Wild vs. Blue Jackets Prediction & Picks - Oct. 11

The Minnesota Wild (1-0), coming off a 5-0 win over the St. Louis Blues, host the Columbus Blue Jackets (0-1) at Grand Casino Arena on Saturday, Oct. 11 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Blue Jackets fell to the Nashville Predators 2-1 in their last outing.

Prepare for this matchup with a look at who we predict will come out on top in Saturday's game.

Wild vs. Blue Jackets Predictions for Saturday

Our computer projections model for this encounter expects a final tally of Wild 6, Blue Jackets -2.

Moneyline Pick: Wild (-162)
Total Pick: Under 5.5 (computer predicts 4.0 goals on average)
Spread Pick: Wild (-1.5)

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Wild Splits and Trends

The Wild had a 45-30-7 record overall, with a 12-9-21 record in games that needed overtime, last season.
In the 28 games Minnesota played that were decided by one goal, it had a 16-6-6 record (good for 38 points).
The 21 times last season the Wild ended a game with just one goal, they went 3-16-2 (eight points).
Minnesota scored exactly two goals in 13 games last season (2-8-3 record, seven points).
The Wild scored three or more goals 49 times, and went 42-3-4 in those games (to register 88 points).
In the 30 games when Minnesota scored a single power-play goal, it had a 17-9-4 record (38 points).
In the 31 games when it outshot its opponent, Minnesota was 19-9-3 (41 points).
The Wild were outshot by their opponent 54 times, and went 26-22-6 (58 points).

Blue Jackets Splits and Trends

The Blue Jackets had a record of 40-33-9 last season and were 10-9-19 in overtime contests.
In the 22 games Columbus played that were decided by one goal, it picked up 22 points.
Last season the Blue Jackets scored only one goal in seven games, and they picked up two points (0-5-2).
Columbus accumulated nine points (4-10-1) when scoring a pair of goals last season.
The Blue Jackets picked up 76 points in their 51 games when they scored more than two goals.
Last season Columbus recorded a single power-play goal in 28 games and registered 38 points, with a record of 18-8-2.
When outshooting its opponent last season, Columbus was 18-12-4 (40 points).
The Blue Jackets' opponents had more shots in 41 games last season. The Blue Jackets finished 19-17-5 in those contests (43 points).

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Team Stats Comparison (2024-25)

Wild Rank	Wild AVG		Blue Jackets AVG	Blue Jackets Rank
25th	2.74	Goals Scored	3.26	7th
15th	2.88	Goals Allowed	3.26	25th
22nd	27.6	Shots	29	10th
26th	29.6	Shots Allowed	29.9	28th
20th	20.77%	Power Play %	18.92%	23rd
30th	72.41%	Penalty Kill %	76.96%	22nd

Wild vs. Blue Jackets Game Time and TV Channel

When: Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET
TV Channel: ESPN+
Live Stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
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Where: Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota