Columbus Blue Jackets @ Anaheim Ducks

14-15-6, 7-9-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Blue Jackets CBJ	1	1	1	3
Ducks ANA	2	1	1	4

Anaheim DucksDucksANA

21-13-2, 12-5-0 Home

Pavel Mintyukov scores with 3:29 left to lift Ducks past Blue Jackets, 4-3

— Pavel Mintyukov slid a shot from the slot past Elvis Merzlikins with 3:29 left and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Saturday night.

Dec 21, 2025, 06:03 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Blue Jackets	1	1	1	3
	Ducks	2	1	1	4

1st Period		CBJ	ANA
2:14	Mikael Granlund (6) Assists: Olen Zellweger (10), Frank Vatrano (3)	0	1
3:00	Jacob Trouba (6) Assists: Ryan Poehling (11), Alex Killorn (9)	0	2
5:54	Dmitri Voronkov (13) (Power Play) Assists: Charlie Coyle (17), Zach Werenski (26)	1	2

2nd Period			CBJ	ANA
3:39		Mason Marchment (5) Assists: Damon Severson (8), Ivan Provorov (9)	2	2
13:36		Mason McTavish (8) Assists: Ross Johnston (8)	2	3

3rd Period			CBJ	ANA
12:44		Zach Werenski (14) Assists: Denton Mateychuk (7), Kent Johnson (8)	3	3
16:31		Pavel Mintyukov (4) Assists: Mikael Granlund (8), Radko Gudas (7)	3	4

