Minnesota Wild vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction & Picks

Best tip of the gameBest tip Double chance Won

Wild or draw 1.30

Confidence77%

All predictions

9 picks graded · Average confidence 67%

Full game

1X2WonWildodds up 1.82Confidence 57%
Over/UnderLostO4.5odds down 1.33Confidence 69%
HandicapWonBlue Jackets +1.5odds up 1.60Confidence 62%
Winner (incl. OT)WonWildodds up 1.47Confidence 69%
Best tip of the game: Double chanceWonWild or drawodds down 1.30Confidence 77%
Draw no betWonWild1.46Confidence 73%
Both teams to score (GG/NG)WonYes1.08Confidence 87%

1st period

1st period 1X2LostWildodds up 2.31Confidence 51%
1st period Over/UnderWonO1.5odds down 1.74Confidence 55%

How to read the picks

Confidence is the model’s own score for a pick, out of 100. It is not a probability, but picks with higher confidence have won more often. The score details show the model’s probability instead — they are not picks.

Why some of these picks carry a lower confidence: the league is not yet proven in the model’s replay; no record yet for this market in the model’s replay.

Predicted final score

What the picks are derived from. Not a bet.

Wild 32

Blue Jackets

Final 2–1

Total goalsTotal 5 Actual 3

Draw after 60 minDraw 21% Decided in regulation

Minnesota to winTo win 66% MIN won

Score details

Correct scoreLost3–2After 60 min2–13%chance
1st period correct scoreLost2–01st period1–19%chance
Highest scoring periodLost3rd periodMost goals1st · 2 goals30%chance

Score breakdown

After 60 minutes 3-2
By period 2-0, 0-0, 1-2
Likeliest 3-2 (3%), 4-3 (2%), 5-4 (1%)

Team stats

Shots & goaltending

Special teams

Possession & hits

Built on 20+ games of full box scores a team — no betting odds in it

Season so far

Season and recent form

Season

Season record5-2-13-3-0

Home / road split3-0-00-1-0

StreakW1W1

Rest2 daysBack-to-back

Goals for3.32.8

Goals against2.53.5

In the standings1st7th

Per game · last 10 each

Goal differential per game+0.2−1.0

Goals for3.12.6

Goals against2.93.6

Shots on goal27.330.5

Shots against27.825.7

Shooting %11.4%8.5%

Save %90.3%87.2%

Power-play %25.7%11.8%

Penalty kill %88.9%71.4%

Faceoff %51.2%55.5%

Penalty minutes8.48.7

Blocked shots13.315.0

Per-game figures from the games with full stats, all competitions.

Head-to-head

Wild 31

Blue Jackets

Minnesota won three of the last four meetings

Goals a gameGoals 6.8 MIN 3.8 · CBJ 3.0

Over 6.0 goalsOver 6.0 2 of 4 This game’s line

Past 60 minutesOvertime 0 of 4 All decided in regulation

Dec 18, 2025: Columbus Blue Jackets 2, Minnesota Wild 5.
Oct 11, 2025: Minnesota Wild 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 7.
Oct 19, 2024: Columbus Blue Jackets 1, Minnesota Wild 3.
Oct 10, 2024: Minnesota Wild 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2.

Last five games

Wild 3-2-0

Win, 5–4 against St. Louis Blues, Oct 15. Odds: Wild 2.10, Blues 2.82.
Loss, 2–5 at Winnipeg Jets, Oct 13. Odds: Jets 2.55, Wild 2.46.
Win, 4–2 against Vegas Golden Knights, Oct 12. Odds: Wild 2.51, Golden Knights 2.49.
Win, 4–1 at Florida Panthers, Oct 10. Odds: Panthers 2.15, Wild 2.90.
Loss, 2–3 at Tampa Bay Lightning, Oct 8.

Blue Jackets 2-3-0

Win, 1–0 against New York Rangers, after overtime, Oct 17. Odds: Blue Jackets 2.18, Rangers 2.75.
Loss, 3–7 against Florida Panthers, Oct 13. Odds: Blue Jackets 2.26, Panthers 2.79.
Loss, 3–5 at St. Louis Blues, Oct 10. Odds: Blues 2.30, Blue Jackets 2.60.
Win, 3–2 against Pittsburgh Penguins, after a shootout, Oct 9. Odds: Blue Jackets 2.30, Penguins 2.60.
Loss, 1–4 against Utah Mammoth, Oct 3.

