NHL Betting Preview: Blue Jackets vs Wild

The Columbus Blue Jackets go up against the Minnesota Wild in this NHL matchup at Xcel Energy Center, with face-off scheduled for 20:00 on Saturday, October 11. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, player stats, team news and the starting lineups.

Wild to Triumph?

The prediction is that the Wild will have the edge over the Blue Jackets in regulation time, with odds of -108 currently available on the 3-Way Moneyline. That looks a price worth taking on this value selection.

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8 Wins in Last 10 H2H Clashes for Wild

Columbus Blue Jackets were beaten in their previous game and this was on the road at Bridgestone Arena. Nashville Predators claimed a 2-1 win. Dmitri Voronkov was the only player to find the net, with Jet Greaves stopping 29 shots (.935).

Minnesota Wild got the win in their last game. A 5-0 triumph occurred on the road at Enterprise Center when meeting St Louis Blues. Ryan Hartman scored two goals, with Matthew Boldy, Marco Rossi and Joel Eriksson Ek also scoring. For the shutout, Filip Gustavsson made 26 saves.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The scoreline was 3-1 in favor of the Wild when they last played the Blue Jackets, with the encounter taking place at Nationwide Arena. The Wild have three straight wins against the Blue Jackets. They’ve also claimed 8 victories in the past 10 head-to-head meetings.

Starting Goalies

Elvis Merzlikins (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	26-21-5	3.2	.892	1
23/24	13-17-8	3.45	.897	1

Filip Gustavsson (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	1-0-0	0	1.000	1
23/24	20-18-4	3.06	.899	3

Columbus Blue Jackets – Last 10 Games

6 wins and 4 losses, averaging 3.2 goals from 29.8 shots on goal, with a 10.7% powerplay efficiency. The Blue Jackets have been giving up 2.4 goals from 31.5 shots, averaging 3.4 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 91.2%.

Sean Monahan is the top points scorer with 9 points, 3 goals and 6 assists, with Zach Werenski recording 8 points, 3 goals and 5 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Jet Greaves have a 1.00 goal against average with a .969 save percentage, including two shutouts.

Minnesota Wild – Last 10 Games

The Wild have 5 wins, 3 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.2 goals from 26.5 shots on goal, with a 16.0% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 2.6 goals from 29.4 shots, averaging 2.7 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 74.1%.

The top points scorer is Kirill Kaprizov with 13 points, 5 goals and 8 assists, while Matthew Boldy is next in line after registering 12 points, 7 goals and 5 assists. Goalie Filip Gustavsson have a 2.47 GAA with a .914 SV%, including one shutout.

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Minnesota Wild Prediction & Picks

Discover the top Columbus Blue Jackets vs Minnesota Wild betting angles — from our trusted match prediction and likely score to the best prop plays and a customized bet builder.

Game Prediction

We’re keeping our pick nice and simple by heading to the 60-minute line. Take the -108 that Minnesota Wild are able to secure a victory in this NHL encounter.

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Key Blue Jackets vs Wild stats:

Wild have won 6 of their last 10 games at home.
Wild have won 12 of their last 20 games at home.
Blue Jackets have lost 6 of their last 10 games on the road.
Blue Jackets have lost 12 of their last 20 games on the road.
Wild have won the last 3 games between these teams.

Wild 3-Way Moneyline Probability

Based on the latest odds from the top NHL sportsbooks, our pick carries a 51.8% chance of winning. Based on our analysts in-depth research, we calculate the actual probability to be 55-60%. The wager can be recommended for this precise reason.

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Dmitri Voronkov Over 1.5 Shots -141

Dmitri Voronkov (Blue Jackets) has covered the 1.5 shots on goal total in 5 straight road games. The stats suggest that he can oblige with our Overs wager and we’re more than happy to take the -141 available.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

3-Way Moneyline Wild

To Score Ryan Hartman

Shots on Goal Dmitri Voronkov Over 1.5

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Correct Score Prediction

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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Minnesota Wild Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Wild Have the Shortest Odds to Win

For this game, the sportsbooks’ Moneyline betting odds mean Minnesota Wild are -167 favorites to win and that means a 63% chance of landing a victory. Columbus Blue Jackets are the underdogs at +138 and they’re regarded as least likely to win.

The puck line stands at 1.5 and the total goals line is 5.5. There are many ways to wager on hockey including Totals. The Over 5.5 selection is available to back at -133.

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3-Way Moneyline

Puck Line

Total Goals

Kirill Kaprizov Favorite to Score the First Goal

Kirill Kaprizov is priced at +950 when it comes to First Goalscorer. He’s the favorite and also available at odds of +115 to light the lamp at anytime.