Leo Carlsson Wrist Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Mikael Granlund
Dante Fabbro shot blocked by Olen Zellweger
Mikael Granlund Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Olen Zellweger (10), Frank Vatrano (3)
Ross Johnston Backhand Wide Left
Ross Johnston Deflected Wide Right
Jacob Trouba Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: Ryan Poehling (11), Alex Killorn (9)
Jacob Trouba hit Mason Marchment
Radko Gudas hit Boone Jenner
Mason McTavish Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Olen Zellweger Tip-In saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Beckett Sennecke Holding the stick against Charlie Coyle
Ryan Poehling faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Frank Vatrano hit Kirill Marchenko
Leo Carlsson faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Leo Carlsson Tip-In High and Wide Right
Kent Johnson shot blocked by Pavel Mintyukov
Radko Gudas hit Cole Sillinger
Mason McTavish Deflected saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Mason McTavish Batted saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Mikael Granlund Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Ian Moore Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Ross Johnston hit Dante Fabbro
Ryan Poehling hit Dante Fabbro
Radko Gudas hit Adam Fantilli
Takeaway by Jacob Trouba
Takeaway by Leo Carlsson
Giveaway by Jackson LaCombe
Denton Mateychuk shot blocked by Troy Terry
Cutter Gauthier Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Giveaway by Beckett Sennecke
Takeaway by Ian Moore
Giveaway by Jackson LaCombe
Ross Johnston hit Brendan Smith
Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Ryan Strome Tip-In Wide Left
Alex Killorn Snap Shot Wide Right
Ross Johnston hit Ivan Provorov
Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Radko Gudas
Leo Carlsson Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Radko Gudas hit Kirill Marchenko
Ian Moore hit Dmitri Voronkov
Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Frank Vatrano Wrist Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Troy Terry
Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Ian Moore
Boone Jenner shot blocked by Radko Gudas
Giveaway by Beckett Sennecke
Mikael Granlund Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Jackson LaCombe Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Ryan Poehling faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Leo Carlsson faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Takeaway by Leo Carlsson
Giveaway by Leo Carlsson
Mason McTavish Tip-In saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Beckett Sennecke Interference - Goalkeeper against Elvis Merzlikins
Ryan Poehling faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Jackson LaCombe Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Radko Gudas hit Charlie Coyle
Damon Severson shot blocked by Frank Vatrano
Dante Fabbro shot blocked by Mikael Granlund
Yegor Chinakhov shot blocked by Troy Terry
Frank Vatrano Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Ross Johnston hit Dante Fabbro
Mason McTavish Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Ryan Strome faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Jacob Trouba hit Mason Marchment
Ivan Provorov shot blocked by Jacob Trouba
Alex Killorn Wrist Shot Wide Left
Mason McTavish Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Ross Johnston (8)
Mason McTavish Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Giveaway by Mason McTavish
Jacob Trouba hit Kirill Marchenko
Ian Moore Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Cole Sillinger shot blocked by Olen Zellweger
Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Pavel Mintyukov Wrist Shot Wide Left
Leo Carlsson Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Cutter Gauthier faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Troy Terry Wrist Shot Wide Right
Cutter Gauthier Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Ryan Poehling faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Alex Killorn Wrist Shot Wide Left
Ross Johnston shot blocked by Alex Killorn
Frank Vatrano Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Ivan Provorov shot blocked by Beckett Sennecke
Dmitri Voronkov shot blocked by Pavel Mintyukov
Dmitri Voronkov shot blocked by Pavel Mintyukov
Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Giveaway by Mikael Granlund
Mikael Granlund hit Ivan Provorov
Mikael Granlund Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Ross Johnston Slap Shot Wide Left
Alex Killorn hit Denton Mateychuk
Leo Carlsson faceoff won against Luca Del Bel Belluz
Chris Kreider Tip-In Wide Right
Leo Carlsson Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Leo Carlsson faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Radko Gudas Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Troy Terry Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Chris Kreider Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Cutter Gauthier Snap Shot Wide Left
Ryan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Ian Moore
Takeaway by Frank Vatrano
Giveaway by Frank Vatrano
Giveaway by Lukas Dostal
Leo Carlsson faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
Radko Gudas hit Sean Monahan
Giveaway by Ryan Strome
Giveaway by Mikael Granlund
Ross Johnston hit Zach Werenski
Zach Werenski shot blocked by Alex Killorn
Giveaway by Jacob Trouba
Chris Kreider Backhand Wide Right
Denton Mateychuk shot blocked by Pavel Mintyukov
Giveaway by Cutter Gauthier
Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Pavel Mintyukov
Denton Mateychuk shot blocked by Radko Gudas
Zach Werenski shot blocked by Jacob Trouba
Brendan Smith shot blocked by Ryan Poehling
Leo Carlsson faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Leo Carlsson faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Boone Jenner shot blocked by Ian Moore
Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Cole Sillinger shot blocked by Jackson LaCombe
Ryan Strome Tip-In Wide Left
Giveaway by Ryan Strome
Frank Vatrano Tip-In Wide Right
Pavel Mintyukov Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Pavel Mintyukov Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikael Granlund (8), Radko Gudas (7)
Zach Werenski shot blocked by Pavel Mintyukov
Leo Carlsson Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Mason McTavish faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Ivan Provorov shot blocked by Jackson LaCombe
Leo Carlsson faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Chris Kreider Tip-In Wide Right
Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Troy Terry
Leo Carlsson faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Mason Marchment hit Jacob Trouba
Damon Severson Snap Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Goalie Stopped
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Mason McTavish
Charlie Coyle Tip-In Wide Right
Dante Fabbro shot blocked by Dmitri Voronkov
Dante Fabbro hit Frank Vatrano
Mason Marchment Slap Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Goalie Stopped
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Mason McTavish
