Blue Jackets 4-2 Wild (31 Dec, 2016) Game Recap - ESPN

Columbus Blue Jackets

26-5-4, 12-2-3 away

4

	1	2	3	T
CBJ	1	3	0	4
MIN	0	1	1	2

Minnesota Wild

23-9-4, 13-4-0 home

2

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Regular Season Series

CBJ lead 1-0

Blue Jackets
4
Wild
2

Wild
0
Blue Jackets
1

Xcel Energy Center

Xcel Energy Center

11:00 PM, 31 December 2016

Saint Paul, MN

Attendance: 19,307

Referees:
Brad Watson
Kyle Rehman

Linesmen:
Scott Driscoll
Vaughan Rody

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	34	11	7	75
Carolina	32	17	4	68
New Jersey	29	18	6	64
Columbus	26	19	7	59
NY Islanders	24	20	7	55
NY Rangers	24	23	4	52
Philadelphia	23	24	6	52
Pittsburgh	22	24	8	52

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	37	14	3	77
Dallas	33	17	1	67
Minnesota	31	18	4	66
Colorado	30	21	2	62
Utah	21	21	9	51
St. Louis	23	25	4	50
Nashville	18	26	7	43
Chicago	16	31	5	37

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