Player Goals

Kirill Kaprizov (Wild)

Matt Boldy (Wild)

Joel Eriksson Ek (Wild)

Kirill Marchenko (Blue Jackets)

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Player Assists

Kirill Kaprizov (Wild)

Matt Boldy (Wild)

Zach Werenski (Blue Jackets)

Sean Monahan (Blue Jackets)

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Player Shots

Kirill Kaprizov (Wild)

Matt Boldy (Wild)

Joel Eriksson Ek (Wild)

Kirill Marchenko (Blue Jackets)

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Micro Betting

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Last 5 Games

Blue Jackets

NHL: 10/10 Blue Jackets1 Predators 2
NHL: 18/04 Islanders1 Blue Jackets 6
NHL: 16/04 Blue Jackets3 Flyers 0
NHL: 14/04 Blue Jackets4 Capitals 1
NHL: 12/04 Capitals0 Blue Jackets 7

Wild

NHL: 10/10 Wild5 Blues 0
NHL Playoffs: 02/05 Golden Knights3 Wild 2
NHL Playoffs: 30/04 Wild2 Golden Knights 3
NHL Playoffs: 26/04 Golden Knights4 Wild 3
NHL Playoffs: 25/04 Golden Knights2 Wild 5

Head to Head

Columbus vs Minnesota

NHL: 20/10 2024 Wild 3 Blue Jackets 1
NHL: 11/10 2024 Blue Jackets 2 Wild 3
NHL: 07/01 2024 Wild 4 Blue Jackets 3
NHL: 22/10 2023 Blue Jackets 5 Wild 4
NHL: 26/02 2023 Blue Jackets 2 Wild 3
NHL: 24/02 2023 Wild 2 Blue Jackets 0
NHL: 27/03 2022 Blue Jackets 2 Wild 3
NHL: 12/03 2022 Wild 2 Blue Jackets 3
NHL: 29/02 2020 Wild 5 Blue Jackets 0
NHL: 26/02 2020 Blue Jackets 4 Wild 5

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Columbus Blue Jackets Stats

Minnesota Wild Stats

Moneyline

6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games
4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 7 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 6 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 3 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 3 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 5.60 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 5.90 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 5.5: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 games
Over 5.5 on the Road: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.20 goals and allowed 2.40 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 2.70 pts and allowed 3.20 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 5.80 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.80 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 5.5: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games
Over 5.5 at Home: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.20 goals and allowed 2.60 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.50 goals and allowed 3.30 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.3
Shots: 29.8
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.4
Empty Net Goals: 0
Penalty Minutes: 9.1
Blocks: 15.6
Faceoff Wins : 28.4
Hits: 20.5
Giveaways: 13.8
Takeaways: 5.9

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.1
Shots: 30.6
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.6
Empty Net Goals: 0
Penalty Minutes: 8.7
Blocks: 14.9
Faceoff Wins : 26.5
Hits: 21
Giveaways: 12.9
Takeaways: 4.1

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 26.5
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 2.7
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 6.9
Blocks: 19.6
Faceoff Wins : 28.2
Hits: 30
Giveaways: 12.7
Takeaways: 4.4

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 30.9
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 2.7
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 6.1
Blocks: 17.4
Faceoff Wins : 27.2
Hits: 24.8
Giveaways: 12.8
Takeaways: 4.8

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Team News

Columbus Blue Jackets Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
78	Damon Severson	1	20	0	1	1	1
5	Denton Mateychuk	1	14.5	0	1	1	0
10	Dmitri Voronkov	1	15.4	1	0	1	1

44	Erik Gudbranson	1	16.2	-1
15	Dante Fabbro	1	15.2	0
91	Kent Johnson	1	14.5	0
86	Kirill Marchenko	1	17.2	1
4	Cole Sillinger	1	14	-1
27	Zach Aston-Reese	1	10	0
8	Zach Werenski	1	27.3	0
38	Boone Jenner	1	17.1	-1
11	Miles Wood	1	11.4	0
24	Mathieu Olivier	1	14.3	0
21	Isac Lundestroem	1	11.9	0
9	Ivan Provorov	1	24.5	0
23	Sean Monahan	1	17	1
3	Charlie Coyle	1	16.9	0
19	Adam Fantilli	1	15.5	-1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
73	Jet Greaves	1	2.04	0.935
90	Elvis Merzlikins	-	-	-

Minnesota Wild Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
97	Kirill Kaprizov	1	16.4	0	3	3	2
12	Matthew Boldy	1	16.9	1	2	3	2
48	Marco Rossi	1	16.5	1	1	2	2