Each side’s last five, every competition — W a win, L a loss, OT a loss after overtime or a shootout. Beside each team, its goals and its 1X2 odds before puck drop; the odds that came in are lit (none after overtime: the draw).

Game timeline

1st period1-1

02:03 2 min Columbus Blue Jackets: Garland C. Holding
02:11 2 min Columbus Blue Jackets: Coyle C. Cross checking
08:57 2 min Minnesota Wild: Bogosian Z. Tripping
18:12 Goal Minnesota Wild: Yurov D. assists: Trenin Y. 1-0
19:12 Goal Columbus Blue Jackets: Fantilli A. assists: Werenski Z., Monahan S. 1-1

2nd period1-0

01:50 2 min Columbus Blue Jackets: Mateychuk D. High sticking
03:06 Goal PPG Minnesota Wild: Kaprizov K. assists: Shabanov M., Eriksson Ek J. 2-1
12:34 2 min Minnesota Wild: Boldy M. Hooking

3rd period0-0

15:07 2 min Columbus Blue Jackets: Gudbranson E. Tripping

Times are the minutes played in each period. PPG power-play goal, SHG short-handed goal, ENG empty-net goal, PS penalty shot. A shootout is won by one goal on the final score.

Key insights

Second game in two days for Columbus Blue Jackets, who played yesterday.
In goal: Wallstedt J. for Minnesota Wild (5-3-2 in the last 10 starts), Talbot C. for Columbus Blue Jackets (2-5-3 in the last 10 starts).
Goal differential gap of 1.2 per game — Minnesota Wild +0.2, Columbus Blue Jackets −1.0 over their recent games.
3-1 in the last 4 meetings for Minnesota Wild.
Power play vs penalty kill: 25.7% on the power play for Minnesota Wild, 71.4% on the penalty kill for Columbus Blue Jackets.

How the odds moved

Market	Opening	Now	Move
1X2: 1 (MIN)	1.70	1.70	No change
1X2: X (draw)	4.50	4.50	No change
1X2: 2 (CBJ)	3.80	3.80	No change
Over/Under line	5.5	6	Line raised
Handicap MIN	−1.5	−1.5	No change

Opening and current odds from the bookmakers we track; the handicap line is shown from the home team’s side.

NHL standings

Regular Season · Central Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	P%	GF	GA	+/−
1	Minnesota Wild	20	13	3	4	30	.750	65	44	+21
2	Colorado Avalanche	19	11	6	2	24	.632	78	59	+19
3	Nashville Predators	18	9	4	5	23	.639	55	51	+4
4	Dallas Stars	17	10	5	2	22	.647	49	41	+8
5	Utah Mammoth	18	10	7	1	21	.583	63	63	0
6	Winnipeg Jets	19	8	8	3	19	.500	53	65	−12
7	St. Louis Blues	18	8	8	2	18	.500	53	55	−2
8	Chicago Blackhawks	18	4	13	1	9	.250	39	76	−37

Regular Season · Metropolitan Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	P%	GF	GA	+/−
1	Carolina Hurricanes	19	14	3	2	30	.789	78	45	+33
2	New Jersey Devils	19	13	6	0	26	.684	68	55	+13
3	New York Rangers	19	10	8	1	21	.553	56	55	+1
4	Washington Capitals	16	10	6	0	20	.625	56	53	+3
5	New York Islanders	17	7	6	4	18	.529	49	52	−3
6	Philadelphia Flyers	20	5	10	5	15	.375	45	66	−21
7	Columbus Blue Jackets	16	7	9	0	14	.438	41	51	−10
8	Pittsburgh Penguins	18	6	10	2	14	.389	58	65	−7

Playoffs

Pts points, on the league’s own system — the table is sorted by them. W/L/OTL wins, regulation losses, overtime and shootout losses · GP played · P% points share · GF/GA goals for and against · +/− difference.

Minnesota Wild vs Columbus Blue Jackets prediction

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