While Columbus Blue Jackets coach Todd Richards lamented his team's play after a big win at Minnesota, Mike Yeo tried to focus on the positives in the Wild's third straight loss. Both teams need to get their offenses going as the playoff race tightens. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 39 shots, Vinny Prospal and Fedor Tyutin scored in regulation, and Mark Letestu and Cam Atkinson scored in a shootout to lift the Blue Jackets over the Wild 3-2 on Saturday. The...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Goalies
Tue 1/29	Min	Min 2 - 3	W:
Sun 4/7	Cls	Min 3 - 0	W:
Sat 4/13	Min	Cls 3 - 2	W:

Game Stats

Blue Jackets (19-16-7) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM V. Prospal 1 1 2 2 0 B. Dubinsky 0 2 2 2 17 A. Anisimov 0 0 0 0 0 C. Atkinson 0 0 3 0 0 J. Boll 0 0 0 0 5 M. Calvert 0 0 1 0 0 N. Foligno 0 0 2 -1 0 M. Gaborik 0 0 3 2 0 R. Johansen 0 0 1 -1 0 M. Letestu 0 0 1 0 0 D. MacKenzie 0 0 1 0 0 R. Umberger 0 0 1 -1 0		Wild (22-16-3) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM J. Pominville 1 1 4 1 0 P. Bouchard 1 0 3 0 0 Z. Parise 0 1 5 0 0 K. Brodziak 0 0 2 0 0 C. Clutterbuck 0 0 3 -1 0 C. Coyle 0 0 0 0 15 M. Granlund 0 0 4 -1 0 M. Koivu 0 0 3 0 0 T. Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 M. Rupp 0 0 0 0 0 D. Setoguchi 0 0 4 -1 0 J. Zucker 0 0 6 -1 0
DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM F. Tyutin 1 0 1 0 0 D. Prout 0 1 0 1 2 A. Aucoin 0 0 0 0 2 J. Johnson 0 0 2 0 0 N. Nikitin 0 0 0 1 0 J. Wisniewski 0 0 2 0 2		DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM B. Clark 0 1 1 0 0 R. Suter 0 1 2 -1 0 J. Brodin 0 0 2 -1 0 T. Gilbert 0 0 1 1 0 J. Spurgeon 0 0 1 -1 0 C. Stoner 0 0 0 0 5
GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% S. Bobrovsky(W, 16-10) 41 39 2 .951		GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% N. Backstrom 22 20 2 .909

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PLAYER NEWS

Blue Jackets Curtis McElhinney (CLS - Goaltender) News: McElhinney signed a one-year, one-way contract with the Blue Jackets, the Columbus Dispatch's Aaron Portzline reports. [+] Impact: McElhinney spent the 2012-13 season with AHL Springfield, going 29-16-3 with a 2.32 goals-against average and a .923 save percentage. The contract gives him a big leg up on being Sergei Bobrovsky's backup with the big club next season. (RotoWire - Fri. May 24, 2013) Curtis McElhinney (CLS - Goaltender) News: The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed McElhinney and defenseman Ilari Melart to one-year contracts. [+] Impact: McElhinney, who turned 30 on Thursday, has appeared in 69 career NHL games with the Calgary Flames, Anaheim Ducks and Ottawa Senators. He has a 19-26-4 record, with a 3.09 goals-against average and an .899 save percentage. In 2012-13, he went 29-6-3 with nine shutouts in 49 games with Springfield of the American Hockey League. (STATS - Fri. May 24, 2013)

Wild Niklas Backstrom (MIN - Goaltender) News: Backstrom has undergone sports hernia surgery. The team announced that Backstrom's operation went as planned on Thursday morning in Philadelphia. The procedure was done by Dr. William Meyers. The 35-year-old Backstrom aggravated the injury while warming up before Minnesota's first game of the Western Conference quarterfinal series at Chicago on April 30. Josh Harding was sent in to replace him, and Backstrom was unable to play the rest of the series. [+] Impact: The Wild have said Backstrom is expected to be fully recovered for the start of next season. Whether he's still in the net for them is another matter. Backstrom will become an unrestricted free agent in July. He has played all seven of his NHL seasons with the Wild. (STATS - Thu. May 16, 2013) Niklas Backstrom (MIN - Goaltender) News: Backstrom had surgery to repair a sports hernia and is expected to be fully recovered for the start of the 2013-14 season, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. [+] Impact: It's not clear if he'll be playing for the Wild again next season as Backstrom will be an unrestricted free agent. (RotoWire - Thu. May 16, 2013) Michael Rupp (MIN - Center) News: Rupp will undergo offseason meniscus surgery and is expected to have a quick recovery process, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune's Michael Russo reports. [+] Impact: Rupp, who tallied four points and 79 PIMs in 40 games during the 2012-13 season, should be ready for the start of the 2013-14 campaign. (RotoWire - Sat. May 11, 2013)

Injury Report

Blue Jackets Player Injury Status M. Calvert Broken finger day-to-day N. Nikitin Lower-body injury day-to-day

Wild Player Injury Status C. Stoner Upper-body injury day-to-day N. Backstrom Lower-body injury day-to-day D. Heatley Dislocated shoulder day-to-day