Wild beats the Blue Jackets 2-1

The Minnesota Wild beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Sunday, October 18, at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul.

It was tied 1-1 after the first period, the Wild led 2-1 after the second period, and the Wild led 2-1 after regulation.

With 18:12 left in the first period, Danila Yurov scored on a wrist shot, assisted by Yakov Trenin. Minnesota Wild led 1-0. With 3:06 left in the second period, Kirill Kaprizov scored on a snap shot, assisted by Maxim Shabanov and Joel Eriksson Ek. Minnesota Wild led 2-1.

Adam Fantilli led the Blue Jackets with 1 goal. Danila Yurov led the Wild with 1 goal. Cam Talbot stopped 32 of 34 shots for the Blue Jackets.

Minnesota Wild was favored by 1.5 goals. Wild did not cover. The total was 6.5, and the game stayed under.

The Wild are 6-3. In their last 4 games they beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 at home on October 18, beat the St. Louis Blues 5-4 at home on October 15, lost to the Winnipeg Jets 2-5 in Winnipeg on October 13, and beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 at home on October 12.

The Blue Jackets are 3-4. In their last 4 games they lost to the Minnesota Wild 1-2 in Minnesota on October 18, beat the New York Rangers 1-0 at home on October 17, lost to the Florida Panthers 3-7 at home on October 13, and lost to the St. Louis Blues 3-5 in St. Louis on October 10.

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