| Minnesota Wild (9-5-3) at Columbus Blue Jackets (3-12-1), 7 p.m. |
| 2011-12 Head-to-head record |
Minnesota 1-0 (1-0 at Min; 0-0 at Clb) |
| 2010-11 Head-to-head record |
Columbus 3-1 (2-0 at Min; 1-1 at Clb) |
| 2009-10 Head-to-head record |
Tied 2-2 (Min 2-0 at Home; 0-2 at Clb) |
| 2008-09 Head-to-head record |
Minnesota 3-1 (2-0 at Min; 1-1 at Clb) |
| Home Record: |
Minnesota 5-2-1; Columbus 3-5-1 |
| Away Record: |
Minnesota 4-3-2; Columbus 0-7-0 |
| Record vs. Central Division: |
Minnesota 4-0-1 |
| Record vs. Northwest Division: |
Columbus 0-2-1 |
| Record vs. Western Conference: |
Minnesota 9-3-2; Columbus 2-8-1 |
| 2011-2012 Meetings |
| 10/08 - Minnesota, 4-2 (at Min) |
| 2010-2011 Meetings |
| 10/16 - Columbus, 3-2 (at Min) |
| 11/06 - Minnesota, 3-2 (at Clb) |
| 12/27 - Columbus, 4-3 so (at Clb) |
| 03/19 - Columbus, 5-4 ot (at Min) |
| 2009-2010 Meetings |
| 10/03 - Columbus, 2-1 (at Clb) |
| 12/15 - Minnesota, 2-1 (at Min) |
| 01/23 - Minnesota, 4-2 (at Min) |
| 03/19 - Columbus, 4-2 (at Clb) |
| 2008-2009 Meetings |
| 10/25 - Minnesota, 2-1 (at Min) |
| 11/15 - Minnesota, 3-2 so (at Min) |
| 01/10 - Columbus, 4-2 (at Clb) |
| 04/11 - Minnesota, 6-3 (at Clb) |
| 2007-2008 Meetings |
| 10/06 - Minnesota, 3-2 (at Min) |
| 11/23 - Columbus, 4-0 (at Min) |
| 12/08 - Minnesota, 2-1 (at Clb) |
| 02/02 - Minnesota, 4-1 (at Clb) |
| 2006-2007 Meetings |
| 10/14 - Minnesota, 5-0 (at Min) |
| 11/25 - Columbus, 5-3 (at Clb) |
| 12/29 - Minnesota, 4-3 ot (at Min) |
| 01/27 - Columbus, 3-2 (at Clb) |
| 2005-2006 Meetings |
| 10/28 - Columbus, 2-1 so (at Clb) |
| 10/29 - Minnesota, 3-1 (at Min) |
| 11/30 - Columbus, 3-2 so (at Min) |
| 01/27 - Columbus, 4-3 (at Clb) |
| 2003-2004 Meetings |
| 12/20 - Minnesota, 5-2 (at Min) |
| 01/31 - Columbus, 2-1 ot (at Clb) |
| 03/14 - Minnesota, 3-2 (at Min) |
| 03/24 - Columbus, 2-0 (at Clb) |
| 2002-2003 Meetings |
| 01/08 - Columbus, 2-1 (at Min) |
| 03/15 - Columbus, 5-0 (at Clb) |
| 04/02 - Columbus, 3-0 (at Clb) |
| 04/06 - Minnesota, 4-3 (at Min) |
| 2001-2002 Meetings |
| 01/18 - Minnesota, 3-1 (at Clb) |
| 02/12 - Tied, 3-3 ot (at Clb) |
| 03/10 - Minnesota, 5-0 (at Min) |
| 03/20 - Columbus, 3-1 (at Min) |
| Game Notes |
| Note - Minnesota snapped a two-game series losing streak on 10/08/11. |
| Note - Columbus has won four of the last six meetings. |
| Note - These two teams have split the last eight meetings. |
| Note - Columbus has won six of the last 11 meetings. |
| Note - Minnesota has won nine of the last 15 meetings. |
| Note - Minnesota has won 10 of 17 and 11 of the last 19 meetings. |
| Note - Minnesota has won 12 of 21 and 13 of the last 24 meetings. |
| Note - These two teams have split the last 26 meetings. |
| Note - Minnesota has lost three of four and four of its last six at Columbus. |
| Note - These two teams have split the last eight meetings at Columbus. |
| Note - Minnesota is 4-12-1 in its last 17 at Columbus. |
| Note - Minnesota is 5-13-1 in the 19 meetings at Columbus. |
| Note - Minnesota snapped a two-game series home losing streak on 10/08/11. |
| Note - Columbus has lost five of its last seven at Minnesota. |
| Note - Columbus has lost eight of 11 and 12 of its last 16 at Minnesota. |
| Note - Columbus has lost 15 of the 21 meetings at Minnesota. |
| Minnesota last five games |
Columbus last five games |
| 11/05 - W vs. St. Louis, 2-1 |
10/30 - W vs. Anaheim, 3-1 |
| 11/08 - W at Calgary, 3-0 |
11/03 - L vs. Toronto, 1-4 |
| 11/10 - L at San Jose, 1-3 |
11/05 - L at Philadelphia, 2-9 |
| 11/12 - L at Los Angeles, 2-5 |
11/10 - L vs. Chicago, 3-6 |
| 11/13 - W at Anaheim, 3-2 |
11/12 - W vs. Winnipeg, 2-1 |