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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Minnesota Wild

Regular season · Sunday, October 18, 2026 · Grand Casino Arena

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Game preview

The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena on Sunday, October 18, 2026, with puck drop at 6:00 PM ET. The game is on CBJNHL, MINNHL, CBJHN and Wild+.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Blue Jackets

First game of a road trip.

  1. 82026-10-08: no game
  2. 92026-10-09: vs PIT
  3. 102026-10-10: at STL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  4. 112026-10-11: no game
  5. 122026-10-12: no game
  6. 132026-10-13: vs FLA
  7. 142026-10-14: no game
  8. 152026-10-15: no game
  9. 162026-10-16: no game
  10. 172026-10-17: vs NYR
  11. 182026-10-18: at MIN, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~618 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~618 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−1 h
body clock vs home

Wild

Another game at home.

  1. 82026-10-08: at TBL
  2. 92026-10-09: no game
  3. 102026-10-10: at FLA
  4. 112026-10-11: no game
  5. 122026-10-12: vs VGK
  6. 132026-10-13: at WPG, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 142026-10-14: no game
  8. 152026-10-15: vs STL
  9. 162026-10-16: no game
  10. 172026-10-17: no game
  11. 182026-10-18: vs CBJ
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Columbus Blue JacketsBlue JacketsTue, Oct 13 vs FLA
  1. L1Knies#89Johnson#91Fantilli#19
    8:53 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMonahan#23Nichushkin#43Garland#83
    6:27 together at 5v5
  3. L3Coyle#3Sillinger#4Olivier#24
    4:53 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewHeinen#58Lomberg#94Voronkov#10
    4:27 together at 5v5
  1. D1Severson#78Werenski#8
    15:29 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewGudbranson#44Soucy#7
    9:43 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewChristiansen#2Mateychuk#5
    9:42 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Knies LCoyle CJohnson CFantilli CWerenski D1:19
  2. 2Voronkov LMonahan CNichushkin RGarland RMateychuk D0:46

Penalty kill

  1. 1Coyle CSillinger CSeverson DWerenski D1:10
  2. 2Heinen LCoyle CChristiansen DMateychuk D0:59
Minnesota WildWildTue, Oct 13 at WPG
  1. L1Kaprizov#97Boldy#12Eriksson Ek#14
    12:43 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewColeman#20Yurov#22Shabanov#49
    9:19 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewLorenz#61Hartman#38Brink#10
    8:24 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewPitlick#19McCarron#47Trenin#13
    7:32 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewBrodin#25Hughes#43
    19:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewBogosian#24Maatta#3
    11:09 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHunt#48Spacek#82
    8:10 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kaprizov LBoldy LEriksson Ek CShabanov RHughes D3:00
  2. 2Coleman LHartman RBrink RYurov RSpacek D0:32

Penalty kill

  1. 1Boldy LMcCarron CBogosian DMaatta D1:10
  2. 2Boldy LEriksson Ek CBrodin DMaatta D0:37

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

CBJMIN

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

CBJ 63% (10th most shuffled)MIN 58% (7th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

CBJ 1:29 left (3rd latest · 19 pulls)MIN 1:59 left (9th earliest · 12 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

CBJ 50.6s (5th longest)MIN 53.8s (longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

CBJ 34% (6th most often)MIN 44% (most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series