Saturday will feature an expected lopsided NHL contest between the road favorite Minnesota Wild (2-0-2, -185 on the moneyline to win) and the Columbus Blue Jackets (2-2, +154 moneyline odds) at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Wild vs. Blue Jackets Betting Lines

• Favorite: Wild (-185)
• Underdog: Blue Jackets (+154)
• Over/under: 6.5

Wild vs. Blue Jackets Quick Facts

• Of Minnesota’s 82 games last season, 39 finished above this game’s total of 6.5 goals.
• Columbus played 42 games last season that finished with more than 6.5 goals.
• The two teams combined to score 5.9 goals per game, 0.6 fewer than this one’s over/under.
• Opponents of these teams averaged 6.8 goals per game combined, 0.3 more than this one’s total.
• In terms of goals scored, the Wild were 21st in the league, and the Blue Jackets were 24th.
• The Blue Jackets were 31st in the league in goals allowed, and the Wild were 20th.

Wild Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Wild Season Stat Insights

• The Wild ranked 21st in the league last season with 248 goals scored (3.0 per game).
• Minnesota was 20th in goals against, allowing 260 total goals (3.2 per game) in NHL play.
• Their -12 goal differential ranked 18th in the league.
• The 62 power-play goals Minnesota recorded last season were the eighth-most in the NHL (on 273 chances).
• The Wild’s 22.71% power-play conversion rate was 10th-best in the league.
• The three shorthanded goals Minnesota scored last season ranked 27th among all NHL squads.
• The Wild’s 74.52% penalty-kill success rate ranked 30th in the league.
• The Wild had the 26th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 47.3%.
• Minnesota had a 10% shooting percentage, which ranked 17th in the league.
• The Wild did not shut out an opponent last season. They averaged 19.5 hits and 15.9 blocked shots per game.

Wild Moneyline

• The Wild won 67.6% of their games last season when favored on the moneyline (25-12).
• Minnesota had a 9-2 record (winning 81.8% of its games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -185 or shorter.
• The Wild have an implied moneyline win probability of 64.9% in this contest.

Wild Leaders

• One of Minnesota’s leading offensive players last season was Kirill Kaprizov, who had 96 points (46 goals, 50 assists) and played an average of 21:00 per game.
• Matthew Boldy had 69 points (0.8 per game), scoring 29 goals and adding 40 assists.
• Joel Eriksson Ek had 30 goals and 34 assists for Minnesota.
• Filip Gustavsson had a record of 20-18-4. He allowed 129 goals (3.06 goals against average) and recorded 1154 saves.

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Blue Jackets Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blue Jackets Season Stats Insights

• With 234 goals (2.8 per game) last season, the Blue Jackets had the NHL’s 24th-ranked offense.
• Columbus allowed 298 total goals (3.6 per game), 31st in the NHL.
• Their -64 goal differential was 29th in the league.
• Columbus had 32 power-play goals (31st in NHL) on 212 chances.
• The Blue Jackets’ power-play percentage (15.09) ranked them 31st in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, Columbus had five.
• The 76.27% penalty-kill percentage of the Blue Jackets was 26th in the league.
• The Blue Jackets were 27th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (47.2%).
• The 9.5% shooting percentage of Columbus was 26th in the league.
• The Blue Jackets did not hold their opponents scoreless once last season.

Blue Jackets Moneyline Insights

• Last season the Blue Jackets won 22 of the 74 games, or 29.7%, in which they were an underdog.
• Columbus had a record of 13-33, a 28.3% win rate, when set as an underdog by +154 or more last season.
• Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Blue Jackets have a 39.4% chance to win.

Blue Jackets Leaders

• Sean Monahan scored 26 goals (0.3 per game) and dished out 33 assists (0.4 per game) last season, contributing to the Columbus offense with 59 total points (0.7 per game). He averaged 2.0 shots per game, shooting 15.2%.
• Zachary Werenski posted 57 total points (0.8 per game) last campaign. He had 11 goals and 46 assists.
• Kirill Marchenko was a top player on offense for Columbus with 23 goals and 19 assists.
• Elvis Merzlikins had an .897 save percentage (46th in the league) last season, conceding 130 goals (3.4 goals against average). He put up a 13-17-8 record.