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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Columbus 4, Minnesota 2
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 31, 2016
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Kyle Rehman, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Vaughan Rody
Attendance: 19307
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Columbus 1304
Minnesota 0112
Periods:
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  • 2
  • 3
1
Columbus   Minnesota
  0:00 Mikko Koivu wins the face-off against Alexander Wennberg.
Alexander Wennberg wins the face-off against Mikko Koivu. 0:07  
  3:00 Eric Staal wins the face-off against Brandon Dubinsky.
  3:35 Charlie Coyle shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
William Karlsson wins the face-off against Jason Pominville. 3:36  
William Karlsson wins the face-off against Jason Pominville. 3:46  
  3:55 Erik Haula wins the face-off against William Karlsson.
  4:00 Erik Haula shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
  4:54 Eric Staal wins the face-off against Lukas Sedlak.
Lukas Sedlak shoots. Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 5:11  
  5:25 Charlie Coyle shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
Zach Werenski shoots. Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 6:19  
Nick Foligno wins the face-off against Eric Staal. 6:20  
Jack Johnson wins the face-off against Erik Haula. 7:03  
  8:23 Chris Stewart shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
Alexander Wennberg wins the face-off against Eric Staal. 9:15  
Seth Jones shoots. Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 9:30  
  9:43 Erik Haula wins the face-off against Brandon Dubinsky.
  9:55 Erik Haula wins the face-off against Brandon Dubinsky.
Cam Atkinson scores. Assisted by Brandon Dubinsky. 10:05
(1-0) 		 
William Karlsson wins the face-off against Tyler Graovac. 10:05  
Brandon Dubinsky wins the face-off against Erik Haula. 12:30  
William Karlsson wins the face-off against Tyler Graovac. 13:10  
  13:34 Chris Stewart shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
  13:35 Mikko Koivu wins the face-off against Alexander Wennberg.
  13:53 Mikko Koivu wins the face-off against Alexander Wennberg.
Markus Nutivaara shoots. Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 14:39  
  14:53 Marco Scandella penalty for Delay of game - 2 mins.
  14:53 Mikko Koivu wins the face-off against Sam Gagner.
Nick Foligno shoots. Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 15:07  
Josh Anderson shoots. Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 17:57  
Matt Calvert penalty for Roughing - 2 mins. 17:58  
  17:58 Jason Zucker penalty for Roughing - 2 mins.
  17:58 Charlie Coyle wins the face-off against Alexander Wennberg.
David Savard shoots. Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 18:23  
Brandon Saad shoots. Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 18:31  
Brandon Dubinsky wins the face-off against Mikko Koivu. 18:32  
Zach Werenski penalty for Delay of game - 2 mins. 18:52  
Brandon Dubinsky wins the face-off against Eric Staal. 18:52  
  19:08 Charlie Coyle shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
  19:39 Eric Staal shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
  19:41 Mikko Koivu wins the face-off against William Karlsson.
  19:57 Mikael Granlund shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
Brandon Dubinsky wins the face-off against Mikko Koivu. 19:58  
2
Columbus   Minnesota
  0:00 Eric Staal wins the face-off against William Karlsson.
Brandon Dubinsky shoots. Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 1:00  
Alexander Wennberg wins the face-off against Mikko Koivu. 1:01  
  1:23 Mikko Koivu shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
Brandon Dubinsky wins the face-off against Erik Haula. 1:24  
  1:51 Erik Haula shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
Lukas Sedlak wins the face-off against Tyler Graovac. 1:52  
  2:09 Chris Stewart shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
  2:11 Tyler Graovac wins the face-off against William Karlsson.
William Karlsson wins the face-off against Tyler Graovac. 2:19  
Josh Anderson penalty for Fighting - 5 mins. 2:28  
  2:28 Chris Stewart penalty for Fighting - 5 mins.
Matt Calvert penalty for Game misconduct - 10 mins. 2:28  
  2:28 Matt Dumba penalty for Game misconduct - 10 mins.
Matt Calvert penalty for Fighting - 5 mins. 2:28  
  2:28 Matt Dumba penalty for Fighting - 5 mins.
  2:28 Mikko Koivu wins the face-off against Alexander Wennberg.
Jack Johnson scores. Assisted by Brandon Saad. Assisted by Alexander Wennberg. 3:29
(2-0) 		 
  3:29 Eric Staal wins the face-off against Brandon Dubinsky.
