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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Minnesota 3, Columbus 2
When: 2:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 26, 2023
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Garrett Rank
Linesmen: Bevan Mills, Ben O'Quinn
Attendance: 19063
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Columbus 11002
Minnesota 00213
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
1
Columbus   Minnesota
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 0:00  
  0:11 Jon Merrill shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Giveaway by Elvis Merzlikins. 0:36  
  0:41 Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  1:16 Brandon Duhaime wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic.
  1:23 Jordan Greenway hits Tim Berni.
Erik Gudbranson blocks shot from Brandon Duhaime. 1:37  
  1:42 Jake Middleton shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  2:16 Mason Shaw hits Gavin Bayreuther.
  2:22 Alex Goligoski blocks shot from Kirill Marchenko.
  2:30 Connor Dewar blocks shot from Billy Sweezey.
Nick Blankenburg hits Ryan Hartman. 3:30  
  4:17 Marcus Foligno hits Jack Roslovic.
Shot by Patrik Laine misses the net 4:29  
Gavin Bayreuther shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 6:12  
Shot by Cole Sillinger misses the net 6:16  
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar. 6:21  
Andrew Peeke blocks shot from Ryan Hartman. 7:05  
Andrew Peeke shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 7:22  
  7:23 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Patrik Laine.
Tim Berni shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 7:29  
Jack Roslovic shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 7:32  
  7:55 Takeaway by Marcus Foligno.
  8:09 Marcus Foligno hits Erik Gudbranson.
  8:09 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Tim Berni hits Marcus Foligno. 8:15  
Billy Sweezey hits Jordan Greenway. 8:46  
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Mats Zuccarello. 8:53  
  9:02 Shot by Kirill Kaprizov misses the net
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 9:03  
  9:15 Jon Merrill hits Mathieu Olivier.
Giveaway by Eric Robinson. 9:24  
  9:26 Shot by Ryan Hartman misses the net
  9:41 Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Billy Sweezey hits Alex Goligoski. 10:09  
  10:10 Ryan Reaves hits Gavin Bayreuther.
  10:41 Shot by Matt Dumba misses the net
  11:40 Marcus Foligno hits Andrew Peeke.
  12:11 Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  12:14 Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  12:22 Jake Middleton hits Emil Bemstrom.
  12:30 Jordan Greenway hits Billy Sweezey.
Gavin Bayreuther blocks shot from Brandon Duhaime. 12:53  
  13:32 Giveaway by Mats Zuccarello.
  13:39 Takeaway by Mats Zuccarello.
Boone Jenner hits Jon Merrill. 13:57  
  13:57 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
Johnny Gaudreau shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 14:08  
  14:09 Giveaway by Matt Boldy.
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 14:10  
  14:16 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
Nick Blankenburg hits Matt Boldy. 14:26  
  14:37 Shot by Marcus Foligno misses the net
Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 15:15  
  15:19 Marcus Foligno blocks shot from Erik Gudbranson.
  15:37 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  15:43 Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  15:44 Ryan Reaves wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
  15:48 Alex Goligoski shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  16:06 Mason Shaw shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  16:12 Ryan Reaves hits Sean Kuraly.
  16:19 Giveaway by Alex Goligoski.
Mathieu Olivier scores. Assisted by Eric Robinson. 16:20  
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 16:20  
  16:27 Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  16:30 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
Kirill Marchenko blocks shot from Jake Middleton. 16:40  
  16:46 Jake Middleton hits Kirill Marchenko.
Shot by Andrew Peeke misses the net 16:59  
  17:43 Giveaway by Brandon Duhaime.
  17:46 Takeaway by Frederick Gaudreau.
  17:50 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic.
  18:10 Marcus Foligno shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Jack Roslovic blocks shot from Alex Goligoski. 18:16  
  19:16 Kirill Kaprizov hits Andrew Peeke.
Mathieu Olivier shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 19:24  
  19:29 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
  19:36 Giveaway by Kirill Kaprizov.
Nick Blankenburg blocks shot from Mats Zuccarello. 19:41  
Emil Bemstrom wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar. 19:55  
2
Columbus   Minnesota
  0:00 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
  0:11 Kirill Kaprizov shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  0:30 Calen Addison hits Mathieu Olivier.
Erik Gudbranson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 0:35  
Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 0:38  
  0:53 Giveaway by Calen Addison.
