Columbus Blue Jackets vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 10/11/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Columbus Blue Jackets vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Saturday, October 11, 2025

Location: Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Blue Jackets (+120) Wild (-144)

The Minnesota Wild (1-0-0) are welcoming the Columbus Blue Jackets (0-1-0) at Grand Casino Arena on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Blue Jackets at +120 while the Wild are sitting at -144. The betting total is set at 6.

The Columbus Blue Jackets had a rough game after their 2-1 defeat against the Predators in their previous game. The Blue Jackets had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in the loss. In the matchup, they earned a goal on 1 out of the 38 shots they looked to score on. Moreover, they had 1 power play opportunity but weren't able to net one. Columbus garnered 10 penalty mins in this game.

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Columbus Blue Jackets opponents have 4 power play opportunities (19th in hockey) and have come away with 1 goal in those chances. The Blue Jackets thus far have had 31 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .935. Columbus has tried 38 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 2.6%. When playing at even strength, the Blue Jackets have allowed 1 goal while scoring 1 on offense. Columbus steps onto the ice with 1 power play chance and they have scored no goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 0.00%. For the current campaign, they have no points and their points percentage sits at .000. When it comes to their scoring capabilities, the Columbus Blue Jackets have earned 1 goal (28th in the National Hockey League) for the season and have conceded 2.

The man in goal for this game is Elvis Merzlikins. Merzlikins has participated in 244 contests during his NHL career. He has compiled an overall mark of 94-100-35 and he started in 229 games. Opponents have been able to score 726 goals versus Merzlikins in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 3.20. Merzlikins has had 7,376 shots taken against him and he has 6,650 total saves. He has a save percentage of .902 for his 13,621 mins between the pipes. In his career, Merzlikins is sitting with 110 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .480.

When they took the ice last, Minnesota squared up with the Blues in a game where the Wild notched a win by a score of 5-0. They had 3 attempts on the power play in this game and scored 1 out of those chances. The Wild notched 5 goals out of the 21 shots on goal they tried.

Minnesota has attempted 21 shots (31st in the league) and has earned a shot percentage of 23.81%, while allowing the other team 26 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 100.00% on their oppositions 2 tries on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 100.0%. They have a total of 3 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 33.33%. The Wild are sitting with 4 goals at even strength and 1 goal (12th in the league) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 0 goals to be scored by of a combination of no goals at even strength and 0 goals while they were shorthanded. This season, the Minnesota Wild have accumulated 5 goals, 2 points, and a points percentage of 1.000.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Filip Gustavsson protecting the net. His opponents are averaging 1740.00 goals/game and he has yielded 435 goals in total. Gustavsson's quality start percentage comes out to 61.1% and he has made 99 quality starts in his career. He has been a starter 162 games and has played 15 minutes. Gustavsson has accrued a lifetime mark of 84-59-20 and has played in 170 contests. He has racked up 4,567 stops out of 5,002 shots attempted, giving him a save % of .913.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota (-144)

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