Minnesota Wild vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction, 10/13/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Winnipeg Jets

Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Location: Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, MB

TV: Wild+, TSN3

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (-105) Jets (-104)

Canada Life Centre is the location where the Winnipeg Jets (3-1-1) will try to beat the Minnesota Wild (3-1-1) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Minnesota at -105 while Winnipeg opens at -104. The over/under is set at 6.5.

The Minnesota Wild were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 4-1 win against the Panthers in their previous outing. Minnesota tallied 29 minutes in the box in this contest. The Wild had a good offensive outing in this victory. Additionally, they had 3 power play attempts and were able to net 1 goal. For the game, they scored on 4 of the 29 shots they looked to score on.

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Minnesota Wild opponents have 17 power play tries (15th in hockey) and have come away with 1 goal in those chances. The Wild so far have had 140 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .936. Minnesota has taken 145 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.3%. While playing at even strength, the Wild have surrendered 8 goals while notching 9 themselves. Minnesota has accumulated 16 power play opportunities and they have notched 6 goals out of those attempts, earning them a percentage of 37.50%. For the current campaign, they have accumulated 7 points and their points % is .700. When discussing their scoring, the Minnesota Wild have accumulated 15 goals (16th in pro hockey) on the year and have allowed 9.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Calvin Pickard. For his career, Pickard has 79 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .503. His save percentage sits at .901 in his 10,146 minutes guarding the cage. Pickard has had 5,036 shots taken against him and has amassed 4,536 total saves. The opposition has scored 500 goals versus Pickard in his NHL career and his average for goals against per game is 3.18. He has amassed a mark of 74-77-14 and he was named the starter in 157 games. Pickard has been in net for 191 matchups during his NHL career.

Their last time out, Winnipeg faced the Ducks in a game where the Jets took the defeat by a final score of 5-1. The Jets notched 1 goal out of the 16 shots on goal they pursued. They had 4 power play attempts in this game but weren't able to put one in the back of the net.

Over the course of the season, the Winnipeg Jets have a total of 13 goals, 7 points, and a points percentage of .700. They have allowed 15 goals to be scored by of a combination of 14 goals at even strength and 1 goal while they had less men on the ice. The Jets are sitting with 9 goals at even strength and 4 goals (11th in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have earned 14 chances on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 28.57%. Winnipeg has attempted 131 shots (22nd in hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 9.92%, while allowing the other team 148 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 90.91% on their opponents 11 power play tries, and their save percentage is 89.9%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Stuart Skinner in net. His opponents are averaging 2.74 goals per game and he has given up 605 goals altogether. Skinner's percentage of quality starts is 55.2% and he has accumulated 122 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has been a starter 221 games and has accumulated 12,930 minutes. Skinner holds a lifetime record of 123-71-24 and has played in 227 games. He has recorded 5,582 saves out of 6,186 shots taken against him, which gives him a rate of .902.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Winnipeg (-104)

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