 |
| Ivan Provorov D | 23:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Boone Jenner C | 19:38 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.37 | 3 | 2 | 53 |
| Charlie Coyle C | 18:28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 2 | 50 |
| Adam Fantilli C | 18:00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.33 | 2 | 0 | 64 |
| Damon Severson D | 17:16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| Cole Sillinger C | 17:14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.29 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
| Sean Monahan C | 16:49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 44 |
| Miles Wood L | 16:05 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.26 | 3 | 1 | 50 |
| Egor Chinakhov R | 15:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 49 |
| Kirill Marchenko R | 15:50 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.25 | 1 | 1 | 68 |
| Dmitri Voronkov L | 15:25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 1 | 66 |
| Dante Fabbro D | 14:57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 2 | 1 | 35 |
| Brendan Smith D | 10:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| Isac Lundeström C | 9:40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.16 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Zachary Aston-Reese L | 8:50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Kent Johnson C | 8:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
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