Minnesota Wild @ Columbus Blue Jackets: 1/6/24 Game Recap

Tonight was totally throwback night in Nationwide Arena. Now, I was born in 1994, so some of you remember the 90s better than I do, I'm sure. That said, the spirit of the night was neon electric, which translated to the ice. The goal-scoring would start at 8:09 into the first period with Cole Sillinger's fifth goal of the season. Jake Bean and Adam Boqvist, who just returned from injury, would both have their fourth assists on this goal. Before this period could end, though, the Wild would even the score at 1-1 with a goal at 14:48 from Matt Boldy. 

Funny enough, on throwback night, you'd get a throwback of period one in period two! Cole Sillinger would score at 0:17, giving him six goals this season. With one assist on this second Sillinger goal, Kirill Marchenko would add his ninth assist this season. Then, at 10:15, guess who scored? If you answered Matt Boldy, congratulations, you're correct! So, with the same scoring sequence of Sillinger-Boldy, we'd end period two with a 2-2 tie. 

Then, at 14:15 into period three, Cole Sillinger would complete his hat trick, and the Arena went wild! Like my pun? This would mark Sillingeer's seventh goal of the season. Adam Boqvist would add his seventh assist this season and second tonight, proving he's picking up right where he left off before injury. It would appear the Blue Jackets were moments away from a 3-2 win, but not so fast. After a Marc-Andre Fleury save that can only be defined by his name, the superhero would prevent a goal from Justin Danforth in our favor, and his fellow Wild, Marcus Johansson, would score at 18:28. I mean...it can't be throwback night without overtime, right? 

Sadly, Marc-Andre Fleury would once again prove why he's one of the best in the league, stopping Yegor Chinakov and giving the puck to teammate Marco Rossi at 3:05, giving his team the win. So, the Wild won 4-3 in bonus hockey tonight, but man, what a game. We still get a point, and Cole Sillinger still gets his glory, a second hat trick in his early NHL career. In addition, he also receives the first Star of the Game.  

The Blue Jackets will go to Canada next for a game at the Winnipeg Jets on January 9th. The game will have a start time of 8:00 p.m. 

Congratulations, Cole! 

GO CBJ! 




  

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