The Columbus Blue Jackets (29-26-6) travel to meet the Minnesota Wild (30-23-4) Sunday at XCel Energy Center in St. Paul. Puck drop is scheduled for 2 p.m. (ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Blue Jackets vs. Wild odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Blue Jackets outlasted the Edmonton Oilers by a 6-5 score on home ice Saturday afternoon, then jumped a plane for the Twin Cities immediately after the victory. The road has actually been kind to Columbus lately, as it has points in 3 straight games away from home, going 2-0-1.
The Wild suffered a 2-1 loss in overtime on Friday night at Toronto. Minnesota’s last win was 2-0 in Columbus on Thursday night. The Wild have had a bit of a power outage lately, though, scoring 2 or fewer goals in 6 of the last 7 games, while averaging just 2.0 goals per game across the previous 11.
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