The meeting, held in St. Paul, ended with the score 2-1 in favor of the guests.

Victory “Minnesota” brought the puck Jordan Greenway and Zack Parise. Columbus replied with Artemi Panarin's puck. Goalkeeper Sergei Bobrovsky scored 29 out of 31 shots on his own goal.

Columbus is fifth in the Eastern Conference NHL standings, scoring 59 points in 49 matches, Minnesota scoring 51 points in 48 meetings - eighth in the West.

Earlier, it was reported that the assist Alexander Radulov helped “Dallas” to beat Winnipeg in the NHL match.