Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild

Columbus Blue Jackets7-8-0

Final

Minnesota Wild12-3-4

Sunday, October 18, 2026
6:00 PM EDT
Grand Casino Arena
NHL

Closing odds

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Closing market chance to win, from the best moneylines with the margin removed

CBJ 36%
MIN 64%

Moneyline
Book	CBJ	MIN
Kalshi	+170	-170
Polymarket US	+178	-186
BetMGM	+154	-185
BetRivers	+160	-195
DraftKings	+160	-192
theScore Bet	+170	-205

Spread
Book	CBJ	MIN
BetMGM	+3.5-750	-3.5+450
theScore Bet	-150	+125
DraftKings	+1.5-155	-1.5+130
Kalshi	+1.5-144	-1.5+138
Polymarket US	+1.5-138	-1.5+133

Total
Book	Over	Under
Kalshi	6.5+108	6.5-113
Polymarket US	6.5+108	6.5-113
theScore Bet	+100	-120
DraftKings	6.5+102	6.5-122

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Box score

CBJ	Team stats	MIN
15	SOG	35
1	G	2

Columbus Blue Jackets · Skating
Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	PIM	HIT	BLK	TOI
Adam Fantilli	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	21:18
Sean Monahan	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	17:02
Zach Werenski	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	1	28:43
Charlie Coyle	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	19:41
Cole Sillinger	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	13:37
Mathieu Olivier	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	18:04
Valeri Nichushkin	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	16:33
Danton Heinen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8:15
Conor Garland	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	0	11:21
Matthew Knies	0	0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	19:55
Kent Johnson	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	18:52
Luca Del Bel Belluz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7:45
Ryan Lomberg	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7:23
Jake Christiansen	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	16:47

Columbus Blue Jackets · Goaltending
Player	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
Cam Talbot	35	33	2	.943	58:00
Jet Greaves	0	0	0	—	0:00

Minnesota Wild · Skating
Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	PPG	PIM	HIT	BLK	TOI
Yakov Trenin	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	12:40
Joel Eriksson Ek	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	21:18
Danila Yurov	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	14:57
Maxim Shabanov	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13:32
Kirill Kaprizov	1	0	1	-1	5	1	0	0	0	22:32
Bobby Brink	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16:06
Matt Boldy	0	0	0	0	6	0	2	0	0	21:50
Tyler Pitlick	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	8:16
Blake Coleman	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	16:27
Ryan Hartman	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	13:08
Michael McCarron	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	11:28
Rieger Lorenz	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	8:22
Zach Bogosian	0	0	0	1	5	0	2	1	1	21:08
Jonas Brodin	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	3	22:54

Minnesota Wild · Goaltending
Player	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
Jesper Wallstedt	15	14	1	.933	60:00
Calvin Pickard	0	0	0	—	0:00

Recent form

Columbus Blue JacketsLWLLW

Minnesota WildLWWLW

League table

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Metropolitan
#	Team	Record
1	Carolina Hurricanes	14-3-2
2	New Jersey Devils	12-5-0
3	New York Rangers	10-7-1
4	Washington Capitals	9-6-0
5	New York Islanders	7-6-3
6	Columbus Blue Jackets	7-8-0
7	Pittsburgh Penguins	5-9-2
8	Philadelphia Flyers	4-10-4

Central
#	Team	Record
1	Minnesota Wild	12-3-4
2	Dallas Stars	10-5-2
3	Nashville Predators	8-4-5
4	Utah Mammoth	10-7-1
5	Colorado Avalanche	9-6-2
6	St. Louis Blues	7-8-2
7	Winnipeg Jets	6-8-3
8	Chicago Blackhawks	4-13-1

About this match

Minnesota Wild beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 at Grand Casino Arena on Sunday, October 18, 2026 in the NHL.

Recent form: Columbus Blue Jackets have won 2 of their last 5, Minnesota Wild 3 of their last 5.

Kent Johnson leads Columbus Blue Jackets in points (16 P).

Kirill Kaprizov leads Minnesota Wild in points (31 P).