Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Minnesota Wild Picks and Prediction for Saturday, October 11, 2025
Use Code WWWC It’s an interconfence clash between teams looking to earn a victory in the Land of 10,000 Lakes when the Columbus Blue Jackets take on the Minnesota Wild Saturday night and we have the inside scoop with our Blue Jackets vs. Wild prediction. Columbus was dropped 2-1 on the road by Nashville in their previous contest Thursday night. Minnesota rolled to a 5-0 road victory over St. Louis Thursday night in their previous contest. In the last 10 meetings, the Wild own an 8-0-2 edge and have won the last three meetings, including a 3-1 win on the road in the most recent matchup October 19, 2024. Read more about this Blue Jackets vs. Wild prediction! Our NHL Predictions are sure to provide a great payout. Check them out!
Columbus Trying to Even Mark on the Road
Columbus battled in a low-scoring affair with Nashville on the road but ended up falling short on the scoreboard Thursday night. The Blue Jackets entered Friday 0-1-0 on the season and stand tied for fourth in the Metropolitan Division, four points behind the Penguins for the top spot. Columbus is tied for 25th in goals per game as they score an average of one goal per game. The Blue Jackets are tied for 9th in goals against as they surrender an average of two goals per contest. Columbus is tied for 19th in power play success as they have converted 0% of their chances with the man advantage. The Blue Jackets are tied for 17th in the league in penalty killing by successfully working through 75% of their shorthanded situations on the year.
Against Nashville, Columbus played well in their own end of the ice but couldn’t get enough going offensively as they ended up with the loss. The Blue Jackets owned a 15-9 advantage in shots in the opening period and skated off with the game tied at one at the first intermission. After giving up the opening goal, Dmitri Voronkov tied the game with his first goal of the season at 16:01 off assists from Damon Severson and Denton Mateychuk. The second period saw Columbus with a 14-9 shot edge with neither team scoring to leave the game even at one after 40 minutes. In the third period, the Blue Jackets were outshot 14-10 and outscored 1-0 to wind up with the loss. Jet Greaves made 30 saves for Columbus, who owned a 39-32 shot advantage, in the loss. Elvis Merzlikins (26-21-5, 3.18 GAA, .892 save percentage, one shutout in 53 appearances, 52 starts, last season) is expected to get the start here.
The Blue Jackets have a clean injury report heading into this contest.
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Wild Looking to Roar to 2-0 Start
Minnesota cruised past St. Louis on the road in their season opener and look to carry that momentum into their home opener. The Wild entered Friday night 1-0-0 on the season and stood tied for second in the Central Division, two points behind the Avalanche for the top spot. Minnesota entered Friday tied for 2nd in goals per game this season as they put up an average of five goals a night. The Wild are 1st in goals against as they have allowed zero goals per contest this season. Minnesota is tied for 4th in power play success as they have converted 33.3% of their chances with the man advantage this season. The Wild stands tied for 1st in penalty killing as they have successfully worked through 100% of their shorthanded situations on the year.
Against St. Louis, Minnesota started strong early and rolled to a one-sided win in their season opener. The Wild was outshot 8-7 in the opening period and skated off with a 2-0 advantage at the first intermission. Ryan Hartman opened the scoring with his first goal of the year at 15:54 off an assist from Marcus Johansson. Less than two minutes later, Matt Boldy made it a 2-0 game with his first goal of the year at 17:30 with assists going to Kirill Kaprizov and Marco Rossi. In the second period, Minnesota was outshot 14-5 but outscored the Blues 2-0 to take a 4-0 lead after 40 minutes. Joel Eriksson Ek made it a 3-0 game with his first goal of the year, on the power play, at 12:27 off assists from Kaprizov and Boldy. Hartman made it a 4-0 game with his second goal of the night at 17:36 with Yakov Trenin drawing the lone assist. In the third period, Minnesota held a 9-4 advantage in shots and scored the lone goal of the period to roll to the win. Marco Rossi closed the scoring with his first goal of the year at 7:27 with assists going to Kaprizov and Boldy. Filip Gustavsson earned the shutout win as he stopped all 26 shots in a game where Minnesota was outshot 26-21. He’s likely to get the start between the pipes again here.
Defensman Jonas Brodin (upper body) and center Nico Sturm (back) are out indefinitely. Right wing Mats Zuccarello (lower body) is out until early December.
Blue Jackets vs. Wild Pick
Blue Jackets vs. Wild Moneyline Pick
- Wild -150 (4 units)
Minnesota was solid in their season opener as it steamrolled the Blues on the road. The Wild was a better road team than they were at home last season, but they’re facing a Blue Jackets squad that was just 14-23-4 as the road squad in 2024-25. We saw Columbus muster just a single goal against Nashville in their opener on the road and it’s safe to say that Minnesota is a better team than the Predators. Kaprizov was electric in the opener and the Wild showed that they have the firepower to pile up goals. Look for Minnesota to take advantage of the Blue Jackets’ offensive woes to skate away with the victory here.
Blue Jackets vs. Wild Over/Under Pick
- Over 5.5 (-120) (4 units)
Columbus stayed under the total in their opener as they posted a combined three goals in the loss to Nashville. Last season, the Blue Jackets saw an average total of 6.51 goals per game and that number dropped down to 6.07 goals a night on the road. Minnesota stayed under the total in their season opener as they combined for five goals in the win over St. Louis. In 2024-25, the Wild had an average of 5.62 goals per contest and that number bumps up to 5.68 goals a night on home ice. Look for Minnesota to have another solid offensive showing and Columbus chipping in enough to push this game over the number.
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