Saturday’s NHL schedule includes a contest between the favored Minnesota Wild (1-0, -162 on the moneyline to win at home) and the Columbus Blue Jackets (0-1, +136 moneyline odds) at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Wild vs. Blue Jackets Betting Lines

• Favorite: Wild (-162)
• Underdog: Blue Jackets (+136)
• Over/under: 6.5

Wild vs. Blue Jackets Quick Facts

• Minnesota and its opponent combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 30 of 88 games last season.
• Columbus combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 46 of 82 games last season.
• These two teams scored six goals per game between them, 0.5 fewer than this one’s total.
• These teams together surrendered 6.1 goals per game, 0.4 fewer than this one’s total.
• The Wild were 25th in goals scored in the league, and the Blue Jackets were seventh.
• The Blue Jackets were 25th in the league in goals allowed, and the Wild were 15th.

Wild Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Wild Season Stat Insights

• The Wild ranked 25th in the NHL last season with 225 goals scored (2.7 per game).
• Defensively, Minnesota allowed 236 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank 15th in league play.
• Their -11 goal differential ranked 18th in the league.
• The 43 power-play goals Minnesota recorded last season ranked 21st in the NHL (on 207 chances).
• The Wild had the league’s 20th-ranked power-play conversion rate (20.77%).
• The four shorthanded goals Minnesota scored last season ranked 21st among all NHL teams.
• The Wild had the league’s 30th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (72.41%).
• The Wild had the 29th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 46.7%.
• Minnesota scored on 10% of its shots as a team (25th in league).
• The Wild did not secure a shutout last season. Their skaters averaged 20 hits and 16.1 blocked shots per game.

Wild Moneyline

• The Wild were favored on the moneyline 41 times last season, and finished 28-13 in those games.
• When playing as a moneyline favorite at -162 or shorter, Minnesota went 16-3.
• The Wild have a 61.8% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Wild Leaders

• Matthew Boldy was one of Minnesota’s leading contributors last season (73 total points), having registered 27 goals and 46 assists.
• Marco Rossi was another top contributor for Minnesota with 60 points (0.7 per game), scoring 24 goals and adding 36 assists.
• Kirill Kaprizov scored 25 goals and added 31 assists in 41 games for Minnesota.
• Filip Gustavsson had a record of 31-19-6. He allowed 146 goals (2.56 goals against average) and recorded 1,546 saves.

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Blue Jackets Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blue Jackets Season Stats Insights

• The Blue Jackets were seventh in the league in scoring last season (267 goals, 3.3 per game).
• Columbus’ total of 267 goals allowed (3.3 per game) was 25th in the NHL.
• They had the 15th-ranked goal differential in the league at 0.
• Columbus had 35 power-play goals (on 185 chances), 28th in the NHL.
• The Blue Jackets scored on 18.92% of their power plays, No. 23 in the league.
• Columbus had nine shorthanded goals (sixth in league).
• The 76.96% penalty-kill percentage of the Blue Jackets was 22nd in the NHL.
• The Blue Jackets were 27th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (47.8%).
• The 11.2% shooting percentage of Columbus was ninth in the league.
• The Blue Jackets did not shut out an opponent last season.

Blue Jackets Moneyline Insights

• The Blue Jackets won 28, or 42.4%, of the 66 games they played as an underdog last season.
• Columbus was 15-23 last season as an underdog by +136 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this outing implies a 42.4% chance of victory for the Blue Jackets.

Blue Jackets Leaders

• Zachary Werenski’s 23 goals and 59 assists in 81 games for Columbus last season added up to 82 total points.
• Kirill Marchenko totaled 74 total points (0.9 per game) last campaign. He had 31 goals and 43 assists.
• Sean Monahan’s 19 goals and 38 assists added up to 57 points.
• Elvis Merzlikins had an .892 save percentage (47th in the league) last season, giving up 168 goals (3.2 goals against average). He put up a 26-21-5 record.