| Columbus Blue Jackets (2-3-1) at Minnesota Wild (2-2-1), 8 p.m. |
| 2012-13 Head-to-head record |
First meeting |
| 2011-12 Head-to-head record |
Tied 2-2 (1-1 at Clb; 1-1 at Min) |
| 2010-11 Head-to-head record |
Columbus 3-1 (1-1 at Clb; 2-0 at Min) |
| 2009-10 Head-to-head record |
Tied 2-2 (Clb 2-0 at Home; 0-2 at Min) |
| Home Record: |
Columbus 1-1-1; Minnesota 2-1-0 |
| Away Record: |
Columbus 1-2-0; Minnesota 0-1-1 |
| Record vs. Northwest Division: |
Columbus 0-1-0 |
| Record vs. Central Division: |
Minnesota 0-2-1 |
| Record vs. Western Conference: |
Columbus 2-3-1; Minnesota 2-2-1 |
| 2011-2012 Meetings |
| 10/08 - Minnesota, 4-2 (at Min) |
| 11/15 - Minnesota, 4-2 (at Clb) |
| 02/07 - Columbus, 3-1 (at Clb) |
| 02/11 - Columbus, 3-1 (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 - Columbus has won two straight after losing the last two meetings. |
| Note - Columbus has won four of six and six of the last nine meetings. |
| Note - Columbus has won seven of 12 and eight of the last 14 meetings. |
| Note - Minnesota has won 10 of the last 18 meetings. |
| Note - Minnesota has won 11 of 20 and 12 of the last 22 meetings. |
| Note - Minnesota has won 13 of the last 24 meetings. |
| Note - Columbus has won three of its last four at Minnesota. |
| Note - Columbus has lost five of its last eight at Minnesota. |
| Note - Columbus has lost eight of 12 and 12 of its last 17 at Minnesota. |
| Note - Columbus has lost 15 of the 22 meetings at Minnesota. |
| Note - Minnesota has lost two of its last three at Columbus. |
| Note - Minnesota has lost four of six and five of its last eight at Columbus. |
| Note - These two teams have split the last 10 meetings at Columbus. |
| Note - Minnesota is 5-13-1 in its last 19 at Columbus. |
| Columbus last five games |
Minnesota last five games |
| 01/21 - L vs. Detroit, 3-4 (SO) |
01/19 - W vs. Colorado, 4-2 |
| 01/23 - L at Phoenix, 1-5 |
01/20 - W vs. Dallas, 1-0 |
| 01/24 - L at Colorado, 0-4 |
01/22 - L vs. Nashville, 1-3 |
| 01/26 - L vs. Chicago, 2-3 |
01/25 - L at Detroit, 3-5 |
| 01/28 - W vs. Dallas, 2-1 |
01/27 - L at St. Louis, 4-5 (OT) |