NHL Game Preview: Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets with Line Combinations 10/19/2024

Filip Gustavsson and Marc-Andre Fleury discuss on the ice while in Minnesota Wild uniforms

Inside The Rink Game Day Preview

Minnesota Wild (2-0-2, 6 Pts) at Columbus Blue Jackets (2-2-0, 4 Pts)

Date: Saturday, October 19

Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio

Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: ESPN+

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Minnesota Wild: -1.5 ML -180

Columbus Blue Jackets: +1.5 ML +150

O/U 6.5

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Minnesota Wild Notes:

Minnesota grabbed a 3-2 victory On October 10 at home over the Blue Jackets. The Wild are battling injuries with several players listed as game-time decisions.

Columbus Blue Jackets Notes:

The Blue Jackets have scored a franchise-high 17 goals through the first four games of the season, surpassing 14 goals recorded in the 2018-19 and 2021-22 campaigns.

Minnesota Wild Lineup:

Kaprizov-Rossi-Zuccarello

Johansson-Hartman-Boldy

Foligno-Khusnutdinov-Trenin

Lauko-Gaudreau-Ohgren

Middleton-Faber

Brodin-Bogosian

Merrill-Chisholm

Gustavsson

Fleury

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Columbus Blue Jackets Lineup:

Chinakov-Monahan-Marchenko

Ashton-Reese-Fantilli-Danforth

Pyyhtia-Sillinger-Olivier

Van Riemsdyk-Kuraly-

Werenski-Provorov

Christiansen-Severson

Harris-Jiricek

Tarasov

Greaves

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Players To Watch:

Minnesota Wild:

Kirill Kaprizov has 6 points in 4 games this season. Matt Boldy has 5 points in 4 games. Filip Gustavsson is 2-0 with a .948 save %.

Columbus Blue Jackets:

Sean Monahan has 14 points in 30 career games against the Wild. Cole Sillinger has five points in six games. James van Riemsdyk has 11 points in 21 games against Minnesota.

Injury Report:

Minnesota Wild:

Jared Spurgeon (Lower Body)

Columbus Blue Jackets:

Danforth (Wrist – IR), Voronkov (Upper Body – IR), Jenner (Upper Body – IR), Brindley (Finger – IR), Gudbranson (Upper Body – IR), Merzlikins (Upper Body), K. Johnson (Upper Body)

Next Game:

Minnesota Wild: October 22 at Florida at 6:30 pm EST.

Columbus Blue Jackets: October 22 vs Toronto at 7:30 pm EST.

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