Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild
TV CBJNHL, MINNHL·Grand Casino Arena
Our win probability
and the three reasons
41%Blue Jackets
to win
59%
Wild
- Expected goals
- 2.7–3.3
- Goes to overtime
- 22%
← favors favors →
favors →- Ability to win22% of the signalfavors MIN.496vs.511win rate (OT = tie)
- Scoring chances66% of the signaleven.058vs.0105v5 xG diff / 60
- Goaltending12% of the signalfavors CBJ.035vs-.090GSAx / 60
- Home icefavors MINMIN at home
- Back-to-backfavors CBJCBJ played yesterday
Gridpex NHL model v2026.09.28 · ratings as of
Goaltending
projected startersBlue Jackets
Cam Talbot-0.07 GSAx/6069% to start603 career GP
Jet Greaves+0.27 GSAx/6031% to start76 career GP
Wild
Calvin Pickard-0.21 GSAx/6060% to start204 career GP
Jesper Wallstedt+0.10 GSAx/6040% to start50 career GP
GSAx/60: goals saved above expected per 60 minutes, from our shot model — above zero is better than an average goalie facing the same shots.
Coaches: CBJ Rick Bowness · MIN John Hynes
Leaders
vs- Points
- Goals
- Assists
Season
2025-26 regular season · league rank of 32- 3.0018th
- Goals for / game
- 10th3.27
- 3.0616th
- Goals against / game
- 4th2.87
- 18.9%22nd
- Power play
- 3rd25.2%
- 76.0%28th
- Penalty kill
- 16th79.8%
- 50.6%13th
- Faceoffs
- 30th46.6%
Season series
first meeting- @this game
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Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).