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Columbus Blue Jackets @ Minnesota Wild

Blue Jackets

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Greaves	1	1	0	0	3.50	.877

Wild

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Wallstedt	2	0	0	0	1.01	.957

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6:00 PM, October 18, 2026Coverage: ESPN+

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CBJ

MIN

Points

Matthew KniesLW #89

4PTS

Kirill KaprizovLW #97

3PTS

Goals

Matthew KniesLW #89

1PPG

Kirill KaprizovLW #97

1PPG

Assists

Charlie CoyleC #3

1PPA

2+/-

Quinn HughesD #43

0PPA

2+/-

Minnesota Wild

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Danila Yurov RW	Day-To-Day	Oct 6
Brock Faber D	IR	Oct 15
Filip Gustavsson G	IR	Nov 1

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
CBJ	3.50	3.50	20.5	28.5	23	2	40.0	3	66.7	0	0
MIN	3.50	1.00	30.0	23.5	14	3	42.9	0	100.0	0	0

Blue Jackets Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/3/26	vsUTA	L4-1
10/1/26	vsBUF	W6-3
9/26/26	@DET	W4-2
9/24/26	vsPIT	W4-0
9/22/26	@BUF	L5-1

Wild Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/3/26	vsBOS	W4-1
10/1/26	@NSH	W3-1
9/25/26	vsDAL	L2-1
9/23/26	@DAL	L2-0
9/21/26	@CHI	L4-3 OT

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 10/18

Blue Jackets
Wild

Game 1

10/18

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Wild
Blue Jackets

Game 2

12/10

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	3	1	0	6
Pittsburgh	2	1	0	4
Carolina	1	1	1	3
NY Islanders	1	1	0	2
Washington	1	1	0	2
Columbus	1	1	0	2
New Jersey	1	1	0	2
Philadelphia	0	2	2	2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	2	0	1	5
Colorado	2	0	0	4
Minnesota	2	0	0	4
Utah	2	1	0	4
Nashville	1	1	0	2
St. Louis	1	1	0	2
Dallas	1	2	0	2
Chicago	0	3	0	0

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Columbus Blue Jackets @ Minnesota Wild

Scoring Leaders

Matthew KniesLW #89

Kirill KaprizovLW #97

Matthew KniesLW #89

Kirill KaprizovLW #97

Charlie CoyleC #3

Quinn HughesD #43

Injury Report

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