Kirill Marchenko Slap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Boone Jenner
Radko Gudas shot blocked by Charlie Coyle
Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Ryan Poehling shot blocked by Adam Fantilli
Dmitri Voronkov Goal (13) Tip-In, assists: Charlie Coyle (17), Zach Werenski (26)
Boone Jenner Snap Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Puck in Netting
Damon Severson hit Leo Carlsson
Giveaway by Ivan Provorov
Giveaway by Brendan Smith
Giveaway by Yegor Chinakhov
Off-side
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Ryan Poehling
Kent Johnson Backhand Failed Bank Attempt
Mason Marchment Snap Shot Wide Right
Adam Fantilli hit Ross Johnston
Sean Monahan Tip-In Wide Right
Giveaway by Cole Sillinger
Goalie Stopped
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Mason McTavish
Jacob Trouba shot blocked by Boone Jenner
Kirill Marchenko hit Ian Moore
Takeaway by Ivan Provorov
Kent Johnson Delaying Game - Puck over glass
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Leo Carlsson
Giveaway by Ivan Provorov
Icing
Giveaway by Zach Werenski
Takeaway by Mason Marchment
Luca Del Bel Belluz Snap Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Goalie Stopped
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Leo Carlsson
Brendan Smith Snap Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Kent Johnson
Kent Johnson Slap Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Ivan Provorov Snap Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Giveaway by Adam Fantilli
Kirill Marchenko hit Jackson LaCombe
Sean Monahan Wrist Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Zach Werenski
Icing
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Ryan Poehling
Mason Marchment Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Damon Severson (8), Ivan Provorov (9)
Boone Jenner Wrist Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Goalie Stopped
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Leo Carlsson
Puck in Benches
Adam Fantilli Wrist Shot Wide Left
Injury - Player
Puck in Crowd
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Ryan Poehling
Giveaway by Zach Werenski
Goalie Stopped
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Chris Kreider
Puck in Netting
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Mikael Granlund
Puck in Netting
Luca Del Bel Belluz faceoff won against Leo Carlsson
Luca Del Bel Belluz Wrist Shot Wide Left
Luca Del Bel Belluz Tip-In Wide Left
On-Ice Official
Dmitri Voronkov Snap Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Alex Killorn shot blocked by Boone Jenner
Jackson LaCombe shot blocked by Adam Fantilli
Puck in Netting
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Mason McTavish
Beckett Sennecke shot blocked by Damon Severson
Zach Werenski Snap Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Puck in Crowd
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Ryan Strome
Puck in Benches
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Ryan Strome
Denton Mateychuk shot blocked by Cole Sillinger
Icing
Giveaway by Dante Fabbro
Charlie Coyle hit Ian Moore
Giveaway by Charlie Coyle
Kirill Marchenko Snap Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Icing
Luca Del Bel Belluz faceoff won against Mikael Granlund
Goalie Stopped
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Ryan Poehling
Takeaway by Cole Sillinger
Sean Monahan Wrist Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Brendan Smith Slap Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Dmitri Voronkov Snap Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Mason Marchment Tripping against Ian Moore
TV Timeout
Mikael Granlund shot blocked by Boone Jenner
Boone Jenner Snap Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Goalie Stopped
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Leo Carlsson
Goalie Stopped
Cole Sillinger Tip-In Wide Left
Goalie Stopped
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Ryan Poehling
Puck in Netting
Giveaway by Ivan Provorov
Giveaway by Mason Marchment
Adam Fantilli Snap Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Icing
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Mason McTavish
Dmitri Voronkov Tip-In Wide Left
Damon Severson Slap Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Goalie Stopped
Frank Vatrano shot blocked by Damon Severson
Puck in Netting
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Alex Killorn
Kirill Marchenko hit Ian Moore
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Mason Marchment Snap Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Dante Fabbro Snap Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Puck in Netting
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Mikael Granlund
Zach Werenski shot blocked by Kirill Marchenko
Off-side
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Ryan Strome
Charlie Coyle hit Ian Moore
Adam Fantilli Snap Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Goalie Stopped
Dmitri Voronkov Snap Shot Wide Left
Damon Severson Slap Shot Wide Left
Kent Johnson hit Jacob Trouba
Puck in Netting
Luca Del Bel Belluz faceoff won against Ryan Poehling
Giveaway by Ivan Provorov
Dante Fabbro hit Chris Kreider
Denton Mateychuk Snap Shot Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Mikael Granlund
Zach Werenski Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Denton Mateychuk (7), Kent Johnson (8)
Icing
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Ryan Poehling
Injury - Player
High Stick
Puck in Netting
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Mikael Granlund
Zach Werenski Snap Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Goalie Stopped
Ryan Strome shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
Charlie Coyle hit Ryan Poehling
Dmitri Voronkov Tip-In saved by Lukas Dostal
Goalie Stopped
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Leo Carlsson
Troy Terry shot blocked by Zach Werenski
Off-side
Too many men/ice served by Mason Marchment
Beckett Sennecke shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
Puck in Netting
Timeout - Visitor
Icing
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Leo Carlsson
Icing

BLUE JACKETS

DUCKS

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Ducks
3
Blue Jackets
4

Game 1

17/12

Blue Jackets
3
Ducks
4

Game 2

21/12

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	11	3	47
Philadelphia	19	10	7	45
NY Islanders	20	13	4	44
Washington	19	13	5	43
NY Rangers	19	16	4	42
New Jersey	20	16	1	41
Pittsburgh	15	12	9	39
Columbus	15	15	6	36

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	17	8	10	44
Anaheim	21	14	2	44
Edmonton	19	13	6	44
Los Angeles	15	12	9	39
San Jose	17	17	3	37
Seattle	15	14	6	36
Calgary	15	18	4	34
Vancouver	15	18	3	33

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Columbus Blue Jackets @ Anaheim Ducks

Stars of the Game

Mikael GranlundC - ANA

Pavel MintyukovD - ANA

Mason McTavishC - ANA

Game Information

Video Highlights

Pavel Mintyukov scores with 3:29 left to lift Ducks past Blue Jackets, 4-3

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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