St. Louis Blues vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 10/15/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Thursday, October 15, 2026

Location: Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Blue Note+, Wild+

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+140) Wild (-164)

The St. Louis Blues (3-2-1) are traveling to Grand Casino Arena on Thursday where they will try to beat the Minnesota Wild (4-2-1). The odds on this game have St. Louis at +140 and Minnesota is priced at -164. The over/under is set at 5.5.

The St. Louis Blues were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 7-2 victory over the Senators in their previous contest . St. Louis compiled 13 penalty minutes for this matchup. The Blues had a good offensive output in the win. Moreover, they had 3 power play tries and were able to notch 1 goal. For the matchup, they netted 7 out of the 26 shots they launched.

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St. Louis Blues opponents have tallied 19 power play opportunities (23rd in professional hockey) and have scored 2 goals in those attempts. The Blues so far have had 149 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .879. St. Louis has taken 156 shots and has a shot percentage of 13.5%. When playing at even strength, the Blues have conceded 16 goals while scoring 19 on offense. St. Louis has compiled 14 power play chances and they have notched 2 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 14.29%. For the current season, they have earned 7 points and their points percentage sits at .583. In reference to their scoring capabilities, the St. Louis Blues have notched 21 goals (13th in the league) for the year and have given up 18.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Joel Hofer. The opposition has scored 290 goals versus Hofer in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.64. Hofer has played in 119 games throughout his hockey career. He has a save percentage of .909 during his 275 minutes in the crease. He has amassed a mark of 61-36-11 and was named the starter in 110 games. For his professional hockey career, Hofer has accrued 65 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .591. Hofer has seen 3,164 shot attempts against him and has accrued 2,876 saves.

Their last time out, Minnesota played the Jets in an outing where the Wild took a loss by a final of 5-2. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this outing but didn't put one in the back of the net. The Wild scored 2 goals out of the 21 shots on goal they took.

Minnesota has put up 194 shots (6th in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 10.82%, while allowing their opponents 188 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 91.67% on their opponents 24 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 91.5%. They have earned 19 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 36.84%. The Wild have earned 14 goals at even strength and 7 goals (4th in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. They have allowed 16 goals to be scored by way of 14 goals at even strength and 2 goals while they had less men on the ice. Over the course of the season, the Minnesota Wild have earned a total of 21 goals, 9 points, and a points percentage of .643.

Across the ice you will find Jesper Wallstedt defending the net. Wallstedt is sitting with a career mark of 24-13-7 and has participated in 46 games. Wallstedt's quality start rate comes out to 70.5% and he has qualified for 31 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He has a tally of 1,207 saves out of the 1,321 shots taken against him, giving him a rate of .914. The opposition is averaging 2.61 goals per game and he has yielded 115 goals overall. He has been a starter 44 games and has played 110 mins.

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Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota (-164)

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