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Minnesota Wild vs Columbus Blue Jackets – Preview

NHL
📅 18/10/2026 22:00 UTC

Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets meet on 18/10/2026 in NHL. The handicap line is -1.5 at odds of 1.97, and the totals line is 6.5.

The market's expected goals are 3.484 for Minnesota Wild and 2.694 for Columbus Blue Jackets. Based on these numbers, Minnesota Wild is the market favorite.

xG Home3.48
xG Away2.69
Hcp Home-1.5
Odds Home1.97
Totals Line6.5
Win Probability
Minnesota Wild (1) 50.0%
Draw (X) 22.5%
Columbus Blue Jackets (2) 27.5%
FAIR ODDS
1: 2.00
X: 4.44
2: 3.63

Minnesota Wild

StatSeasonLast 10Last 5
Goals3.113.113.40
Goals against2.332.332.60
xG3.093.093.06
xGA2.892.892.90
vs. Market 0.58 0.58 0.64
vs. Market Totals -0.54 -0.54 0.03
💰 BETTING
HCP: 9W-6L-0P -1.0 units -6.9%
Totals: 4O-9U-2P
HCP: Result of betting the handicap line for this team in every match this season.
Totals: Over/under split across all of this team's matches this season.
Minnesota Wild
10-game rolling average vs. market expectation
50-5xGMatch
Minnesota Wild
vs. market expectation
50-5xGMatch

Columbus Blue Jackets

StatSeasonLast 10Last 5
Goals2.552.202.20
Goals against3.273.303.00
xG2.942.942.84
xGA3.043.053.14
vs. Market -0.63 -0.99 -0.50
vs. Market Totals -0.16 -0.49 -0.77
💰 BETTING
HCP: 4W-7L-0P -5.0 units -45.8%
Totals: 5O-6U
HCP: Result of betting the handicap line for this team in every match this season.
Totals: Over/under split across all of this team's matches this season.
Columbus Blue Jackets
10-game rolling average vs. market expectation
50-5xGMatch
Columbus Blue Jackets
vs. market expectation
50-5xGMatch

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