Jack Roslovic shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 0:56  
  1:05 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic.
Nick Blankenburg shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 1:19  
  2:12 Jordan Greenway hits Billy Sweezey.
  2:44 Giveaway by Jon Merrill.
Liam Foudy scores. Assisted by Erik Gudbranson and Emil Bemstrom. 3:04  
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar. 3:04  
  3:11 Mason Shaw hits Erik Gudbranson.
  3:20 Jon Merrill blocks shot from Eric Robinson.
  3:23 Jon Merrill blocks shot from Eric Robinson.
  3:26 Connor Dewar hits Sean Kuraly.
Shot by Sean Kuraly misses the net 3:39  
  3:42 Mason Shaw blocks shot from Nick Blankenburg.
Shot by Sean Kuraly misses the net 3:55  
Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 3:56  
  3:58 Giveaway by Marc-Andre Fleury.
Andrew Peeke shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 4:04  
  4:12 Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  4:15 Kirill Kaprizov shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Kent Johnson hits Jared Spurgeon. 4:31  
  4:37 Jake Middleton shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  4:52 Kirill Kaprizov blocks shot from Billy Sweezey.
  5:00 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  5:05 Marcus Foligno hits Billy Sweezey.
Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 5:16  
  5:38 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  5:42 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  5:58 Alex Goligoski shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  5:59 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
  6:27 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
  6:42 Giveaway by Frederick Gaudreau.
Takeaway by Johnny Gaudreau. 6:55  
Andrew Peeke shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 7:15  
  7:16 Connor Dewar wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar. 7:23  
  7:41 Shot by Jared Spurgeon misses the net
  7:55 Mason Shaw shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Liam Foudy shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 8:17  
  8:25 Alex Goligoski shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  8:31 Ryan Hartman blocks shot from Emil Bemstrom.
  8:35 Ryan Hartman blocks shot from Eric Robinson.
Tim Berni hits Mats Zuccarello. 8:50  
Takeaway by Sean Kuraly. 9:21  
  9:30 Shot by Calen Addison misses the net
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 9:31  
  10:22 Takeaway by Matt Boldy.
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 10:51  
  11:05 Ryan Hartman penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Erik Gudbranson.
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 11:05  
  11:12 Jared Spurgeon blocks shot from Patrik Laine.
Giveaway by Johnny Gaudreau. 11:50  
  12:12 Giveaway by Mason Shaw.
Patrik Laine shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 12:13  
  12:22 Shot by Mason Shaw misses the net
Shot by Boone Jenner misses the net 12:32  
  12:44 Matt Dumba hits Gavin Bayreuther.
  13:11 Connor Dewar hits Kirill Marchenko.
Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 13:12  
Cole Sillinger shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 13:32  
Nick Blankenburg hits Ryan Hartman. 14:20  
  14:26 Matt Boldy wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
  15:02 Calen Addison shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Mathieu Olivier blocks shot from Jon Merrill. 15:08  
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 15:12  
  15:15 Shot by Matt Dumba misses the net
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 15:27  
  15:46 Kirill Kaprizov hits Erik Gudbranson.
  15:56 Alex Goligoski blocks shot from Kent Johnson.
Billy Sweezey hits Matt Dumba. 16:09  
  16:10 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  16:11 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
Nick Blankenburg blocks shot from Jake Middleton. 16:15  
Gavin Bayreuther blocks shot from Jared Spurgeon. 16:43  
  16:53 Shot by Brandon Duhaime misses the net
  16:56 Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 16:57  
Eric Robinson hits Jon Merrill. 17:07  
Kirill Marchenko shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 18:12  
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 18:13  
  18:22 Giveaway by Ryan Hartman.
  18:25 Ryan Hartman blocks shot from Kirill Marchenko.
  18:40 Takeaway by Ryan Hartman.
Shot by Emil Bemstrom misses the net 19:11  
Cole Sillinger hits Alex Goligoski. 19:41  
3
Columbus   Minnesota
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 0:00  
  0:14 Kirill Kaprizov hits Sean Kuraly.
  0:20 Kirill Kaprizov shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  0:28 Calen Addison shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  0:35 Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Sean Kuraly hits Kirill Kaprizov. 0:36  
  0:46 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  0:48 Shot by Kirill Kaprizov misses the net
Giveaway by Sean Kuraly. 0:51  
  1:10 Shot by Jared Spurgeon misses the net
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 1:15  
  1:15 Kirill Kaprizov scores. Assisted by Jared Spurgeon and Ryan Hartman.
