Cole Sillinger posted his second-career hat trick and Daniil Tarasov made 33 saves as the Blue Jackets lost to the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in overtime on Saturday at Nationwide Arena.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE JACKETS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| MIN WILD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
1st Period
Sillinger opened the scoring at 8:09 when he finished a great feed from Jake Bean at the right doorstep.
#CBJ Sillinger (5) goal pic.twitter.com/imw3tEo1JI
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) January 7, 2024
Matt Boldy tied the game on the power play with a right-circle one-timer that snuck through the pads of Blue Jackets goalie Tarasov at 14:48.
#mnwild Boldy goal pic.twitter.com/k0d2CLsL8x
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) January 7, 2024
The teams were tied at one after one with Minnesota taking an 11-7 advantage in shots on goal into the second period.
2nd Period
Sillinger scored his second of the game at 0:17, beating Marc-Andre Fleury to the high-glove side thanks to a sweet backhand feed from Kirill Marchenko.
#CBJ Sillinger (6) goal pic.twitter.com/Z4lC7Jjnq9
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) January 7, 2024
Boldy answered with his second power-play goal of the night at 10:15, scoring with a backhand shot from the slot.
#mnwild Boldy goal pic.twitter.com/szHaByZzF7
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) January 7, 2024
The clubs headed to the third period tied at two with Minnesota outshooting Columbus 22-17.
3rd Period
The Wild went on the power play at 1:42 and posted two shots on goal but weren't able to score the go-ahead goal.
Sillinger completed his hat trick at 14:15 on the power play with a net-front deflection from Adam Boqvist's shot from the point.
#CBJ Sillinger (7) goal pic.twitter.com/4hulQOjwFw
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) January 7, 2024
After Justin Danforth missed an open net and a neutral-zone turnover by Ivan Provorov, Marcus Johansson beat Tarasov with a backhand shot to tie the game at 18:28.
FLOWER SPRINTED BACK AND MADE THE SAVE AND THEN JOHANSSON TIES IT pic.twitter.com/KMA519e9rq
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) January 7, 2024
The teams were tied at three headed into overtime with Minnesota outshooting Columbus 35-25.
Overtime
Fleury robbed Yegor Chinakhov's game-winning attempt from the right circle at 2:49.
Marco Rossi won the game at 3:05 with a right-circle one-timer.
THE WILD WIN IT IN OT. MARC-ANDRE FLEURY TIES PATRICK ROY FOR SECOND ALL TIME WITH 551 WINS pic.twitter.com/rENfy60ht7
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) January 7, 2024
With the loss, the Blue Jackets fell to 13-19-9.
Stats
- Shots on Goal: MIN 37-28 CBJ
- Face-off %: MIN 52.2-47.8 CBJ
- Power play: MIN 2/4-1/4 CBJ
- Giveaways: MIN 1-4 CBJ
- Takeaways: MIN 3-9 CBJ
- Blocked shots: MIN 26-16 CBJ
- Hits: MIN 6-11 CBJ
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5-on-5 stats (via naturalstattrick.com):
- Expected Goals (xG): MIN 1.52-1.63 CBJ
- Shot Attempts (CF): MIN 42-45 CBJ
- Shots on Goal (SF): MIN 25-20 CBJ
- Scoring Chances (SCF): MIN 16-23 CBJ
- High-Danger Chances (HDCF): MIN 6-9 CBJ
Injury Update
- Adam Boqvist returned to the lineup after a 13-game absence due to a shoulder strain.
- Zach Werenski was placed on IR with an ankle injury suffered on Dec. 27 and is out 4-6 weeks.
- Sean Kuraly was placed on IR retroactive to Dec. 23 and is expected to miss at least two weeks with an abdominal injury.
- Nick Blankenburg was placed on IR retroactive to Dec. 19 with an upper-body injury. He's listed as day-to-day.
- Patrik Laine is expected to miss six weeks with a clavicle fracture suffered on Dec. 15 and is on IR retroactive to Dec. 14.
- Boone Jenner is on IR and is expected to miss six weeks with a broken jaw he suffered on Dec. 8.
Next Up
The Blue Jackets will travel to Winnipeg to face the Jets on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio.
The club will return home to host the Seattle Kraken on Friday at 7 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio.