Cam Atkinson scores. Assisted by Ryan Murray. Assisted by Markus Nutivaara. 3:44
(3-0) 		 
  3:44 Erik Haula wins the face-off against Lukas Sedlak.
Ryan Murray penalty for Cross checking - 2 mins. 5:11  
  5:11 Mikko Koivu wins the face-off against Lukas Sedlak.
  5:58
(3-1) 		Mikael Granlund scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jared Spurgeon. Assisted by Mikko Koivu.
  5:58 Erik Haula wins the face-off against Brandon Dubinsky.
  7:25 Zach Parise shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
Sam Gagner shoots. Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 8:05  
William Karlsson shoots. Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 8:13  
Boone Jenner shoots. Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 8:41  
  9:05 Mikko Koivu wins the face-off against Alexander Wennberg.
  9:07 Mikael Granlund penalty for Interference - 2 mins.
Alexander Wennberg wins the face-off against Mikko Koivu. 9:07  
Alexander Wennberg shoots. Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 9:40  
Alexander Wennberg wins the face-off against Eric Staal. 9:44  
  10:04 Erik Haula wins the face-off against Brandon Dubinsky.
Brandon Saad shoots. Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 10:35  
  12:35 Jared Spurgeon shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
  12:37 Charlie Coyle wins the face-off against Brandon Dubinsky.
William Karlsson wins the face-off against Tyler Graovac. 15:03  
Nick Foligno shoots. Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 17:26  
Seth Jones scores. Assisted by Brandon Saad. Assisted by Nick Foligno. 17:35
(4-1) 		 
  17:35 Tyler Graovac wins the face-off against William Karlsson.
  17:58 Marco Scandella shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
  17:59 Mikko Koivu wins the face-off against Brandon Dubinsky.
3
Columbus   Minnesota
Alexander Wennberg wins the face-off against Mikko Koivu. 0:00  
  0:24
(4-2) 		Jason Zucker scores. Assisted by Mikael Granlund. Assisted by Jared Spurgeon.
Brandon Dubinsky wins the face-off against Erik Haula. 0:24  
  0:34 Erik Haula wins the face-off against Brandon Dubinsky.
William Karlsson shoots. Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 1:45  
Seth Jones shoots. Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 1:58  
Sam Gagner wins the face-off against Mikko Koivu. 2:00  
  2:29 Tyler Graovac wins the face-off against Alexander Wennberg.
  2:50 Tyler Graovac shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
Brandon Dubinsky wins the face-off against Erik Haula. 3:04  
  3:54 Charlie Coyle shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
  4:05 Eric Staal wins the face-off against William Karlsson.
  4:10 Ryan Suter shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
William Karlsson wins the face-off against Eric Staal. 4:16  
Sam Gagner wins the face-off against Mikko Koivu. 4:44  
Brandon Dubinsky shoots. Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 6:21  
  6:22 Eric Staal wins the face-off against Brandon Dubinsky.
  6:43 Eric Staal wins the face-off against William Karlsson.
  6:46 Ryan Suter shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
  7:30 Tyler Graovac shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
Alexander Wennberg wins the face-off against Tyler Graovac. 7:31  
Brandon Dubinsky wins the face-off against Mikko Koivu. 8:22  
  9:06 Charlie Coyle wins the face-off against Alexander Wennberg.
Alexander Wennberg shoots. Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 9:34  
  9:46 Erik Haula shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
  10:13 Erik Haula wins the face-off against Brandon Dubinsky.
  10:34 Chris Stewart shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
Brandon Dubinsky wins the face-off against Eric Staal. 10:41  
Sam Gagner shoots. Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 11:11  
Alexander Wennberg wins the face-off against Mikko Koivu. 11:12  
Nick Foligno shoots. Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 11:14  
Alexander Wennberg wins the face-off against Mikko Koivu. 11:15  
Brandon Saad shoots. Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 11:18  
  13:04 Erik Haula shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
  13:08 Charlie Coyle shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
  14:41 Mikko Koivu wins the face-off against Alexander Wennberg.
  14:47 Mikael Granlund shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
  16:06 Jason Pominville shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
  16:12 Jonas Brodin shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
Ryan Murray penalty for Hooking - 2 mins. 16:22  
Brandon Dubinsky wins the face-off against Eric Staal. 16:22  
  18:18 Mikael Granlund shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
  18:19 Eric Staal wins the face-off against Brandon Dubinsky.
  18:39 Eric Staal shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
  18:40 Mikko Koivu wins the face-off against Alexander Wennberg.