Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Predictions

2025-12-18 • Nationwide Arena

Columbus Blue Jackets 2 - 5 Minnesota Wild

🚨 Upset Loss (52% underdog)

Win Probability

CBJ: 52.0%

MIN: 48.0%

Expected Goals

CBJ: 3.13

MIN: 3.15

Total Goals

Median: 6.3

Over 5.5: 58%

Over 6.5: 45%

Model accuracy in this matchup: 33% • CBJ at home vs MIN: 0-3

Date	Score	Winner	Model Pick
2025-12-18	CBJ 2 - 5 MIN	MIN	CBJ
2025-10-11	MIN 4 - 7 CBJ	CBJ	CBJ
2024-10-19	CBJ 1 - 3 MIN	MIN	CBJ
2024-10-10	MIN 3 - 2 CBJ	MIN	CBJ
2024-01-06	CBJ 3 - 4 MIN	MIN	MIN

Period	Team	Shots	High Danger	xG
1	CBJ	8	0	0.38
1	MIN	15	1	0.97
2	CBJ	24	0	1.16
2	MIN	13	0	0.75
3	CBJ	10	0	0.67
3	MIN	17	3	2.66

Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

Prediction Result

❌ Incorrect

Confidence: 52.0%

Total Goals

Actual: 7.0

Expected: 6.3

Score Breakdown

Columbus Blue Jackets 2 - 5 Minnesota Wild

Expected: 3.1 - 3.2