  1:33 Marcus Foligno hits Nick Blankenburg.
  1:56 Marcus Foligno blocks shot from Gavin Bayreuther.
  2:01 Jared Spurgeon blocks shot from Kirill Marchenko.
Takeaway by Cole Sillinger. 2:58  
  3:01 Jordan Greenway hits Cole Sillinger.
Emil Bemstrom shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 3:07  
Tim Berni shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 3:29  
  3:49 Shot by Kirill Kaprizov misses the net
  3:51 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
  3:59 Kirill Kaprizov shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  4:07 Shot by Calen Addison misses the net
Nick Blankenburg penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kirill Kaprizov. 4:09  
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 4:09  
Liam Foudy penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Calen Addison. 5:02  
  5:02 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
  5:06 Calen Addison shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  5:08 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
  5:33 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 5:35  
Andrew Peeke blocks shot from Kirill Kaprizov. 5:57  
  5:58 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
  6:00 Kirill Kaprizov scores a power play goal. Assisted by Matt Boldy and Joel Eriksson Ek.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 6:00  
  6:20 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Sean Kuraly blocks shot from Kirill Kaprizov. 6:23  
  6:24 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
  6:43 Shot by Frederick Gaudreau misses the net
Jack Roslovic blocks shot from Jared Spurgeon. 6:54  
  6:59 Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Boone Jenner blocks shot from Ryan Hartman. 7:02  
  7:20 Jake Middleton hits Liam Foudy.
  7:53 Jake Middleton hits Cole Sillinger.
  7:59 Matt Dumba penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Johnny Gaudreau.
  7:59 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
  8:06 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
  8:20 Jake Middleton blocks shot from Nick Blankenburg.
  8:41 Takeaway by Jake Middleton.
  8:41 Jake Middleton shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  8:57 Takeaway by Connor Dewar.
  9:00 Connor Dewar shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  9:35 Takeaway by Connor Dewar.
  10:53 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
Nick Blankenburg hits Jordan Greenway. 11:05  
  11:07 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
  11:19 Shot by Jon Merrill misses the net
  11:39 Jake Middleton blocks shot from Mathieu Olivier.
Shot by Kirill Marchenko misses the net 12:01  
Johnny Gaudreau shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 12:05  
  12:13 Kirill Kaprizov hits Johnny Gaudreau.
Boone Jenner hits Alex Goligoski. 12:28  
  12:50 Takeaway by Alex Goligoski.
  13:04 Marcus Foligno hits Gavin Bayreuther.
Nick Blankenburg hits Joel Eriksson Ek. 13:16  
  13:24 Marcus Foligno hits Jack Roslovic.
  13:33 Giveaway by Matt Boldy.
  14:15 Ryan Reaves hits Emil Bemstrom.
  15:02 Brandon Duhaime shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  15:06 Brandon Duhaime hits Mathieu Olivier.
Erik Gudbranson blocks shot from Kirill Kaprizov. 15:34  
  15:37 Shot by Kirill Kaprizov misses the net
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 15:40  
  15:50 Kirill Kaprizov shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  16:04 Shot by Jake Middleton misses the net
Kirill Marchenko shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 16:15  
Gavin Bayreuther blocks shot from Ryan Hartman. 16:24  
  16:25 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
Giveaway by Elvis Merzlikins. 16:57  
  16:58 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 17:01  
Takeaway by Kirill Marchenko. 18:06  
Nick Blankenburg blocks shot from Frederick Gaudreau. 18:32  
  18:54 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  19:09 Takeaway by Alex Goligoski.
Takeaway by Patrik Laine. 19:24  
1 OT
Columbus   Minnesota
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 0:00  
  1:59 Mats Zuccarello wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
  2:17 Giveaway by Mats Zuccarello.
  2:17 Kirill Kaprizov blocks shot from Sean Kuraly.
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 2:19  
Patrik Laine shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 2:36  
  2:38 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
  2:59 Jared Spurgeon hits Boone Jenner.
Shot by Boone Jenner misses the net 2:59  
  3:48 Giveaway by Mats Zuccarello.
  4:40 Kirill Kaprizov scores. Assisted by Calen Addison and Mats Zuccarello.