Minnesota Wild vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction 10/11/25 NHL Picks Today

The Columbus Blue Jackets and the Minnesota Wild meet Saturday in NHL action from the Grand Casino Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Minnesota Wild prediction.

Columbus Blue Jackets Recap

The Columbus Blue Jackets come into this game looking to rebound from their season-opening 2-1 loss at the hands of the Nashville Predators last time out to fall to 0-1 on the year. After this game, Columbus will head home for a matchup against the New Jersey Devils.

Blue Jackets Looking For Better Offensive Showing In Game Two

Nashville opened the scoring 6:45 into the game, but Dmitri Voronkov tied things up at one with just under four minutes to go in the first period. The game would remain tied through the second period before Nashville took the lead for good 2:41 into the third frame and despite Columbus outshooting Nashville 39-32, the Blue Jackets wouldn’t be able to find the equalizer, heading home empty-handed. Jet Greaves took the loss after allowing both goals on 32 shots faced in the losing effort.

Why the Columbus Blue Jackets will win

• The Wild have lost each of their last four games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• The Blue Jackets have won six of their last seven games.
• The Blue Jackets have covered the puck line in each of their last 14 road games against the Wild.
• The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight games as favorites following a road win.

Columbus Blue Jackets Player Prop Facts

• Adam Fantilli has scored at least one goal in four of the Blue Jackets’ last five games.
• Sean Monahan has recorded at least one assist in five of the Blue Jackets’ last six games.
• Kirill Marchenko has recorded at least one point in seven of the Blue Jackets’ last eight road games against Central Division opponents.
• Zach Werenski ranks 2nd in the league for average time on ice (27:16) this season.

Minnesota Wild Recap

The Minnesota Wild come into this game looking to add on to their 5-0 beatdown win over the St. Louis Blues to start the season at 1-0. After this game, Minnesota will take on the Los Angeles Kings in a matchup at home.

Wild Looking To Keep Up Defensive Showing In Game Two

Ryan Hartman and Matt Boldy would open the scoring for Minnesota with goals 1:36 apart in the first period before doubling that two-goal lead by the end of the second with a power play goal from Joel Eriksson Ek and a second goal from the aforementioned Hartman. Marco Rossi would put the icing on the cake with a 5th Minnesota goal in the 3rd period as the Wild would coast to the W. Filip Gustavsson stopped all 26 shots faced in the winning effort for his first win and first shutout of the season.

Why the Minnesota Wild will win

• The Wild have won six of their last seven games against the Blue Jackets.
• The Blue Jackets have lost five of their last six games at Grand Casino Arena.
• The Wild have covered the puck line in each of their last six games.

Minnesota Wild Player Prop Facts

• Joel Eriksson Ek has scored at least one goal in each of his last four appearances with the Wild as home favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• Jared Spurgeon has recorded at least one assist in each of the Wild’s last six home games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• Kirill Kaprizov has recorded at least one point in each of his last 11 Saturday home appearances.
• Ryan Hartman ranks T1st in the league for multi-goal game (1) this season.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Blue Jackets’ last six road games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Five of the Wild’s last six games against the Blue Jackets following a road win have gone UNDER the total goals line.

Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Minnesota Wild Prediction

I’m on the under here. A lot of the meetings between these two teams historically have been tight and low-scoring and I don’t expect much different here. The Wild looked really sharp defensively in the opener and I think the Blue Jackets could give them a taste of their own medicine here. Give me the under in what I project as a 3-2 kind of game.