38	Ryan Hartman	1	17.9	2	0	2	2
14	Joel Eriksson Ek	1	17.7	1	0	1	0
13	Yakov Trenin	1	17.3	0	1	1	2
90	Marcus Johansson	1	15.9	0	1	1	2
24	Zach Bogosian	1	16.2	0	0	0	3
43	Hunter Haight	1	10.5	0	0	0	0
28	Liam Oehgren	1	10.5	0	0	0	0
7	Brock Faber	1	23.2	0	0	0	1
55	David Jiricek	1	14	0	0	0	3
18	Vinnie Hinostroza	1	10.4	0	0	0	0
30	Jesper Wallstedt	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Jacob Middleton	1	21.8	0	0	0	1
17	Marcus Foligno	1	14.7	0	0	0	0
91	Vladimir Tarasenko	1	15.7	0	0	0	0
46	Jared Spurgeon	1	20.4	0	0	0	0
8	Zeev Buium	1	20.2	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
32	Filip Gustavsson	1	-	1

Injuries & Suspensions

Columbus Blue Jackets Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

No players are currently reported injured or suspended.

Minnesota Wild Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Jonas Brodin

Injured

Nico Sturm

Injured

Mats Zuccarello

Injured

Starting Lineups

Both teams’ confirmed lineups will be published ahead of face-off. There is also the chance to look at the lineups from the previous 10 games.

Previous Columbus Blue Jackets Lineups

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Blue Jackets 1-2 Predators

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Pittsburgh	2	2	0	4	1	2	2	7	3	4	1-0-0	1-0-0	0-0	2-0	2W
2 Carolina	1	1	0	2	1	1	1	6	3	3	1-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	1-0	1W
3 NY Rangers	2	1	1	2	0.5	1	1	4	3	1	0-1-0	1-0-0	0-0	1-1	1W
4 NY Islanders	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	4	-1	0-0-0	0-1-0	0-0	0-1	1L
5 Columbus	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	-1	0-0-0	0-1-0	0-0	0-1	1L
5 Philadelphia	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	-1	0-0-0	0-1-0	0-0	0-1	1L
7 Washington	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	-2	0-1-0	0-0-0	0-0	0-1	1L
8 New Jersey	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	6	-3	0-0-0	0-1-0	0-0	0-1	1L

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Florida	2	2	0	4	1	2	2	5	3	2	2-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	2-0	2W
2 Boston	2	2	0	4	1	1	2	7	4	3	1-0-0	1-0-0	0-0	2-0	2W
3 Toronto	1	1	0	2	1	1	1	5	2	3	1-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	1-0	1W
4 Ottawa	1	1	0	2	1	1	1	5	4	1	0-0-0	1-0-0	0-0	1-0	1W
5 Montreal	2	1	1	2	0.5	1	1	7	6	1	0-0-0	1-1-0	0-0	1-1	1W
6 Tampa Bay	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	5	-1	0-1-0	0-0-0	0-0	0-1	1L
7 Detroit	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	-4	0-1-0	0-0-0	0-0	0-1	1L
8 Buffalo	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	-4	0-1-0	0-0-0	0-0	0-1	1L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	2	2	0	0	4	1	2	2	6	2	4	1-0-0	1-0-0	0-0	2-0	2W
2 Minnesota	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	1	5	0	5	0-0-0	1-0-0	0-0	1-0	1W
3 Dallas	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	1	5	4	1	0-0-0	1-0-0	0-0	1-0	1W
4 Nashville	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	1-0	1W
5 Chicago	2	0	1	1	1	0.25	0	0	5	7	-2	0-0-0	0-1-1	0-0	0-2	2L
6 Winnipeg	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	-1	0-1-0	0-0-0	0-0	0-1	1L
7 Utah	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	-1	0-0-0	0-1-0	0-0	0-1	1L
8 St Louis	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	-5	0-1-0	0-0-0	0-0	0-1	1L

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Vegas	2	1	0	1	3	0.75	0	1	9	9	0	0-0-1	1-0-0	0-1	1-1	1W
2 Vancouver	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	1	5	1	4	1-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	1-0	1W
3 Seattle	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	1	3	1	2	1-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	1-0	1W
4 LA Kings	2	1	1	0	2	0.5	0	0	7	9	-2	0-1-0	1-0-0	1-0	1-1	1W
5 Calgary	2	1	1	0	2	0.5	0	0	5	8	-3	0-0-0	1-1-0	1-0	1-1	1L
6 Edmonton	1	0	0	1	1	0.5	0	0	3	4	-1	0-0-1	0-0-0	0-1	0-1	1L
6 San Jose	1	0	0	1	1	0.5	0	0	3	4	-1	0-0-1	0-0-0	0-0	0-1	1L
8 Anaheim	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	-2	0-0-0	0-1-0	0-0	0-1	1L

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