NHL pick of the day · Sun, Oct 18 · 6:00 PM ET
Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild
Columbus Defense Meets Kaprizov at Full Speed
The pick: Minnesota Wild -1.5 at +128 (FanDuel)
Lost. Final: Columbus Blue Jackets 1, Minnesota Wild 2.
Minnesota Wild -1.5 at +128 wins because the Wild's forward group is producing at a rate Columbus's defense cannot currently handle - the Blue Jackets are allowing 4.2 goals per game in their last five completed regular-season games of 2026, and Kaprizov and Boldy have been the two most dangerous forwards in this matchup by every available tape line.